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Unit 1.2 Secondary Sources
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- 1Some reasons you can't always run your own experiments or take your own observations and data.1. Many experiments require training that is well beyond year 8 science
2. Many experiments require equipment that is not available at school because of its expense, size and maintenance problems. - 2More reasons3. Other experiments take far more time than is available in year 8 science
4. Other observations can only be made in swamps, on top of mountains, in Antarctica or under the sea. - 3What is an imprint page?A page that includes all relevant data about a book such as a publisher and date of publication.
- 4True or False: Data can be trusted as accurate from scientific text books or encyclopedias but can't be trusted from magazines such as New Scientist or COSMOS.False
Both can be accurate and reliable sources of data but magazines such as New Scientist or COSMOS can be newer sources than encyclopedias or scientific textbooks. - 5What is a URL?Website Adress
- 6What is a domain?Last part of websites address or URL.
- 7.auURL ending in Australia and are based in Australia and need to meet Australian laws.
- 8Some country domains
- 9.edu.edu at the end of a url Indicates that website is hosted by an educational institution.
- 10.govGovernment websites
- 11.comFor commercial businesses
- 12.netNetworks. A lot of them are personal websites
- 13.orgFor organizations. Example: Wikipedia
- 14Data is best collected from a range of resources. In research assignments and investigations try to gather material from at least one....1. Textbook
2. Encylopedia
3. Trustworthy internet site - 15What are Ethics?The study of what is right or wrong
- 16What do Ethics influence?How we treat each other and how we want to be treated.
- 17What is a resource list?List of all resources used in gathering data for an experiment or report.
- 18Example of resource list.
- 19What is a bibliography?Resource list.
- 20What should you try to include in your resource list?Author(s), Title, Year or date of publication, Publisher, and Place
- 21The End
