Unit 4 - Lesson 2: Citing sources

Do-Now Question

How do you give credit to others when you use their ideas as your own? Why is it important to give them credit? (2-3 sentences)

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to cite sources properly in APA format.
Students will be able to use AI tools to support research presentation and communication.

Citing Sources

An important final step in creating our scientific paper is citing where we got our information from. Because we learn new things from others' work that we find online or in books, we have to give them credit for influencing the ideas we are writing about. Watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyfodERtF04) about writing APA citations, and while you watch the video, think more about why it's important that we give our sources credit for their ideas.

A helpful tool for citing sources is the Purdue Owl Website (http s://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_fo rmatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html).

This website will walk you through how to create a citation for most sources. Certain websites such as MyBib (https://www.mybib.com/) and AI tools such as ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com/) can be used to help with writing citations, but should not be trusted for the most accurate and correct citations, as we will see in the activity below.

Citing Sources Activity

Instructions: Using the links below, complete this worksheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ft48U2SUwitH7odAbVq_5l-ugvTdppwg bY1uoN88qtw/edit?tab=t.0) by citing the sources using MyBib, ChatGPT, and the Purdue Owl Website. Then, you will compare the citations produced using each resource.

These bats learn to eavesdrop---in order to survive (National Geographic) (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/bats-listen-eav esdrop-frog-toad-prey)

How does the brain adapt to blindness? (Biomedical Science Journal for Kids) (https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/202 4/06/blind_article.pdf)

How do solar panels work? (TedEd) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKxrkht7CpY)

Be sure to submit your copy of the worksheet on Google Classroom!

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