Check out these great sites to help you get started with
your ANIMAL RESEARCH PROJECT for your science class!
your ANIMAL RESEARCH PROJECT for your science class!
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/-
This kid friendly site that allows you to search for information on your
animal.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/-
National Geographic has lots of great information as well as fantastic
pictures!
**Don’t forget to write down each resource you use to include as a part of your bibliography**
Here are a few tips for creating your bibliography:
Here are a few tips for creating your bibliography:
Bibliography Basics:
1. Write "Works Cited" at the top of the page, and center it.
2. Alphabetize all citations by the first word in each citation. Usually this will be the author's last name, but when there is no cited author, it might be the first word of another piece of information.
3. Double-space the entire page, but do not leave additional spaces between citations.
4. Start each citation against the left margin. The second and subsequent lines of each citation should be indented.
Citing a Print Source (Book or Magazine)
1. Write the author's last name, and then put a comma. Write the author's first name and middle initial, and then put a period.
2. Write the title of the article (if applicable) in quotation marks, with a period at the end.
3. Write the name of the book or magazine in italics, followed
by a period.
4. Write the place of publication, and then put a colon.
5. Write the publishing company's name, and then put a comma, the date of publication and a period.
Citing an Online Source
1. Write the name of the author or editor (if you can find it on the website), and then put a period.
2. Write the name of the article, and put it in quotation marks. Then put a period.
3. Write the name of the overall website in italics, and then put a period.
4. Write the name of the publisher, if available. If this information is not available, write"n.p." (no
publisher). Then write the date of publication, if available. If this information is not available, write "n.d." (no date).
5. Write the word "Web" to show that you got the information from the Internet, and then put a period.
6. Write the date that you accessed the website,in the form [day] [month] [year]. For example, you might write "17 Jan. 2010." Then put a period.
1. Write the name of the author or editor (if you can find it on the website), and then put a period.
2. Write the name of the article, and put it in quotation marks. Then put a period.
3. Write the name of the overall website in italics, and then put a period.
4. Write the name of the publisher, if available. If this information is not available, write"n.p." (no
publisher). Then write the date of publication, if available. If this information is not available, write "n.d." (no date).
5. Write the word "Web" to show that you got the information from the Internet, and then put a period.
6. Write the date that you accessed the website,in the form [day] [month] [year]. For example, you might write "17 Jan. 2010." Then put a period.
Don’t want to use a poster board for your visual part of the project? Try out www.animoto.com This site allows you to make a movie about your animal using pictures and music. You
can also incorporate facts about your animal into your presentation.
can also incorporate facts about your animal into your presentation.
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