6TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR:

RESEARCHING WITH ENCYCLOPEDIAS

PRINT VS. ELECTRONIC

Waldwick School LibraryPrint – World Book (2012)Electronic – World Book Online

Waldwick Public LibraryPrint – World Book (2008)Print – World Book Student Discovery

Science EncyclopediaPrint - Variety of Subject-Specific

Encyclopedia Sets

1ST - LOCATE AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE

Information is organized into ARTICLES.

Articles are written by SUBJECT EXPERTS and checked by EDITORS.

Print editions are organized in ALPHABETICAL ORDER by the TITLE of the article.

Electronic editions support KEYWORD SEARCHING.

2ND - FILL-IN CITATION INFORMATION

Article contributor Title of the article Name of online encyclopedia Name of publisher Year of publication Medium Date of access

3RD – CREATE CITATION IN MLA FORMAT

MLA Format

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Name of Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Date of Access.

Example

Yelle, Roger V. "Jupiter." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.

4TH – TAKE NOTES

Notes are not full sentences.Notes are fact fragments.Paraphrase your fact fragments during the final writing process.