Science Fair Guide to Background Research, Note Cards, and

Allen, Thomas B. North American wildlife vanishes. Washington DC: National Geographic Society,

Boorstin, Daniel J. Creators: Heroes of historical imagination. New York: Random, 1992

Sirless, Baird, Martin Lust. Leader Science Fiction Guide. New York: Fact, 1979

Hall, Tracy. "The IQ score is rising and the psychologist does not know the reason." On February 24, 1998, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Times newspaper.

Author surname, name (if any). "Title of the project or database work." Site name,

Edit the project or database (if any). Electronic publication information (publication date or

David, Terry. "Thunder has suffered four damage at the festival." Why? File August 2, 2001 January 23, 2002

Dell, R. M. And D. A. J. Rand. Understand the battery. Cambridge, England: The Royal Institute of Chemistry

* Background studies, notes, and citation information have been changed from www. Sciencebuddies.com

This is the final report of the sample science exhibition project. Note: Authors' teachers do not need reference citations and require different bibliographic formats. Because Science Buddies staff added references and reformatted bibliographies, references to pages and volumes are fictitious for some sources.

References are a list of books, magazines, and Internet resources that you use to design, implement, and understand scientific exhibits. However, the reference is developed only after the initial background research plan has been developed - this is a roadmap for research questions that you need to answer. Before writing the bibliography, you need to make a background research plan. With your background research program, you will find a source of information that will help you complete your science exhibit project. Once you have found this information, it is important to note the source location. Using the bibliography worksheet, you can print several copies and bring it back to the library. Once you have found an information source, write down all the necessary information. In this way you do not have to go back to the library to find the missing information when you enter the bibliography.

When creating a report, use the information in the bibliography to remind you of the facts and background information that is used in the science exhibit project. Every time you use information from an information source, you need to refer to that information source. To reference the source, simply put the author's name and publication date in parentheses (author, date) in the text. If a person reading a report wants to find more information and read more information, they can find references in your reference about more information on the source of information. That's why all the sources you use are listed in detailed bibliography and you have to provide enough information for someone to find out for yourself.