Take Note! Were you doing it right? RESEARCH PROJECT

TAKE NOTE! Day One  In your group, write TEN notes/facts on your assigned topic  You will rotate to the next group and do the same thing again  Not at ten facts before the time is up? Just keep going to the next group!  Write down any facts YOU think are important for us to know!  HELP!  Mammals Cover = Artic Fox  Bear Cover = Grizzly Bear  Encyclopedia “B” = Protecting Birds RESEARCH PROJECT

Note Taking 101  You will need to write NOTES on NOTECARDS for the research project.  When given a source, WHERE should you look first?  Appendix, Table of Contents, Index  I give you a Red-Toed, Four-Eyed, Poisonous Rainforest Frog for your animal  WHERE/WHAT should you look up first?  WHERE/WHAT else should you look up if you cannot find it?  Start GENERAL (frog), then get SPECIFIC (Rainforest), keep getting more specific (Poisonous, Red-Eyed) RESEARCH PROJECT

DO…and DON’T  DO put quotes around facts you take directly from the text.  Otherwise, you are committing WHAT crime?  DO keep your facts and notes SHORT  DO NOT have full sentences on every card(stick to quick facts)  Two different facts in ONE sentence? Put each fact on their own card!  DO stick to specifics FIRST  Find all of the bigger pieces of information first  Appearance, climate, lifespan, diet, etc. RESEARCH PROJECT

DO…and DON’T  DON’T just change a few words or phrases in a sentence on your notecard  You are STILL committing WHAT crime?  DO write lists (diet, appearance) WITHOUT quotes and WITHOUT changing the words  WHY? Lists do not fall under the Plagiarism category!  DO NOT waste cards by not checking in with me or the librarian!  DO NOT be afraid to ask questions! RESEARCH PROJECT

WHAT DO WE USE?  You will need to have FIVE sources minimum!  One resource book  One website  One database (online or print)  One encyclopedia or “volumed” book  One “Wildlife Fact File” pamphlet RESEARCH PROJECT

Looking Ahead…  You will work with a CHOSEN partner  You will create a BROCHURE and PRESENTATION together  You will be assigned the following:  A biome (“similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms”)  An ecoscenario (specific place within your biome)  An animal that lives in your biome RESEARCH PROJECT