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Jr. High Science Research
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Online encyclopedia
Articles, photos, videos 3 reading levels citations |
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1. Background information
Read one or more encyclopedia articles on your topic. Britannica online and howstuffworks.com are good places to start. This will give you a broad overview and help you narrow your topic and/or find keywords or related terms.
Write down your keywords / related terms on your Search Terms worksheet.
Britannica online
Read one or more encyclopedia articles on your topic. Britannica online and howstuffworks.com are good places to start. This will give you a broad overview and help you narrow your topic and/or find keywords or related terms.
Write down your keywords / related terms on your Search Terms worksheet.
Britannica online
- Use the bold headings and outline to help you find relevant information
- Includes images and videos
- Available in 3 reading levels
- Web's Best Sites - high quality sites chosen by educators
- Includes citation for your works cited
- Includes citation for your works cited
2. Search strategies
Using " " for a phrase search and using Boolean operators (AND OR NOT - +) can help you find what you're searching for in databases or search engines.
Using " " for a phrase search and using Boolean operators (AND OR NOT - +) can help you find what you're searching for in databases or search engines.
- This video gives some excellent search tips: Web Search Strategies in Plain English (from Common Craft)
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3. Student directions: create a Boolean search.
Use your Search Terms worksheet to create a Boolean search using AND, OR, NOT, +, - combined with your keywords. It will take some trial and error. Persevere! Have grit!
4. MLA Style Guide & Citation help
Online citation makers:
EasyBib http://www.easybib.com/
MyBib http://www.mybib.com/
This is a great, free citation maker with some helpful features. For a web site, simply click "create citation," then the "Website" tab and enter the URL (I like to copy and paste it to avoid typing mistakes). It creates a pretty complete citation that you can fill in with details if needed. You can copy and paste the completed citation into your works cited. It includes templates for a variety of sources, including databases, digital images, interviews, etc.
OSLIS Citation Maker https://secondary.oslis.org/cite-sources/mla-secondary-citation
This is the link for MLA citations, but you can also choose APA.
Use your Search Terms worksheet to create a Boolean search using AND, OR, NOT, +, - combined with your keywords. It will take some trial and error. Persevere! Have grit!
4. MLA Style Guide & Citation help
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide – Purdue OWL
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ - Sample works cited
Online citation makers:
EasyBib http://www.easybib.com/
MyBib http://www.mybib.com/
This is a great, free citation maker with some helpful features. For a web site, simply click "create citation," then the "Website" tab and enter the URL (I like to copy and paste it to avoid typing mistakes). It creates a pretty complete citation that you can fill in with details if needed. You can copy and paste the completed citation into your works cited. It includes templates for a variety of sources, including databases, digital images, interviews, etc.
OSLIS Citation Maker https://secondary.oslis.org/cite-sources/mla-secondary-citation
This is the link for MLA citations, but you can also choose APA.
Science Fair Research lesson
A. Brownlee 11/16/2020
