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Annotated Bibliography in the Natural Sciences 5 each
Annotated Bibliography in the Natural Sciences
For this assignment, you will select a midcentury-themed science topic from the list of suggested topics, or choose another appropriate science-related topic. Please note that you will not be writing an essay based on this assignment; instead, you will be creating an annotated bibliography (citations with annotations or notes) based on this one topic, with sources cited according to APA 7th ed. guidelines (please see the text or course links to help you cite sources properly). You will have four sources for this assignment (the sample has more than five sources). The sample student assignment should also serve as a guide for how your completed assignment should look.
Once you have cited each source according to APA 7th ed. guidelines, you will write a 150 word or longer annotation containing the following information:
1. Briefly name and introduce the author(s): title, profession, expertise, and so on (1-2 sentences).
2. Summarize the entry’s thesis/claim and main supporting points (1-4 sentences), avoiding quotations/citations if possible.
3. Explain how this entry relates to your topic/theme, and why you chose this entry as part of a representative bibliography (2-3 sentences).
4. Compare the entry with at least one other entry in the bibliography: list important points of agreement and disagreement (2-3 sentences).
Please note that sources should be alphabetized by the authors’ last names (see student sample). Also, please note that your sources do not have to be from this time period; instead, they simply need to at least mention a topic related to this time period.
PubMed.gov and EBSCO are excellent search tools to help you find sources. Only scientific journals should be used; social sciences journals, blogs, popular sources, etc., should not be used.
Once you have completed this assignment, please save it in a Word document in .doc, .docx, or .rtf, and upload it to the assignment link by the due date.
Topics for Annotated Bibliography in the Natural Sciences
The following are a few examples of suitable topics for the Annotated Bibliography in the Natural Sciences. Articles based on these topics should be found using PubMed.gov or an academic database. All sources should be from science journals. Articles should also focus on the midcentury time period (1946-1969), although they do not have to be focused specifically on America.
Birth control (particularly the birth control pill Enovid)
Polio vaccine
Iron lung
Space exploration
Racism (i.e. colorism, segregation, eugenics) specifically related to the time period
Birth/pregnancy during this time period
Child/adolescent development during this time period
Nutrition during this time period
Weight/exercise during this time period
Atomic or hydrogen bombs
Nuclear war
Inventions of medications (tetracycline, etc.)
Computers
Video games
Technological inventions for home use (kitchen appliances, televisions, etc.)
Diet soda and other food inventions (tv dinners, etc.)
Pacemakers and artificial hearts
There are many other inventions and advancements from this period; please email your instructor for approval or to ask questions.
