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
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).