LibGuides: BIO 101 Labs (AL): Home

Need Help?

For individual research help, schedule an appointment to meet with a librarian.

BIO 101 Lab Writing Assignment

You will use the information found through this research guide to write a 2-3 page paper that compares and contrasts two articles, one article that is more popular and one article that is more scholarly.

The 2-3 page paper will be submitted to and graded by your lab instructor.
Consult your syllabus, lab instructor, or the biology lab blog for due date.

BIO 101 Writing Assignment - Take Notes (GoogleDoc)

BIO 101 Writing Assignment - Take Notes (pdf)
These "Take Notes" documents are not what you turn in. They just step you through the process of collecting the information you need to write your 2-3 page paper.

Top Sources for BIO 101 Lab Writing Assignment

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Magazines and journals; limited newspapers. To add more resources, including newspapers, select "Choose Databases" on the main search page and Select All.
ProQuest Research Library & Global Newsstream
Magazines, journals, and national and regional newspapers

Search Tips:

Select the fewest words possible to type into the search box -- just the ones most important to your topic.
Type   AND   between each new word or idea. For example:
        coral AND sunscreen
       coral AND oxybenzone
Use database filters: Full Text, Publication Date, Source Type

For more search tips go to the Article Databases page.