CPCS student projects

This page is used by the Cedar Park Christian Schools Biology, Chemistry, Human A&P, and Creation Apologetics classes, which work on various assignments on the CreationWiki during the school year.

Web article citations
Use the following modified MLA template for internet sources that are used on your internet publication.


 * Authorlastname, Firstname. Title-of-Article. Publisher/Publishing site. Web. Dateofpublication or update or access - specify which.

Single Use Ref: The following is an MLA formatted citation template for use on student pages.

Multiple Use Refs: When using a reference more than once, use the following citation template wherein the tag is named (something that identifies it with the specific reference like the authors name or site name).

When using the reference again later in the paper, rather than providing the entire citation, simply use the named tag as follows.

Book citations
Use standard MLA formatting for all other sources (books, print articles, etc.) between the

For multiple book citations, after first (full citation) simply place the author's last name and page number between the ref tags.



The following are MLA templates can be used for the Cedar Park science textbooks.


 * Porch, and Batdorf. Biology with Laboratory Exercises. South Carolina: Bob Jones University Press, 2005. page-number. Print.

To use paste in this code


 * Cox, Heather E., Porch, Thomas E., and Wetzel, John S., Santopietro, Rachel, Batdorf, Brad R. Chemistry. Greenville, S.C: Bob Jones University Press, 2009. page-number. Print.

To use paste in this code


 * Wile, Jay L., and Shannon, Marilyn M. The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made!. Cincinnati: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc., 2001. page-number. Print.

To use paste in this code

Bible references - Link to the specific chapter and verse at Bible Gateway, along with a note on which Bible translation is being referred.


 * Genesis 1:1-4 (NIV).
 * Use the Bible ref template to automatically create a link to Bible Gateway, or the Bible quote template to create a grey quote box followed by the aforementioned linked reference.

Images
See the video tutorial for assistance uploading and placing images on your research papers. For additional help see: Uploading Help and Image Help.

All images uploaded to the CreationWiki must be free of copyright (i.e. public domain or Creative Commons License). Sites offering Creative Commons licensed images can be found by using the Advanced Search on Flickr, or the [https://www.google.com/advanced_image_search? Advanced Search on Google]. And if all else fails, you may try Wikimedia Commons. For more sites where usable images can be found, browse our "list of sites".

NOTE - When uploading an image, you must provide the following information. Failure to provide a source and copyright status will cause the image to be deleted. (See help:upload)
 * Summary - a description of the image, which can usually be obtained from the source.
 * Copyright Status - a description of the use permission (i.e. reason why image can be used). If Creative Commons Licensed, you must provide a link to the license.
 * Source - a link to the webpage that contains the image along with its descriptive information.

More Editing Help
More help on editing and formatting the CreationWiki pages can be found at How to edit and Formatting help. If you get stuck or have destroyed your page format beyond your ability to recover, [mailto:chris.ashcraft@cedarpark.org contact Mr. Ashcraft].

Apologetics 2nd
Use MLA format and the footnote referencing system for all citations. Remember to use for multiple occurrences. For help with footnotes: see help:footnote.

The following is an MLA template for internet references.



Biotech 2nd
Use MLA format and the footnote referencing system for all citations. Remember to use for multiple occurrences. For help with footnotes: see help:footnote.

The following is an MLA template for internet references.



Chemistry 7th
Use MLA format and the footnote referencing system for all citations. Remember to use for multiple occurrences. For help with footnotes: see help:footnote.

The following is an MLA template for internet references.



The following is an example MLA template for a references from your textbook.

For later occurrences with a different page number use:

Biology 1st
You will write a 1.5 page (900 words minimum) research paper describing a type of organism. Each paper should contain a general introduction that describes the organism, and then specific discussions related to body design, life cycle, and ecology under the headings provided, and one additional topic of your choosing.

The following is an MLA template for internet references.



The following is an example MLA template for a references from your textbook.

Porch, and Batdorf. Biology with Laboratory Exercises. South Carolina: Bob Jones University Press, 2005. page-number. Print.

A public domain or Creative Commons Licensed representative image of the organism should be uploaded and inserted at the top of the taxonomy box on the right side of your page. Under the picture, fill in the taxonomic hierarchy of the organism. At least three other additional pictures should be included that support the text. Suggestions would include a close up view of distinguishing characteristics (i.e. close-up of features), behavior being discussed, habitat map, etc.


 * Encyclopedia of Life Creative Commons Licensed image of organisms that are organized taxonomically.
 * NOAA public domain images of marine organism. Use the collections tab to browse, or enter the following into Google images to search the entire site "site:www.photolib.noaa.gov KEYWORD".
 * Use USDA Plants for your plant taxonomy and public domain pictures. May only contain information on plants that live in the USA. Search using the following in Google "site:plants.usda.gov KEYWORD".
 * Use Advanced Search on Flickr to find Creative Commons Licensed documents.

Human A&P 5th
Use MLA format and the footnote referencing system for all citations. Remember to use for multiple occurrences. For help with footnotes: see help:footnote.

The following is an MLA template for internet references.



The following is an MLA template for your textbook.

For later occurrences with a different page number use: