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Individuals & Societies 8

HOMESTAY GEOGRAPHY 8 ASSIGNMENT


Your Assignment:

cultural_and_physical_geography_grasps_task_sheet.pdf
File Size: 50 kb
File Type: pdf
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Physical and Human Geography Notes:

canada_and_other_country_research_guide.pdf
File Size: 44 kb
File Type: pdf
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Geography Scrapbook Rubric:

geography_scrapbook_rubric.pdf
File Size: 73 kb
File Type: pdf
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Research:

Most of the information you will need for this assignment can be found using books in the library, so make sure to start your research using print resources.  For information not available in the books provided please use online sources, such as the ones linked below.

Click here for a list of helpful links specific to your assignment.

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infotopia.info/
Ensure that your research is legit by using the right resources. Doing a Google search through Infotopia will weed out the junk websites that can't be trusted, leaving you with great sites.
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Online Encyclopedias and Resources
The District pays for subscriptions to many different online resources for you to use. All of these are print resources in electronic fashion.
Click on the "VISUAL" tab on the top right to access our e-resources.​For this project, we suggest looking in:
  • World Book
  • Canadian Encyclopedia ​
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Webpath Express
Helps weed out irrelevant content, providing you with relevant websites to help keep your research quick and efficient.
Click on the link above and follow these steps:
 - Select-  E Library
 - Click on - Catalog
​ - Click on - Webpath Express


Tips for researching online

​Want to stray from the above databases? Not a problem, however you will need to do a bit of work to determine the reliability of each website. Click on the following link to help guide you in your internet research: guide_to_using_websites_2017.09.21.docx.pdf 


Display and present your findings

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canva.com
The easy way to create drag and drop pages for your scrapbook. With plenty of free templates, you can get all of your presentation marks by using this program.


Cite Your Sources!!

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easybib.com
Easily create your bibliography and show all of the research you did. You can use this for books, websites, interviews and many other sources. Put your sources in and it creates your bibliography for you. 

For step-by-step instructions for creating a bibliography using EasyBib download click here.

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