Saturday, November 21, 2009

Help with citing your paper

There are lots of resources on the web for citing your sources within a research paper. There are many styles and formats for citing papers depending on the discipline. Science has a different format from Language Arts and Humanities as do the Social Sciences. When citing your sources you may either use the CBE (scientific) approach to citing information or the MLA format. I have provided both examples here. The most important thing is that you give credit for ideas where credit is due.


A short and sweet version from the
University of Wisconsin


Purdue OWL resource
This is a very helpful resource for learning how to cite papers with clear examples. You can scroll down and click on the links for the information you need to cite. Below are the links you will most likely need.

Citing Websites This shows how to cite websites. I am requiring the entire URL address.
Giving Credit within your paper
Formatting Quotations
Citing Books

Duke University Resource

Here is one for footnotes if you chose to use them.

http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/within/turabian.html

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Virus Project

Here are some helpful links to guide you in your search for a virus.

Virusworld
This is a great cite run by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can select a virus from the drop down menu and find a selection of pictures. Do not forget that you still need to do a search on the virus to make sure there is enough information for your paper.

Viruses from A to Z


Types of viruses that make good models:

Bacteriophage

Retrovirus

HIV

Organisation of the HIV-1 Virion

Rabies

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

Adenovirus

(courtesy of biology junction.com)


Monday, November 9, 2009

Virus Reading Questions (for page 33-35 book A)

-Define virus and host.
-Name some diseases caused by viruses.
-Is a virus alive? If so, what characteristics of life does it have? If not, what characteristics of life are missing?
-What are shapes of viruses?
-How does a virus reproduce?

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Callisto Article Questions for 7Sc

What is Callisto?

Why is the Galileo spacecraft interested in Callisto?

What are archaebacteria? Why are they unique and considered important in the search for life on other planets?

Under what conditions to halophilic bacteria live?

Explain two reasons why Europa is a better prospect for life than Callisto.

What is so special about Lake Vostok in both articles?

Friday, October 9, 2009

Bacteria Scavenger Hunt

Bacteria

Kingdoms of Bacteria

Counting Bacteria

When you click on the link below, you will specifically be looking for two links "Hot! Hot! Hot! But How?" and "Beat That Cold!"
Locations of Bacteria


Helpful Bacteria

Everyday Roles