CHEMISTRY RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES
2008/2009
RESEARCH ARTICLES:
(Due October 9
th
or 10
th
– BLOCK DAY)
1.
ARTICLES:
a. During our class visit to the computer lab (10/8) or as HW that night, each person
in your group must find an article or other source that addresses an important
question about your topic.
b. Bring to class TWO (2) COPIES of each article with ANNOTATED
CITATION (see below).
2.
SOURCES:
a. You must have at least one source per group member in addition to the article
provided in class. Wikipedia may not be used as a source.
b. You may only use sources where an author and a date of publication can be
identified.
c. Be sure to consider whether the source is qualified & reliable -- or is it the work
of another student who is also still learning basic principles and may not be
correct?
3.
ANNOTATED CITATION
a. Attach an annotated citation to your article. The “annotation” describes in 1-3
sentences the main ideas found in the article and how you could use that
information in your research paper.
b. You must follow MLA guidelines for your citation. (Using www.easybib.com to
create citations is highly recommended.)
RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES:
(Due MONDAY, November 10th)
1. Write a maximum 2 page, typed, double-spaced research paper focusing on your
group’s topic. (1 paper per group)
2.
DO NOT yet focus on designing an experiment – use this paper to learn about your
topic and create a summary of these concepts.
3.
At a minimum, your paper should include the answers to the questions for your topic
provided on the list below. (At least one question per student.) Make sure that your
answers include:
a. Descriptions of key concepts and terms
b. Chemical formulas and reactions related to your topic
c. Applications
4.
Everything in the paper must be directly related to the topic. Other pieces of
information are encouraged and may be included if only they are directly related to
topic. All questions m