Research Topics and Links:

Industrial Farming - Trevor	worms - Tony	Microorganisms - Tommy	Fungus - Steven	minerals - Kib
Air in Soil - Kenny	Water in Soil - Tom	Element Interactions - Paulina	Wind Erosion - Pato	Water Erosion - Kate
Decomposers - Christina	Grasslands and the Great Plains - Dalton	Soil Profile - Martin	Herbicides - Arianna	Fungicides - Chris
Over Tilling - Alyson	Conservation Tilling - Jules	Soil Bacteria - Michael

Research Steps

1. Choose a research topic (one per student) and tell Kelly.

2. Decide how your topic relates to the bigger picture, soil building. Use the Soil Building Power Point to better understand the soil building process.

3. Use a search engine or one of the these research sites to research your topic.

4. Write all important facts and information on paper. Save all sites used in your favorites.

5. Write a second paragraph using your facts and quotes. This paragarph should be more detailed than your first. Tell us more about your topic: define it, explain it's importance, relate it back to soil building.

6. Write a closing paragraph that summerises the important points and the connection to soil building.

7. Make an outline of your web page. Show how your title, paragraphs, graphics, and links will be arranged on the page.

8. Have Melanie or Kelly approve your paragraphs and outline.

9. Begin to make your web page using Claris HomePage. Keep the following guidelines in mind.

10. Get your web page edited by a peer and then by Melanie or Kelly. Then link your site up!

Guidelines for Research Web Page

You must Include the following: