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Citing Sources

 
STEP 1. My job today:
 

 

  • Use a Facts on File subscription database and Britannica Encyclopedia Online to locate information on the topic assigned to you.  Use your worksheet to guide you.

  • If the information has been copied from the article it MUST have "   "  at the beginning and the end of the copied information.

 

 

What information do I need? 

Find your assigned topic from these listed below.

Alexander the Great (Ancient History)

Bubonic plague (Medieval History)

Scientist whose full name was Galilei, Galileo

Scientific information about Climate

 Maya civilization  (Ancient and Medieval History)

Scientist whose full name was Celsius, Anders

Peru  (Country Information)

Hubble Space Telescope (Science)

Information about the country of Haiti

General scientific information about the Desert

Geographical information about the Pacific Ocean

Geographic information about the Arctic regions

Scientific information about the process of Adaptation

Information about the history of the Vending Machine (Science)

Hadrian (Ancient History)

Geographical information about the Sargasso Sea

Australia (Geographical information)

Information about a microscope (Scientific)

Scientific information about Archimedes

Polo, Marco (Ancient and Medieval History)

Use the World Atlas to research the continent of Asia

Kublai Khan (Ancient History)

Bolivia (Country Information)

Geographical information about the Pacific Ocean

Voyager 2 (Scientific information)

Gladiators from ancient history

The ancient city of Pompeii

 Information about the Atacama Desert

Scientific information about the planet Jupiter

Use the World Atlas to research the explorer Magellan, Ferdinand

Science information about Helicopters

     
STEP 2 / 3.   Use two subscription databases to gather information

1.  Britannica Encyclopedia Online

 

 

 

2. Facts On File    World Atlas 

2. Facts On File 

Ancient and Medieval History

2. Facts On File  Science Online

                                                         Link to ALL the Facts on File Databases

Remember to use your handout to guide your work.

Write down the needed source information for where you found your information.

 

STEP 4.      Use the link below to locate an informational book on your topic  

 

Evaluate the book to see if it adds useful information about your topic.

Use your handout

STEP 5.   What resources did you use to gather your information?

The final part of your handout will help you to answer this question as you create a Bibliography of your work. 

 
 
 
STEP 6.   Evaluation  
 

Check all parts of your handout.

  • All questions and information on the handout should be completed.

  • All answers should be given in easily understood "phrases"

  • If the information has been copied from the article it MUST have "   "  at the beginning and the end of the information

Your name should be on the handout.

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Updated 10-21/09