Year 9 Science
Inquiry Skills
Evaluating Sources of Information
Referencing & In-text Citations
Incorrect
Correct
Tools for Referencing
In-text citation methods
Paraphrasing
Up until now the main concerns the general public have had with fracking has been the issue of contaminated water and pollution. More recently however, scientists have become concerned that fracking is causing earthquakes in areas of the world already prone to them (Hillstrom, 2013, p. 75).
Foulger, G. (2017). Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk. Cosmos. Retrieved from https://cosmosmagazine.com/geoscience/earthquakes-triggered-by-humans-pose-growing-risk
Direct Quote
“Earthquakes can produce a “butterfly effect”: Small changes can have a large impact” (Foulger, 2017). This means that even small loads can add to an already stressed geological fault and result in an earthquake.
OR
Foulger (2017) says that “Earthquakes can produce a “butterfly effect”: Small changes can have a large impact.” This means that even small loads can add to an already stressed geological fault and result in an earthquake.
Wastewater injections [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/injecting-wastewater-underground-can-cause-earthquakes-up-to-10-kilometers-away-102008
Media
Figure 1: How wastewater injections can cause earthquakes (Wastewater injections, n.d.)
Notes:
- In APA graphs, photographs, illustrations and charts are all examples of figures.
- Italicise the word figure
- Include the in-text citation below the image or table
- In your work refer to the images, tables etc by their figure number e.g. As Figure 1 clearly shows
APA Referencing: the basics from Victoria University Library on Vimeo.
References
Background [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/background