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To put it simply, writing is communication. Scientists use writing to obtain grants to fund their research, when recording laboratory data, completing laboratory reports, or when copying field notes. Finally, their research is published in a professional journal which will then reviewed by their peers.
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The Science Research Paper: |
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| The internet is a great resource. |
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All G&T Students will write three (3) scienfitic research papers during the first, third, and fourth quarter marking periods.
All General Science students will write four (4)scientific research papers; one paper each quarter. |
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Click here to read more about MLA style.
All scientific research papers AND Science Fair reports will be written using the MLA (Modern Language Association) style. To find out more about MLA style, please click the link above. |
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The Mountian Lion
Click here to read the sample research paper.
Click the above link to read a sample research paper on the mountian lion. The paper is written using MLA-style. Student papers should be 2.5 - 3 pages in length (text - not including picture inserts and bibliography), this paper is only a sample. |
| Writing Your Research Paper: |
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| Don't try to complete your paper the night before it is due. |
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Click here for help with researching and writing your paper.
For some students, writing a research paper can seem to be a bit overwhelming. Believe it or not, it's not really that difficult. For some helpful hints when researching and writing your paper, click the link above. |
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Click here for help with writing a bibliography.
You finally finished your research! Now it is time to identify your sources. This means that you must identify the articles, journals, magazines, or internet sites you used to complete your research. When you identify these sources, you are giving credit to the aurthor for their ideas, writing, and reseach. If you do not identify your sources, you are indicating that the information and ideas presented in your paper are entirely your own. Plagiarism is defined as "Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work." Any paper that is turned in without a proper bibliography will not be graded and the overall grade will drop one letter grade per day (not per class) until proper credit is given.
Source: Answers.Com. Fall 2007 http://www.answers.com/topic/plagiarism.
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Type and Format Your Bibliography |
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Click here to type your bibliography.
Now you can type your bibliography in no time at all! Simply select the type of book or article. Enter in the appropriate informatoin, and the computer does the rest. You can even enter multiple listings and print them out. Be sure to save an extra copy when yourself. |
| Sudbrook's Library Webpage |
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Click here to access Sudbrook's online library.
Encyclopedias, books, articles, and more! This is a great website to use when starting your researh. Be sure to write down the following information when accessing your sources; the author, title, publisher, copyright, and page numbers. |
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Click here to create a graph.
You may use this web site to create a graph for your data. Please remember, the independent variable is plotted on the X-axis and the dependent variable is plotted on the Y-axis. |
