6 TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR: RESEARCHING WITH ENCYCLOPEDIAS

PRINT VS. ELECTRONIC Waldwick School Library Print – World Book (2012) Electronic – World Book OnlineWorld Book Online Waldwick Public Library Print – World Book (2008) Print – World Book Student Discovery Science Encyclopedia Print - Variety of Subject-Specific Encyclopedia Sets

1 ST - LOCATE AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE Information is organized into ARTICLES. Articles are written by SUBJECT EXPERTS and checked by EDITORS. Print editions are organized in ALPHABETICAL ORDER by the TITLE of the article. Electronic editions support KEYWORD SEARCHING.

2 ND - FILL-IN CITATION INFORMATION Article contributor Title of the article Name of online encyclopedia Name of publisher Year of publication Medium Date of access

3 RD – CREATE CITATION IN MLA FORMAT MLA Format Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Name of Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Date of Access. Example Yelle, Roger V. "Jupiter." World Book Student. World Book, Web. 2 Feb

4 TH – TAKE NOTES Notes are not full sentences. Notes are fact fragments. Paraphrase your fact fragments during the final writing process.