http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 04:32:19 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 04:32:19 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724486 This tutorial explains the effective techniques for keeping lab notebooks/lab manuals. It is part of a series of tutorials on notebooks and notebooking. The other parts are:Notebooks, Part 1 which introduces students to classroom notebooks, summary notebooks on materials they read, and lab notebooksClassroom Notebooks (Notebooks, Part 2)Summary/Reading Notebooks (Notebooks, Part 3) General and SQ3R http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724453 The tutorial describes a method of engaging in peer review when students write a scientific article. It further provides some sample questions students can use during a peer review process. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724535 This series of four (4) tutorials and quizzes discuss the parts of a scientific article. This is Part 2.Part 1 discusses the parts of a scientific article and provides detail on the first half of a paper (through Methods)Part 2 discusses the second half of a scientific article (from Results to the end) and explains where such an article fits into the academic discoursePart 3 is the first part of a self-paced quiz asking students to identify if excerpted sentences are from the introduction, method, result, or discussion/conclusion section of a scientific articlePart 4 is the second part of a self-paced quiz asking students to identify if excerpted sentences are from the introduction, method, result, or discussion/conclusion section of a scientific article http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724542 This series of four (4) tutorials and quizzes discuss the parts of a scientific article. This is Part 4.Part 1 discusses the parts of a scientific article and provides detail on the first half of a paper (through Methods)Part 2 discusses the second half of a scientific article (from Results to the end) and explains where such an article fits into the academic discoursePart 3 is the first part of a self-paced quiz asking students to identify if excerpted sentences are from the introduction, method, result, or discussion/conclusion section of a scientific articlePart 4 is the second part of a self-paced quiz asking students to identify if excerpted sentences are from the introduction, method, result, or discussion/conclusion section of a scientific article http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724548 This series of four (4) tutorials and quizzes discuss the parts of a scientific article. This is part 1.Part 1 discusses the parts of a scientific article and provides detail on the first half of a paper (through Methods)Part 2 discusses the second half of a scientific article (from Results to the end) and explains where such an article fits into the academic discourse Part 3 is the first part of a self-paced quiz asking students to identify if excerpted sentences are from the introduction, method, result, or discussion/conclusion section of a scientific article Part 4 is the second part of a self-paced quiz asking students to identify if excerpted sentences are from the introduction, method, result, or discussion/conclusion section of a scientific article http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724440 This tutorial explains how to use MS Word most effectively to create a “References” or “Works Cited” page, focusing on setting paragraphs, hanging indents, wrap-arounds, etc. The examples reference MLA and APA, but can be used with any citation format. This is entirely focused on formatting. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724461 This tutorial explains the value of taking your own notes in class and how to organize those notes. This is part 2 of a series on notebooks. The other parts are:Notebooks, Part 1, which discusses the types of notebooks students writeSummary/Reading Notebooks (Notebooks, Parts 3a and b): General and SQ3R (reading technique: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review)Lab Notebooks (Notebooks, Part 4) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724478 This is an introduction to searching effectively on the web rather than just entering a sentence or question and seeing what comes up. This is an introduction to web searching and is paired with the following ״web tips״ tutorials, each of which covers one search term:Exactly (1.35) Not (2.19) Or (2.01) Quotation Marks (2.32) Search in Site (1.57) Terms (2.37) Wildcard (2.15) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724482 The use of "exactly" is an effective web search technique described here. It is part of a series that includes:Effective Web Searching the basics of good web searchingWeb tips (each of the following covers one search term) Exactly (1.35) Not (2.19) Or (2.01) Quotation Marks (2.32) Search in Site (1.57) Terms (2.37) Wildcard (2.15) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=724495 The use of "not" is an effective web search technique described here. It is part of a series that includes:Effective Web Searching the basics of good web searching Web tips (each of the following covers one search term) Exactly (1.35) Not (2.19) Or (2.01) Quotation Marks (2.32) Search in Site (1.57) Terms (2.37) Wildcard (2.15)