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| The Project | |
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| Students will research a scientist and present the information to the class
in a powerpoint form. This is a joint project with Computers and Library.
1. In Brief
a.You need to research the scientist that you get
b.You will need to present that scientist’s biography to class using a
PowerPoint presentation
2.The Research
a. The things that you need to find out about your scientist are:
i. A brief life history, including pictures
ii. Important contributions to science
iii. How has this person’s work changed our lives today
iv. Who were they influenced by? Who did they work with?
v. Other interesting information
1. i.e. What field did they work in? Where did they go to school?
What was their most important discovery/invention? Did they have any ideas
that turned out to be wrong? Did they dream of something that turned out to
be wrong? Did they have a problem that they never figured out? Did they
have an idea/problem they never finished? Was this person famous during
their lifetime? Why or why not?
vi. All research and pictures must be cited properly!!! | |
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| Internet Links | |
| | This is where all of your citations and notes should be stored. Please
remember to "share" with Mr. Cole (6C-Science or 6L-Science).
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
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| | This is a great site, but it may not be accessible from home.
http://www.accessscience.com/
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| | This is a free information search which has more articles, books,
encyclopedias, and photos than most people know what to do with! This is a
great, free, website with tons of info!
http://wfxsearch.webfeat.org/clients/wfxisl/isl_qs.asp?cid=12240
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| | This site has much information about many things. Yes, any expert can add
information, but wiki's have been show to be just as correct as standard
encyclopedias.
http://www.wikipedia.org/
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| Scientist PowerPoint Research Deadlines Checklist | |
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| -At least one Access Science note card on Noodle Tools by Friday 10-31-08
-Scientist Powerpoint List on Noodle Tools shared with Mr. Cole (6C-Science
or 6L-Science) by Friday 10-31-08
-At least one Wikipedia note card on Noodle Tools by Wednesday 11-5-08
-At least one Inspire note card on Noodle Tools by Friday 11-7-08
-At least one book note card on Noodle Tools by Friday 11-7-08
Total required 4 sources:
• 1 Access Science
• 1 Wikipedia
• 1 Inspire
• 1 Book | |
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