1. Oct. 2, 2012PG. #36 Focus: Science Fair – Background Research Objective: learn the expectations, begin research, write notes, cite sources HW: work on background research and bibliography Warm-Up: Computer Lab Preparations 1.What are the expectations in the computer lab / media center? 2.Write down this url: www.kmstorres.cmswiki.wikispaces.net www.kmstorres.cmswiki.wikispaces.net 3.Take out 4 sheets of lined paper

2. Set Up of Documents Front of Sheet 1: Topic Questions Back of Sheet 1: Source 1 Notes Front of Sheet 2: Source 2 Notes Back of Sheet 2: Source 3 Notes Front of Sheet 3: Source 4 Notes Back of Sheet 3: Source 5 Notes Last Sheet: Background Research Essay / Put it All Together

3. Note Taking Source 1 Notes page is for you to record what you learned from your first source. Source 2 Notes page is for you to record what you learned from your second source. Source 3 Notes page is for you to record what you learned from your third source. Source 4 Notes page is for you to record what you learned from your fourth source. Source 5 Notes page is for you to record what you learned from your fifth source.

4. BACKGROUND RESEARCH  Based on your research plan – What is your topic?  Write a list of questions to help you understand your topic, your experiment on the page – Topic Questions Ex: If your experimental questions is – How does the type of fertilizer affect plant growth? Sample Topic Questions are: What are fertilizers? How do they work? When were they developed? What are the different types?

5. BACKGROUND RESEARCH  Next, Search for your answers in magazines, newspapers, articles, books, internet sites… Interview an expert.  Remember to record your answers / information from each source in your own words.  For each resource you must collect specific information (next slide  )

6. Collect this information  author name  title of the publication (and the title of the article if it's a magazine or encyclopedia)  date of publication  the place of publication of a book  the publishing company of a book  the volume number of a magazine or printed encyclopedia  the page number(s)  author and editor names (if available)  title of the page (if available)  the company or organization who posted the webpage  the Web address for the page (called a URL)  the last date you looked at the page Printed Source Website Source

7. TITLE AUTHOR

8. TITLE AUTHOR

9. date of publication the publishing company of a book

10. the place of publication of a book

11. Website Source Funk & Wagnalls. Parachute From Discovery Education. Encyclopedia Article. 2005. http://www.discoveryeducation.com / (accessed 1 October 2012). citation * Google is a search engine not a source to cite.

12. INPUT Information for each source http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_bibliography_worksheet.pdf FILL OUT BOX 1 FOR SOURCE 1 (not all boxes will be filled)

13. INPUT Information for each source http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_bibliography_worksheet.pdf FILL OUT BOX 2 FOR SOURCE 2

14. INPUT Information for each source http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_bibliography_worksheet.pdf FILL OUT BOX 3 FOR SOURCE 3

15. INPUT Information for each source http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_bibliography_worksheet.pdf FILL OUT BOX 4 FOR SOURCE 4

16. INPUT Information for each source http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_bibliography_worksheet.pdf FILL OUT BOX 5 FOR SOURCE 5

17. Last Step!  Write your report.  It can be handwritten on the last page of your background research packet or you may type it.  From your notes / what you learned from your research you need to write at least 3 complete paragraphs for your report. All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.  Details and more details, extended sentences, neat, proper grammar, no spelling mistakes…  Information clearly relates to the main topic.

18. Important:  You need 5 sources. They can not be all internet sources.  All sources (information and graphics) must be accurately documented.  From your notes you need to write at least 3 complete paragraphs for your report. Background Research and Bibliography worksheet– due by October 11 th

19. Where to START?  Go to class wiki: http://kmstorres.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/ http://kmstorres.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/  Then press science fair.  Scroll down to Bibliography.  Press: Where to Go  This will lead you to my page of links to various sites on science fair topics and great sources for research.