Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Virginia/plastics wiki party 2019

iGem is hosting "Biodegradable Plastics Wiki Party" a Wikipedia editing event to develop the article for Biodegradable plastic.

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Overview of program
2 hours - edit biodegradable plastic!


 * 1) Create a Wikimedia account if you do not have one.
 * 2) please sign in so that your team can find your account name and the article you edited
 * 3) before you go to Wikipedia, identify reliable scholarly information sources on a topic. If you have no sources, you cannot edit Wikipedia!
 * 4) After you have sources, and you have a topic, now consider where to put information from those sources into Wikipedia
 * 5) Now respond to any feedback you have gotten.

Introducing Wikipedia assignment

 * 0:00-0:05 - Welcome
 * 0:05-2:00 - edit, no agenda

Resources
Possible articles as models -
 * "featured articles
 * Gas metal arc welding
 * Oil shale
 * Mechanical filter
 * other seemingly good articles
 * Bioplastic

Contact

 * Lane Rasberry (user:bluerasberry) for Wiki issues

Links

 * iGem, the "International Genetically Engineered Machine" team at University of Virginia
 * WikiProject University of Virginia, a landing page for anyone to coordinate collaboration between the UVA and wiki communities
 * Data Science Institute at University of Virginia, which coordinates wiki activities at UVA