Hello students!

In our life science unit on plants, each of you has a flower. This is your topic for library research. Following the six steps of The Research Process, we have selected three subtopics to explore and learn about your element: properties, uses, and other interesting facts.

You are required to use both print and non-print sources of information, specifically, three formats (kinds) of information including an encyclopedia (The World Book Encyclopedia), a nonfiction book about your element, and selected Web sites. Please write an MLA citation for each source on the color-cards provided, later to be written into a Works Cited list.

You will read and select facts and use Cornell-style notetaking adapted to library research. Your notes should be in the form of facts. All sentences will be presumed to be copied (plagiarized). Summarize or paraphrase when appropriate. You will sort notes and use them to create a PowerPoint that you will present to the class.