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MYP Science 5 | Acid Deposition: Research Guide

Acid Deposition

Acid Deposition results from the release of acid-forming pollutants into the atmosphere and subsequent deposition of these substances onto the Earth's surface.  Airborne pollutants originate in many countries across the planet, but the action of these pollutants has no geographical boundaries and air pollution and acid deposition are international problems.

Image from: Pollution: regions with acid deposition and high acid sensitivity. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Aug. 2020. school.eb.com/levels/high/assembly/view/153010. Accessed 17 Nov. 2020.

Research Databases

Login information for each database can be found on your teacher's class resources page, or you can contact the secondary librarian.

Acid Deposition Inquiry

Inquiry Question:

What effects does acid deposition have on the environment?

Image from: Acid rain. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Aug 2020. school.eb.com/levels/high/assembly/view/228233. Accessed 17 Nov 2020.

Websites & Multimedia Research Resources

Assessment - Criterion D

  • Explain acid rain at the scientific level.
  • Describe all the acid rain symptoms in the affected environment of your choice.
  • Explain the ways to measure/quantify all the data that was collected and determine the consequences of acid rain. 
  • Explain local and global consequences of your chosen environment affected by acid rain. 
  • Discuss all the steps being taken and/or have been taken in order to reduce human impact on your chosen environment.
  • Evaluate the steps that are being taken and/or have been taken in order to reduce human impact on your chosen environment.
  • Document sources completely in MLA format both in text and bibliography.

Library Books for Research

  

Electronic Books

Giving Credit to Research Sources

 

An excellent tool for creating MLA style citations for your resources/works cited list!  NoodleTools can also be use for taking notes, organizing your ideas, and much more!

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In Text Citations

Source with a known author

Works Cited reference citation:  
Jarus, Owen. "20 of the Worst Epidemics and Pandemics in History." LiveScience, www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.html. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020.

In text citation:
Between 1346 and 1353, it is estimated that the Black Death wiped out half of Europe’s population (Jarus).

Source without a known author

Works Cited reference citation: 
"Pandemic." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2020. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/pandemic/632229#344669.toc. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020.

In text citation:
A pandemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads among many people over a wide geographical area ("Pandemic").

Reference List

A list of all primary and secondary research sources used

  • In MLA8 format, sources should be alphabetical by the last name of the author (or title if there is no author)

Reference Citations Format by Type of Source

Basic formatting for various reference citations:

  • Book
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
     
  • Database Article
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. (volume number), no. (issue number), Date published. Title of Database, url. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020). 
     
  • Digital Image
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Image.” Title of Website, Publisher of Site (only if this is different than the name of the website), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020). 
     
  • Online Video
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Video.” Title of Website, uploaded by (user name), upload date (Ex. 3 July 2012), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020).
     
  • Website
    Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Title of Page.” Title of Website, Publisher of Site (only if this is different than the name of the website), url of website. Date accessed (Ex. Accessed 1 April 2020).