Resources

Now that you're almost finished with your research, it's important to let everyone know where you got your information from. It's also a way to say, "thanks" to the people who shared information and pictures with you. Here's what you need to include to say, "thanks" for information you got off the Internet:

Author of article (if available),  
Name of article
Name of web site,  
Date that you found the article,    
<Internet address>

Here are some examples to follow and guide you

This is what it looks like for the NationalGeographicKids.com web site. (for giraffe information):

Lenhoff, James, "Giraffes". NationalGeographicKids.com . Retrieved Aug. 10, 2006 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0111/giraffes2.html

This is how looks for the Exzooberance web site for hippopotamus information. This article is from an encyclopedia and there's no author listed:

"Hippopotomus."  Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia.  Exzooberance. Retrieved Aug.10, 2006 <http://www.exzooberance.com/virtual%20zoo/they%20walk/hippopotamus/hippopotamus.htm>

If you used the African Wildlife website for zebras, here's how it looks:

"Zebra."  African Wildlife Foundation. Retrieved Aug. 10, 2006. <http://www.awf.org/wildlives/151>

Also remember your clip art images. Here's how you say thanks to Classroom Clip Art:

Classroom clipart. Retrieved Aug. 10, 2006 http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals