Article: Different projects require different types of sources. For instance, if you're writing about a person's life, you'll need everything from letters the person wrote to biographies on the person. For a project on a specific country, you could use encyclopedias and well-established websites, including the country's government website.  It's tempting to use the first thing you find on a Google search, but this will not get you that A+ grade. Use credible, authoritative sources for your project. For websites, it can be hard to decide whether something is credible. In general, stick with government sources, peer-reviewed research, and major news outlets such as the New York Times or the BBC. If you aren't sure whether a source is credible, ask your teacher or your librarian. Of course, one of the best places to find sources is your local or school library. In addition to having many of the resources you'll need, your librarian can guide you to the types of resources that are appropriate for your project. You'll definitely be able to find books. You may also be able to find primary resources and articles through an article database.  Use the catalog to find books. Your library will most likely have an online catalog. You can use a keyword to find books on your subject.  To use an article database, you pick the databases that are relevant to your topic. For instance, if you want to find newspaper articles, you limit it to a newspaper database. If you want to find articles on biographies, you may want a history database. You need to first decide how many sources you need. Your teacher should give you an idea of how many you'll need to use. If she doesn't, you'll have to decide. You may use a couple for a middle school project, while for a college project, you may need as many as 20 or more. Once you've decided how many you'll need, look at your resources to decide which provide the best information for your project. You'll be able to reject some at the library, but you'll probably need to take a selection home to look at them more in-depth. Make sure you dedicate a notebook, binder, or folder to the project. As you read about your project, put down notes about it. Jot down important ideas. If you write word-for-word, make sure you indicate that by putting quotation marks around it. You can divide your notes how you like; however, you should have some organization. Maybe you want to organize by topic as you go, or maybe you want to keep all the notes from each source in one area and reorganize by topic later. It's up to you. Make sure you are putting the citation information down as you take notes. It needs to be clear where you found each piece of information, as you don't want to steal someone else's ideas, which is cheating.  For an article, you'll need things like the author's full name and the title of the journal and the article. You'll also need the volume and issue information, as well as page numbers, both the range of the page numbers of the article in the journal and the page number you found your information on. Finally, you'll need the digital online identifier (doi), a unique number that you can usually find on the article or in the catalog.  For a book, you generally need the author's full name or the editor's full name, plus the title of the book. You'll also need publication information, such as where it was published, the publisher's name, and the book's edition. Write down page number information, such as where you found that piece of information and a page range if it's an essay within an anthology. If it is an essay, you'll want to provide the author's name and the title of the essay.
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Pick the right types of sources. Find your sources. Pick the most relevant materials. Write notes as you go along. Cite your sources.
Article: Although not quite as effective as the paper funnel method, this method utilizes the same approach: lure the fruit flies into the trap with a small opening and make it hard for them to exit. The type of bait doesn't matter as much as the quantity; you probably want at least an inch of sweet liquid covering the bottom of the bowl. Here are some suggestions for sweet concoctions that work well as bait:  Put a piece of old, skinless fruit, such as an orange or a banana, along with some balsamic vinegar in a bowl. Experiment with a mix of white wine and coriander seeds. This mixture seems to work well. Add a bit of white wine vinegar to make the concoction even more pungent. A mix of honey, sugar, and balsamic vinegar also works in a pinch. Use a large sheet of plastic wrap to completely cover the bowl. Try to get the plastic wrap as taught as possible. Try to keep the holes as small as possible; large holes can let the flies escape back out again. The point is to lure the fruit flies into the bowl and make it extremely hard to get back out. If using a fork makes the holes in the plastic wrap too big, try switching to a sharp toothpick in order to prick small holes in the plastic wrap. Come the next day, you should see fruit flies caught inside the plastic wrap, happily feasting on the bait. If you haven't managed to trap any flies, check to make sure the holes in your plastic wrap aren't too big. It's probably best to take the trap outside before killing the fruit flies so that any escapees don't reinfest your kitchen. Take off the plastic wrap and kill the fruit flies inside by pouring a mixture of warm water and dish soap into the container. The soap works to reduce the surface tension of the water and cause the flies to drown. Wait a minute or two, then discard the contents of the jar. When you're finished flushing the fruit flies, rinse the jar with hot water and reuse it to make a new trap.
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Start by getting a large or medium bowl. Add sweet bait to the bottom of a medium or large bowl. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Poke numerous small holes in the plastic with a fork or another implement. Set the trap in a fruit fly-infested area and leave the trap out overnight. Dispose of the trapped fruit flies.
Article: Make sure each hole is smaller than the size of a corn kernel. Remove the lid of the urn so you can set the bucket inside. It’s OK if part of the bucket is sticking up out of the top of the urn. The corn kernels shouldn’t reach the top of the bucket as they will expand during the steeping process. You want the extra inch of water because a lot of the water will be absorbed into the corn during the steeping process. You want the water to remain this temperature during the entire steeping process. Check back after nine hours and lift the bucket of corn out of the urn. Let the water in the bucket drain into the urn through the drilled holes. The rest period, called an "air rest," will help get rid of CO2 and encourage the corn to take up more water during the steeping process. When it's finished resting, place it back in the urn so it fills up with water. Your steeping schedule should look like:  First steeping: nine hours. First air rest: three hours. Second steeping: nine hours. Second air rest: three hours. Third steeping: nine hours. Third air rest: three hours. Fourth steeping: nine hours.
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Use a drill to drill holes in the bottom of a five gallon (20 liter) bucket. Place the bucket in an urn of the same size. Fill the bucket with about four pounds (1.8 kilograms) of corn. Pour water into the bucket until the water is one inch higher than the corn. Set the urn thermostat to 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius). Let the corn steep in the water for nine hours. Let the bucket of corn rest on an elevated surface for three hours. Alternate between steeping and resting the corn.