The Project:
-The project will consist of a 3-5 page paper and a classroom presentation of at least 5 minutes.
-Please provide an outline by Monday May 31st
-You must use credible sources
-Please make the projects interesting and fun!
-The projects will be presented in class the week of June 6
What is a credible source?
Welcome to the Library!!!
You have been given the task to search for and find sources of information to use for your paper and report.
The guidelines for this project are listed above. You will need to create a citation page for all the sources you used for this project.
Why is Wikipedia not a credible source?
Wikipedia, although entertaining and informative cannot be used as a source because the text is changeable by anyone who wants to change it. So although it could contain good information it is not a credible source.
10 reasons to just say no
What is a credible source?
Im glad you asked!!
Criteria to evaluate web sources
There are different types of sources (see guidelines) one type of source you may encounter is a Primary Document or Primary Source - here is the definitionWhat is a Scholarly article or an Academic Journal article?
The following are links you will find helpful to locate information on your topic
Gale Student Resources
This database contains many articles on the subjects you are researching - note what type of source it is - there are reference sources, magazine and newspaper articles and academic journals articles.
Wolfram Mathworld
You can search by keyword on this website or use the links to find information.
Encyclopedia.com
LibraryThinkquest
