How to Create Your Science
Presentation
Hill Science 6
Alternative Energy Research
2013
Please take out…
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Page 2 – Source sheet
Page 6 - Grading sheet
40 + completed notecards
Put binder under table
Sit quietly to hear directions
Information
• Gather ALL cards from ALL sources.
• Place these cards in 10 piles by topic.
• So:
– ALL cards that have the topic “Energy and
What it Is”
– ALL cards that have the topic “How energy
generated”
– ALL cards with “Special equipment and
location”
– And so on….
How to Begin Your Presentation
• Sign in
• Go to:
– Start > Microsoft Office >
– Microsoft Office PowerPoint
To Begin the PowerPoint
• Open PowerPoint
– A Title page will appear
– Type title in the large textbox
• name, date, period in the box below
• SAVE to (File : Save as)
– My computer
• YOUR FOLDER
– Science
– Title of your energy
New Slide
• Click on New Slide in upper right tool bar.
• New Slide appears
– You will create your topic slides
– Type each title in the upper text box – one title
per slide.
DO NOT PLAY WITH COLORS OR FONTS
AT THIS POINT!!!!
Slide Topics
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Energy and What it Is
How Energy is Generated
Special Equipment and Location
How Energy is Delivered To Consumer
How Energy is Used by Consumer
Advantages and Disadvantages
Cost and Feasibility
Current Research and Development
Promotion (Persuasion)
Opinion
Works Cited
SAVE!!!
Information
• Once you have each slide titled, go back to
“Energy and What it Is” slide.
• Gather ALL cards that have the topic “Energy
and What it Is”
• Type in the information
• BULLET POINTS, NOT SENTENCES – you
are the expert and will explain the information
to us.
• Include an internal citation for every fact.
• See next slide…
Internal Citations
• Internal citations are used to give credit to the
source from which you got the information.
• Example
– Nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts producing
neutrons, protons, and a large amount of energy.
(Nagel 2006) which is (author year)
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• Each fuel cell is very large, so fuel cell at the
location.
– (“Fuel Cells” 2011, Morgan 2006)
– if no author then (“article title” year)
Proper Video Citation
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Citation Elements in order: Document Example:
1. Episode or segment title:
Solar Energy
2. Title of Web site: BrainPOP
3. Publisher or sponsor: BrainPOP
4. Date of Publication : 1999 - 2013
5. Format: Web
6. Date of access: 9 May 2014
Proper Citation Format:
MLA citations are double-spaced and indented after the first line.
“Solar Energy.” BrainPop. BrainPOP, 1999 - 2013. Web. 9 May 2013.
Your Task Today
• Put the information on
each slide.
• Include the internal
citation for every fact.
• Example:
– Hydroelectric power electricity from moving
water (Solway 2007)
Illustrations
• Toolbar – upper left.
• Format > Slide Layout
• Choices will display
on the right of your
screen.
Illustrations
• Choices on right of
screen
• Need to save in My
Pictures
• Need to copy and
paste URL
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoover_dam_from_air.jpg
Illustrations
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Find picture
Right click
Save as
Save to My pictures
FOLDER
Name picture
Go to PPT
Click on Insert > picture
Open picture from my pictures
Insert
Create textbox (Insert>
textbox> draw own)
Copy and paste URL
Place in textbox
Reduce font size
http://www.keepbanderabeautiful.org/bearspringsblossom/fuelcells.html
Copy & Paste Pictures
NOT the best way! Blurry images
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Find image on google or bing
Right click> copy
MINIMIZE (do NOT close) web page
Open ppt. >click cursor where you want
picture
• Right click > paste
• Go back to web page
Copy and Paste (cont’d)
• Highlight ORIGINAL URL (web address) of
picture > right click> copy
• Minimize web page > Go back to ppt.
• Create text box where you will paste URL
• Click inside textbox > Paste URL
• Make sixe of font smaller and place
textbox under picture 
Mistakes to Avoid
• Do not make an illustration your
background.
• It will be too difficult to read the words or
see the illustration!
• Next slide illustrates the difficulty with
reading the important information on top of
a picture!
How Energy is Generated
• Scientist use energy produced
by fusing atoms.
• The energy heats water and
produces steam.
• The steam rotates a generator
producing electricity.
• Not ready to be used.
universetoday.com
Works Cited
• Alphabetize the entries by author. If no
author, use article title.
• 2nd line of entry must be indented (and 3rd
and 4th if necessary)
• LOOK at your SOURCE SHEET.
Everything is set up there for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• (if you followed directions and filled in your
source sheet)
Works Cited
Nagel, Rob. “Nuclear Power.” Gale Virtual
Reference Library. 2006. Web. 6 June 2011
<http://go.galegroup.com>.
Rosen, Joe and Lisa Gothard. “Nuclear Fission.”
Facts On File. 2008. Web. 10 June 2011
<http://www.fofweb.com>.
Saunders, Nigel. Nuclear Energy. Pleasantville,
NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing. 2008. Print.
PROOFREAD
• Did you proofread to
check …?
– Spelling
– Grammar
– Capitals and
punctuation
– Internal citations
– URL under pictures
– <www.Google.com>.
Background
thewire.sheknows.com