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6th Grade Tech Lit
Alternative Energy Research Project
Welcome to the AMS Library Research Project Page
Mrs. DeLuca
STEP 1 - ASSIGNMENT
STEP 2 - NOODLE TOOLS
Noodle Tools is a program that will help you keep track of and organize all the sources you use to get information for your project. It will also help you create a works cited page, which will be put onto the last slide in your project. You can login to Noodle tools through Classlink.
STEP 3 - CREATE PROJECT IN NOODLE TOOLS
STEP 4 - FIND YOUR SOURCES
Username = accomp
Password = accomp
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
World Book Online (choose Student)
DATABASES
Gale in Context - Middle School
If you're having trouble logging into the databases, click the link below to open the Virtual Reference Collection. All of the databases are available there. You can use Control F to find the one you want.
STEP 5 - CITE YOUR SOURCES
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
VIDEO - Citing World Book Online
VIDEO - Citing Britannica School
When Noodle Tools asks you the two questions, here are the answers:
Where is it? DATABASE
What is it? REFERENCE SOURCE
DATABASES
VIDEO - Citing Gale in Context
VIDEO - Citing SIRS Discoverer
When citing articles from these sources, find the Noodle Tools icon to import the citation into your Noodle Tools account.
STEP 6 - TAKE NOTES
- Look at the assignment to see what information you need to gather from your sources.
- Read each article carefully and highlight the information you need to complete the assignment.
- Organize your notes in the order they will appear in your project.
- Put it all together.
STEP 7 - CREATE YOUR PROJECT
- Open up a new Google Slides presentation
- Double check your assignment to see what should be included on each slide.
- Use your notes to create each slide.
- Add images, transitions, etc.
- Proofread to make sure everything is correct.
- Add your Works Cited to the last slide (see the next step).