2. ISA RESEARCH
You will have to do up to 3 hours research for your
investigation
You will be given a Candidate Research Notes Sheets to
record your research
You can use:
• Textbooks
• Magazines
• Newspaper Articles
• Web site addresses
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3. REFERENCING
When you conduct your research, you will be
expected to reference where your information
came from
Referencing is an important skill that you will use
more and more throughout your educational
career
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5. HARVARD REFERENCING
Most colleges and universities use the Harvard style of referencing, which
looks like this:
For Books
McHugh, J., Attwood, S. (2008). Science Is Great. Third Edition. McGraw-Hill,
USA
For Websites
McHugh, J. (2000). ‘How To Write References’. URL:
http://www.referencingfordummies.co.uk/harvard/doesnotexist. Date visited:
November 2nd 2011
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6. HARVARD REFERENCING
For Journals
Attwood, S. (2009). External Factors Affecting Rate Of Reaction Time Of Metals
With Acids. Journal of North Chadderton. 7 (11): 430-448
Mid – Text Citations (1)
Room temperature can have an effect on reaction time (Attwood, 2009) and
has…..
Mid-Text Citations (2) – when there are 3 or more authors
Room temperature can have an effect on reaction time (Attwood et al, 2009) and
has….
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10. HOMEWORK
Find a news or information article on the
internet about .....
Reference your article in the appropriate
style
To mark this homework I will use your
reference to find the source
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