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Communicate Results

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Scientific Research: Standard 5 - Communicate Results
Checks for Understanding 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6
Science Curriculum Standards 3295 - Scientific Research	Internet Resources
Demonstrate advanced keyboarding skills. 5.1
Apply proper grammatical conventions to written communication. 5.2	Adjectives Adjective or Adverb - Exercise 1 - This worksheet discusses the differences between adjectives and adverbs. It defines adjectives and adverbs, shows what each can do, and offers several examples of each in use. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Adjective or Adverb - Exercise 2 - This worksheet discusses the differences between adjectives and adverbs. It defines adjectives and adverbs, shows what each can do, and offers several examples of each in use. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Power Proofreading - Choose 8th grade then select; Eye It - Buy It, Kids' Quiz, The Young and the Clueless, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Comparative and Superlative Quiz - use the pull down menus to see answers. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3 - each quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions Conjunctions Avoiding Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Run-On's - from LEO: Literacy Education Online Combining Sentences for Variety and Clarity - several methods and examples are given, however this page only combines two sentences. Conjunctions - Conjunctions are words used as joiners. Different kinds of conjunctions join different kinds of grammatical structures. Conjunctions - push the buttons to see if your answer was correct Conjunctions Quiz I - use the pull down menus to see answers. Conjunctions Quiz II - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses. use the pull down menus to see answers. Conjunction-itis Popup - Find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one! (a Quia quiz) The Need to Combine Sentences - Sentences have to be combined to avoid the monotony that would surely result if all sentences were brief and of equal length. This lesson is followed by three quizzes. Repairing Run-On Sentences - After each run-on sentence select the remedy that would best repair that sentence. Interjections Definition of interjections - explanation Interjections - list and meanings Interjection Lesson - from Grammar Monster Interjection Worksheet - Worksheet and lesson plan Interjection Quiz - use the pull down boxes to check your answer Interjection Test - click on each interjection and then slick on the green check my answers button Interjection Quiz - identify the interjection Pronouns Power Proofreading - Choose 8th grade then select; Word Workout, Eat Your Heart Out, Teen Time, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement - LEO: Literacy Education Online Agreement: pronoun antecedent from Big Dog's Grammar. After reviewing this material take an interactive quiz Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement - This tutorial will help you accomplish the following learning objectives: define and understand pronoun agreement, choose pronouns that agree with their antecedents in number, person, and gender and check and apply your skills. Pronoun Case - The case of some pronouns depends on their function in sentences or clauses. This lesson is followed by an interactive quiz. Pronoun Case - Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3 Verbs Controlling Shifts in Verb Tense - General guideline: Do not shift from one tense to another if the time frame for each action or state is the same. Power Proofreading - Choose 8th grade then select; E-mail to HME-TV Staff, Sour Sid on Sports, You Solve it, Weather or Not, Animal Alarm, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Parts of Speech - Noun, Verb, Preposition, etc. Interactive quizzes Subject/verb agreement - Basic Principle: Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs. Other SV agreement quizzes Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 Subject and Verb Agreement - from LEO: Literacy Education Online Subject Verb Agreement Quiz There is  or  there are? Tag Questions 1 - Present Tense/To Be Verb/Affirmative The CopyCat Game 1 from English-Zone Making Subjects and Verbs Agree - Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab Subject-Verb Agreement - from The Writer's Handbook Subject Verb Agreement from Big Dog's Grammar Identifying transitive verbs - definition and examples [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Transitive verb quiz - quiz for classroom practice Transitive / Intransitive Verb - Lesson and follow up quiz - second set of lessons and follow up quiz Transitive and Intransitive verbs - definition and examples Transitive/Intransitive Quiz - interactive quiz Transitive/ Intransitive Quia quiz - Transitive / Intransitive - another Quia quiz Transitive/ Intransitive quiz - interactive quiz [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Transitive Lesson - Lesson and activity Verb Classification Quiz - quiz The grammar outlaw - Disagreeing Subject and Verb, AKA The Disagreeable Sentence [This expired page comes from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.] Practicing past, present and future tenses - Tense Activity 1 | Tense Activity 2 | Tense Activity 3 Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
Present research findings in expository form. 5.3	Expository Essays: Expository Writing - Eight different examples of expository organizational patterns Expository Writing Prompts - 11 writing prompts [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] A Lesson in Expository Writing -The Personal Touch: - This lesson uses examples of such communication as a springboard for practice in expository writing. The Expository Essay - Examples of expository essays Expository Writing Tips! - The information was taken from "Blowing Away the State Writing Assessment Test" by Jane Bell Kiester available through Maupin House Publishing. Expository Writing Plan - Use this information to help create your essays. Writing a "How-to" Explanation - Student model as an example Finding the purpose of each paragraph - from a site on preparing for the GRE
Organize written communication with clarity and cohesion. 5.4	Coherence and Unity - lesson plan presenting major connectors and minor connectors Cohesion - using repetition and reference words to emphasize key ideas in your writing Different Types of Paragraphs in an Essay - exercise 4.1 - Identify each sentence as belonging to an introductory, body or concluding paragraph. Different Types of Paragraphs in an Essay - exercise 4.2 - Read an introductory paragraph and identify the (1) thesis statement, (2) context for the essay and (3) limitation of the essay to a particular area. Paragraph Coherence - a paragraph to read followed by questions to answer Paragraph Coherence - several exercises with answers supplied [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Paragraph Coherence - Coherence in a paragraph is the technique of making words, phrases, and sentences move smoothly and logically from one to the other Paragraph Structure Exercise - number sentences in an appropriate order to form a well-structured paragraph Paragraph Writing Exercise - several exercises asking your students to input their writing online Sentence Order in Paragraphs - lesson and exercise Sentence Order - lesson and exercise
Design and implement an appropriate presentation format based upon the audience and nature of the research. 5.5	Anecdotes - 30 inspiring anecdotes Creating a Multimedia Presentation - Follow the steps to make your multimedia presentation Creating a Power Presentation - handout; many ideas with scaffolding along the way to help students complete a project. Effectively communicating with visual aids made simple - a nine-page .pdf document with good suggestions Graphics for Classroom Use - a collection of various resources available for use in classroom presentations or reports; clip art, photographic/visual arts, photos, sound clips, video clips, and image search links. This collection of resources is an Internet4Classrooms page Helpful Hints for Presenters - [16 slides] many good suggestions can be found in this PowerPoint show by Silvi Marina Multimedia Presentation Checklist - adaptable for middle school students; a customized checklist that you can print out Presenting Effective Presentations with Visual Aids - suggestions from the U. S. Department of Labor OSHA Ten Tips for PowerPoint Slide Shows - create and deliver visual aids that complement and reinforce your message. Twelve Tips for Creating a Better PowerPoint Slide Show - produced by the Communications & Information Technology department at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Using Visual Aids Effectively - tips for using visual aids Using Visual Aids Effectively - tips to help your students overcome "multimedia illiteracy" [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Using Visual Aids Effectively - " most of us believe that a picture's worth a thousand words, and it is - but only if it's the right picture." Using Visual Aids Effectively - a 23 slide PowerPoint show
Present an effective and well-articulated oral report using audiovisual aids. 5.6	Audio Broadcasts and Podcasts: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization - Each listener creates mental images to accompany the words and sounds that are broadcast, allowing these broadcasts to create a one-to-one connection that no other medium can match. Cinema - interactive web site explaining how Hollywood makes movies Evaluating Visuals - tips on ways to evaluate visuals Framing and Point of View - This lesson focuses on how those different types of camera shots affect meaning The Function of Images in Text - The lesson will focus on three major ways - as example, as evidence, and as expression - that images can be used in a text. Information Literacy Exercise - example of a web page that should allow students to use both their critical thinking and critical viewing skills. Media Awareness - introduces grades 5-8 to the concept of images presented through the media, primarily advertising through print and on television. The unit is divided into three approximately 45-minute lessons. Reading a Photograph - activity to help students examine information about photos Scanning for Visual Details - This lesson will focus on locating visual details and examining them within the overall context of an image Strategies of Thinking Visually: Being First, Doing Second - five strategies of thinking visually TV news stories - how to analyze TV news stories and how a story is selected and written [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
Prepare a technical paper for potential publication. 5.6