Classwork

Citation Practice Questions

Directions: For each question below, use a reliable resource from the Internet to find the answer. For each question, give the answer and the MLA citation for the website where you found your answer. Use a citation generator like Citation Machine or BibMe to create your citations.

Reliable Resources Websites

Website 1: What is Valentine's Day?

Website 2: The Gory Origins of Valentine's Day

Reliable Resources Question Search Activity

Directions: For each question below, use a reliable resource from the Internet to find the answer. For each question, give the answer, copy and paste the web address from the site where you found your answer, and give one reason why you believe that site is reliable.

Citation Practice

Directions: For each of the websites, use a citation generator to create a MLA citation for that site.

Gibbons v. Ogden

Legal Dictionary: Gibbons v. Ogden https://legaldictionary.net/gibbons-v-ogden/

Ballotpedia: Gibbons v. Ogden https://ballotpedia.org/Gibbons_v._Ogden

Social Studies for Kids: Gibbons v. Ogden https://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/gibbonsvogden.htm

Oyez: Gibbons v. Ogden https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/22us1



9/13/17 Intended Benefits and Unintended Consequences

1. Visit my flipgrid and watch introduction video.

2. With your group pick one of the topics below. Each person in the group should look at one of the available resources. Use the resources to answer the questions in the flipgrid video. Create a video to answer the questions and post your response to flipgrid. You are expected to include information from each of the resources in your video. The information you share needs to be in your own words. Do not read directly from your resources.

3. Pick at least one of the other flipgrid videos to watch (the video can be from another class). Individually, as your exit slip,on a piece of paper, summarize what you learned from that video and explain if you agree or disagree with the group. You cannot pick a group that had the same topic as you.

4. Take care of book business.

Drones

1. "Drones May Bring Medical Help to Seriously Injured People" -article

2. "What is a Drone?" - video

3. "How are Drones Used in the U.S.?" - article

4. "Robots in the Sky" - infographic

Keurig Coffee Machines

1. "The K-Cup Debate" - infographic

2. "Kuerig's New K-Cup Coffee is Recyclable, but Hardly Green" - article

3. "Pros and Cons of Keurig Coffee Makers" - website

4. "Kuerig Introduction" - video

Virtual Reality

1. "What is Virtual Reality and How Does it Work?" - video

2. "Virtual Reality has Some Kinks to Fix" - article

3. "Long Term Effects of Virtual Reality Use Need More Research" - article

4. " Uses for Virtual Reality Other Thank Gaming" - video

Solar Panels

1. "How Do Solar Panels Work?" - video

2. "Issue Overview: Solar Panels" - article

3. "Environmental Impacts of Solar Power" - website

4. "Could the World be 100% Solar?" - infographic

Hoverboards

1. "Back to the Future or Back to the Drawing Board?" - article

2. "Hoverboard: What You Need to Know" - video

3. Hoverboard Safety" - article

4. "Hoverboard 101" - article and website

Fidget Spinners

1. "Toys that are Supposed to Help Kids Focus" - article

2. "How Does a Fidget Spinner Work?" - video

3. "All You Need to Know About Fidget Spinners" - infographic and website

4. "Are Fidget Spinners Tools or Toys?" - article

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9/12/17 Article

Cell Suicide

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