1. How to Create Your Science Presentation
Hill Science 6
Alternative Energy Research
2013

2. Please take out… Page 2 – Source sheet Page 6 - Grading sheet
40 + completed notecards
Put binder under table
Sit quietly to hear directions

3. Information Gather ALL cards from ALL sources.
Place these cards in 10 piles by topic.
So:
ALL cards that have the topic “Energy and What it Is”
ALL cards that have the topic “How energy generated”
ALL cards with “Special equipment and location”
And so on….

4. How to Begin Your Presentation
Sign in
Go to:
Start > Microsoft Office >
Microsoft Office PowerPoint

5. To Begin the PowerPoint
Open PowerPoint
A Title page will appear
Type title in the large textbox
name, date, period in the box below
SAVE to (File : Save as)
My computer
YOUR FOLDER
Science
Title of your energy

6. DO NOT PLAY WITH COLORS OR FONTS AT THIS POINT!!!!
New Slide
Click on New Slide in upper right tool bar.
New Slide appears
You will create your topic slides
Type each title in the upper text box – one title per slide.
DO NOT PLAY WITH COLORS OR FONTS AT THIS POINT!!!!

7. Slide Topics Energy and What it Is How Energy is Generated
Special Equipment and Location
How Energy is Delivered To Consumer
How Energy is Used by Consumer
Advantages and Disadvantages
Cost and Feasibility
Current Research and Development
Promotion (Persuasion)
Opinion
Works Cited
SAVE!!!

8. Information
Once you have each slide titled, go back to “Energy and What it Is” slide.
Gather ALL cards that have the topic “Energy and What it Is”
Type in the information
BULLET POINTS, NOT SENTENCES – you are the expert and will explain the information to us.
Include an internal citation for every fact.
See next slide…

9. Internal Citations
Internal citations are used to give credit to the source from which you got the information.
Example
Nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts producing neutrons, protons, and a large amount of energy. (Nagel 2006) which is (author year) OR
Each fuel cell is very large, so fuel cell at the location.
(“Fuel Cells” 2011, Morgan 2006)
if no author then (“article title” year)

10. Proper Video Citation Citation Elements in order: Document Example:
1. Episode or segment title:
Solar Energy
2. Title of Web site: BrainPOP
3. Publisher or sponsor: BrainPOP
4. Date of Publication :
5. Format: Web
6. Date of access: 9 May 2014
Proper Citation Format:
MLA citations are double-spaced and indented after the first line.
“Solar Energy.” BrainPop. BrainPOP, Web. 9 May 2013.

11. Your Task Today Put the information on each slide.
Include the internal citation for every fact.
Example:
Hydroelectric power - electricity from moving water (Solway 2007)

12. Illustrations Toolbar – upper left. Format > Slide Layout
Choices will display on the right of your screen.

13. Illustrations Choices on right of screen Need to save in My Pictures
Need to copy and paste URL

14. Illustrations Find picture Right click Save as
Save to My pictures FOLDER
Name picture
Go to PPT
Click on Insert > picture
Open picture from my pictures
Insert
Create textbox (Insert> textbox> draw own)
Copy and paste URL
Place in textbox
Reduce font size

15. Copy & Paste Pictures NOT the best way! Blurry images
Find image on google or bing
Right click> copy
MINIMIZE (do NOT close) web page
Open ppt. >click cursor where you want picture
Right click > paste
Go back to web page

16. Copy and Paste (cont’d)
Highlight ORIGINAL URL (web address) of picture > right click> copy
Minimize web page > Go back to ppt.
Create text box where you will paste URL
Click inside textbox > Paste URL
Make sixe of font smaller and place textbox under picture 

17. Mistakes to Avoid Do not make an illustration your background.
It will be too difficult to read the words or see the illustration!
Next slide illustrates the difficulty with reading the important information on top of a picture!

18. How Energy is Generated
Scientist use energy produced by fusing atoms.
The energy heats water and produces steam.
The steam rotates a generator producing electricity.
Not ready to be used.
universetoday.com

19. Works Cited
Alphabetize the entries by author. If no author, use article title.
2nd line of entry must be indented (and 3rd and 4th if necessary)
LOOK at your SOURCE SHEET. Everything is set up there for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(if you followed directions and filled in your source sheet)

20. Works Cited
Nagel, Rob. “Nuclear Power.” Gale Virtual Reference Library Web. 6 June 2011 <
Rosen, Joe and Lisa Gothard. “Nuclear Fission.” Facts On File Web. 10 June 2011 <
Saunders, Nigel. Nuclear Energy. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing Print.

21. PROOFREAD Did you proofread to check …? Spelling Grammar
Capitals and punctuation
Internal citations
URL under pictures
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22. Background

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