Information to help you with your Works Cited:
Note taking Worksheet (Print Sources)
Note taking Worksheet (Online Sources)
Debate rubric (docx) Debate rubric (doc)
**Each person needs to have at least two sources. One of the sources must be unique (meaning no other student in your group has the same one), and the other can be a shared source. The sources can be books, websites or article from databases.
Easy Bib This is an online tool you can use to help create the citations for your Works Cited. Please note that it is not perfect; there are sometimes errors or omissions. Use the information from your note taking sheets to fill in the spaces (author, title, etc.). You must check it over carefully. Once you have the list of citations, you can click on Print as a WordDoc and it sets it all up for you with the correct title and more. Yeah!
Please do not start your research by Googling. There are many great books available for you to look at (on the trolley in the library). You can also go onto Webcat and search for another book (link for Webcat is on the Menu bar at the top of the website).
Below is a list of websites that may be helpful in your research. Also, please go to the Digital Library (the link is at the top on the Menu). There you will find databases such as Global Issues in Context, CPIQ, Gale Virtual Reference, the National Science Digital Library (look under “Recommended Links” and on the left hand side), as well as a great search engine called Sweet Search (“Recommended Links”, right hand side). If you need the usernames and/or password, please ask the Teacher Librarian.
Here is the list of topics with some web sites you can use (if you find a really good one that’s not on this list, please let Ms. Parungao or Mrs. Montroy know and we can add it to the list so other students can visit it as well- thanks!)
Cloning of Pets
ABC News Video: Pet Cloning- Is it the same animal?
Technology Review: The Dark Side of Pet Cloning
perPETuate: Pet DNA and Cell Banking Systems
New Scientist: Dog Cloning is not as cuddly as it looks
Traditional Surrogacy
Genesis Fertility Centre, Vancouver (be sure to check out the links at the bottom of the page)
Modern Surrogacy
PBS Video: Examining the International Journey of Surrogacy (a video about surrogate mothers in India)
Multiple Embryo Transfer (for example, Octomom)
TIME Health: IVF Study: Two Embryos no better than one
American Fertility Association: Responsible Embryo Transfer
Los Angeles Times: “Octomom” Nadya Suleman’s octuplets celebrate 3rd birthday
Genetically Engineered Produce
Patenting Life Forms
Actionbioscience.org (this is an article from 2000, but there may still be some good information in it)
Payment for Gametes
Straight.com: A Good Egg is Hard to Find
CBC News- Health: Sperm donor shortage hits Canadian infertility clinics (article from 2006)
Stem Cell Research and/or Use (Embryonic)
Stem Cell Network (look under “For the Public”)
National Institute of Health: Stem Cell Basics
Gender Selection
The New York Times: Girl or Boy? As Fertility Technology Advances, so does an Ethical Debate
Center for Human Reproduction (New York): Gender Selection
Anonymity of Donors
Nature: Canadian Court bans anonymous sperm and egg donation
BBC News (2005): Sperm Donation Anonymity Ends
The New York Times: End the Anonymity
Video (Canada.com): Anonymous Sperm Donors
Here are some general sites you can also check out:
Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
Council for Responsible Genetics (look under “The Issues”)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART)
Happy researching! Please remember to ask the Teacher-Librarians if you need any help!