Welcome to the
New Zealand plants
page to support the assessment provided to you by your teacher
A quick way to find out more about NZ plants is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the Science Learning Hub website is probably more reliable than Wikipedia.
Using a clustering search engine such as Carrot2 rather than relying on a JGI (Just Google It) approach is a more time effective strategy. You will still need to assess the websites you find for suitability but it clusters the results in a meaningful way that can provide additional feedback as well as a more comprehensive search of the web. Assess your sites using the CRAP test. :)
Using a clustering search engine such as Carrot2 rather than relying on a JGI (Just Google It) approach is a more time effective strategy. You will still need to assess the websites you find for suitability but it clusters the results in a meaningful way that can provide additional feedback as well as a more comprehensive search of the web. Assess your sites using the CRAP test. :)
Some great places to search for information:
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Science Learning Hub has information on Taonga and Biotechnology
This site contains New Zealand science education resources and passes the CRAP test really well. :) |
Science Learning Hub has information on Harakeke
This site contains New Zealand science education resources and passes the CRAP test really well. :) |
A NZ student did a science fair project on one NZ plant … see what he did and where it took him:
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If you can't find everything you need in the sites above, try Carrot2:
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Use this searching tool to find information on your topic. Click on FOAM TREES to see a visual representative of your search.
Think about your search terms before you begin. Use "quotation marks" to keep your search terms together in the search. UNLIKE the sites above, you will need to assess each site using the CRAP test. Sites ending in .edu are generally educational sites, .org means it is an organisation and if it is reputable could be a useful source, .gov or .govt are generally written by a governmental agency. |
Referencing your work:
Remember, you need to produce your own work and say (cite) where it came from. A great tool for this (using the APA referencing style) is CiteThisForMe. This tool also has Android and iPhone apps which makes using it very easy. I have added a YouTube video below that walks you through this very simple process.
You will only need to first 2.22 minutes of this video! Also, we use APA style, not Harvard.
You will only need to first 2.22 minutes of this video! Also, we use APA style, not Harvard.
