F- Dark Energy Report

Dark Energy Report
PREPARING A RESEARCH PAPER

GETTING STARTED
• Open the file NP_WD16_2b_FirstLastName_1.docx, available for download from the SAM website.
• Save the file as NP_WD16_2b_FirstLastName_2.docx by changing the “1” to a “2”.
o If you do not see the .docx file extension in the Save As dialog box, do not type it. The program will add the file extension for you automatically.
• With the file NP_WD16_2b_FirstLastName_2.docx still open, ensure that your first and last name is displayed in the footer.
o If the footer does not display your name, delete the file and download a new copy from the SAM website.

PROJECT STEPS
1. For your Written Communications II class, you are part of a group writing a research paper on contemporary topics in science. Your paper is about dark energy in space, and it must follow the MLA format. Change the Citation & Bibliography Style of the document to MLA.
2. Apply the Capitalize Each Word case to the title paragraph “Dark energy: space mystery”.
3. Insert a header to meet MLA standards as follows:
a. From the Top of Page page number gallery, insert a Plain Number 3 page number in the header of all pages in the document.
b. Without moving your insertion point, type Hill and then press the Spacebar.
c. Close Header & Footer Tools.
4. Find the word “liquid” and replace all instances with the word fluid to use the more precise term. (Hint: You should find and replace two instances.)
5. Create a First Line Indent of 0.5″ to indent the first lines of all the body paragraphs beginning “In 1998, the Hubble Space Telescope…” and ending “…desire to understand.”
6. Move the second body paragraph beginning “Cosmologists, astrophysicists, and other scientists…” so that it becomes the new first body paragraph.
 
7. Find the sentence beginning “Physicists now call this antigravity force….” Move the insertion point before the period at the end of the sentence and insert a citation from a new source using the information shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Periodical Source

Type of Source Article in a Periodical
Author Shu, Ed
Title Dark Energy
Periodical Title Discover
Year 2018
Month July
Day 30
Pages 10-12
Medium Print

8. Edit the new Shu citation to add 10 as the page number.
9. Create a numbered list from the paragraphs beginning “Cosmological constant – This theory…” and ending “…not be discarded yet.”
10. In the paragraph beginning “In short, dark energy…,” read the comment from Kristen Rollins and then reply to it with the following text:
Good idea.
11. In the paragraph beginning “While trying to understand…,” move the insertion point before the period at the end of the paragraph. Insert a citation that creates a new source with the information shown in Table 2 below.

Table 2: Journal Source

Type of Source Journal Article
Author Brown, Paula
Title Dark Universe
Journal Name Cosmos Research
Year 2014
Pages 130-135
Medium Print

 
12. In the paragraph beginning “Furthermore, of the invisible…,” respond to the comment as follows:
a. Read the comment and then delete it.
b. Change the text “17” to 27 in the first line of the paragraph.
13. Move the insertion point before the period in the sentence you modified in the previous step (“Furthermore, of the invisible…force or substance.”), and then insert a citation to the existing Merali, Zeeya source.
14. Edit the new Merali citation to add 25 as the page number.
15. Move the insertion point to the end of the document, and then insert a bibliography as follows:
a. Insert a page break.
b. Insert a Works Cited from the Bibliography gallery.
16. You notice an error in the Space Telescope Science Institute source. Edit the Space Telescope Science Institute source so that the Name of Web Page reads “What Is Dark Energy?”
17. Update the Works Cited list to reflect the edit you made to the source.
18. Format the “Works Cited” heading as follows:
a. Apply the Normal style to the heading.
b. Center the heading.
19. Select the entire document and format it as follows:
a. Change the font size to 12 pt.
b. Change the line spacing to double.
20. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document, and then insert a comment with the following text:
Please make sure this follows the MLA format.
21. Check the Spelling & Grammar in the document to identify and correct any spelling errors. (Hint: Ignore proper names. You should find and correct at least one spelling error.)
Your document should look like the Final Figure on the following pages. Save your changes, close the document, and then exit Word. Follow the directions on the SAM website to submit your completed project. 
Final Figure