YEAR 10 @ GHS LIBRARY

INFORMATION LITERACY - TERM 3 2007

SCHEDULE	TOPIC	TASKS
Week 1	Welcome to the Library Overview of Information Skills Types of information sources Sources for different purposes	Library Introduction WS 1- Library Familiarisation WS 2 – Mapping WS 3 – InfoLit Skills
Week 2	Organisation of Resources	Evaluating online information Hoaxes and bias Dewey Online WS 4 – Evaluation of web-based information
Week 3	Searching the Internet Search Engines Speciality search engines	Webquest – clickable worksheet
Week 4	Referencing	Worksheet 5 - Elements of Citations Worksheet 6 - Purpose of referencing Worksheet 7 - Different types of information sources
Week 5	The Research Cycle	Webquest - clickable worksheet
Week 6	Revision	Assessment item: 3-fold brochure on researching
Week 7	Mass Media and journalism	Summarise from various sources Accurately take notes Complete a study log
Week 8	Applied Research and Authentic Applications	View 'film as text' on Information Literacy, Complete worksheet
Week 8 to 11	Application of Skills in Context	Analysis and Synthesis of information

ASSIGNMENTS

Science: Elements

Part A: Research Skills.
Research 2 elements and their properties. Submit a research skills sheet on your elements. Marks will be awarded as per the scaffold handed out in class.

Part B: Report Writing.
Prepare a 1 page written report describing your 2 elements, relate each element’s properties to its uses and make a comparison of their properties. A grade will be awarded as on the sheet handed out in class.

Suggested Resources:

Your science textbook
Check the library catalogue
Websites such as

English: Coming soon

More information coming

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RESEARCH

Developing a search strategy	From Monash University. Good, simple advice. Don't always start with Google!
Elements of Referencing	Author's name Date of Publication Name of publication (with page number if it is hard copy text) Place of Publication Samples of referencing different formats (eg newspaper article, website, information from a CD-ROM, etc).
Styles of Referencing	In text: Also called "parenthetic. For example, There are only 2500 adult tigers in the world (Hellard, 2007), compared to 100,000 a century ago. Usually, you will need to include a bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment. This is normally in alphabetical order of the author's family name. Footnotes. In Microsoft Word, you can set up your assignment so that the footnotes (with numbers¹ next to each reference) contain the source of your information. Endnotes. Again, Microsoft Word can do this automatically for you. The references appear at the end of you assignment. Note that each of the above styles are 'correct'. Ask your teacher which one they require.
Reasons for Referencing	Prevents you from being accused of plagiarism (copying some else's work) Acknowledges the author's intellectual property Allows you to go back and check your information Will help others to continue your research

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SCIENCE FUN: Check with your teacher first!

Scambler	Unscramble the scientific words, a cool looking game, has a list of scientific terms and definitions available.
Proton Don	Will show you a periodic table that contains the elements' symbols and their periodic numbers. There are two ways to play; either you are given an element's name, you must click on the element's symbol, or one of the element symbols is shown in red, you must type in the element's name. (Spelling is important!)
Simple Machines	Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!

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