Science Fair Research: Where to Go and What to Do

Where do I go? There are many places to look for science research in the library…

Where to Find Science Resources in the Library? 1. Encyclopedias and Reference Books 2. OPAC (General Library Collection) 3. Online: WebPath Express Digital Library and more!

OPAC and WebPath Express (How to Get to OPAC) Visit KD’s website>School Info> Library>and click on OPAC Link. Find & click on King Drew HS when OPAC page opens Click on the catalog tab & begin your search. You can also access the Digital Library, WebPath Express and a prepared Resource List specifically for you. Resource List Click on resource list. In upper right hand corner, click on public lists Find the list titled Science Fair, click on it and a list of titles and websites has been prepared for you. WebPath Express (You will find a wealth of pre-evaluated websites for your grade level) Click on the WebPath Express link in the OPAC menu Type in your query. Sort by grade level

K/D Library Encyclopedias and Reference Books (Located on Stacks A-B) Most of our encyclopedias will have some information on your topic. (Remember: Encyclopedias come in alphabetical volumes; refer to indexes to speed up your search.) Some encyclopedias are also located in our main Reference section. Ones best suited to your assignment include: REF 360s: The Environment Encyclopedia REF 500s: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology R 503 Rai: Illustrated Science Encyclopedia R 503 UXL: UXL Encyclopedia of Science

Encyclopedias and Reference Continued…. R 503 Wor: The World Book Encyclopedia of Science R 507.8 Exp: Experiment Central: Understanding Scientific Principles through Projects REF 600s: Encyclopedia of Technology and Applied Sciences REF 616s: The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine SIRS Enduring Issues Collection (Use the index to look up interesting topics and find a hard copy of information ready to copy) Global Issues binder: Article 16 Human Relations binder: Articles 7, 13, 18 Institutions binder: Articles 4, 10, 19 Science binder: Articles 22, 31, 32, 37, 49, 73 & 79

K/D General Collection (Located on Stacks D,E, & F) 500s: General Sciences (See Dewey Decimal Chart) 570: Biology and Life Sciences 502 – 507: Books on all types of science projects 600s: Technology Remember to use the OPAC/Sagebrush search station wisely. Craft the phrase in the search box to best meet your needs.

Finding Information on The Digital Library Digital Library Resources: Digital Library Visit King Drew Website library page Click on the Digital Library link Under Links to Free Sites, Click on Science Choose topics that you are interested in researching. Gale Database (Visit the databases below) General Reference Center Opposing Viewpoints in Context Science in context Student Resources in Context Facts on File (Visit the databases below) -Today’s Science -Health Reference Center -Science Online -Salem Press-Health

Internet Resources There are many online resources to assist you in all stages of your research: Finding Information Conducting Your Experiment Writing and Formatting Your Paper

Other Science Research Tools There are many reliable websites which may be accessed from any Internet Connection: www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring www.all-science-fair-projects.com http://www.need.org http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov http://www4.umdnj.edu http://www.ipl.org http://www.ars.usda.gov http://www.exploratorium.edu http://www.msichicago.org http://www.sciencebob.com http://www.agclassroom.org

Other Valuable Science Websites continued: Thinking about animals? Interested in biology or zoology? Check out animal-based science projects at: http://biology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.all%2Dscience%2Dfair%2Dprojects.com/category78.html That’s the direct link. If you don’t copy sites well, try: http://biology.about.com/Click the red text on the left runner that says “Science Fair Projects”; Under “Animals” select the links that interest you. Easy-to-navigate general resource: http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html

Other Valuable Science Websites continued: The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception http://www.exploratorium.edu This site of the San Francisco based Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception is packed with scientific possibilities on a wide range of topics. The Why Files– The Science Behind the News http://whyfiles.org Ocean.com Information, photographs, and stories about anything pertaining to the ocean and to marine conservation http://www.ocean.com/ How Stuff Works- Posing questions, this site explains how just about everything in the world works. Several umbrella topics divide into a seemingly infinite variety of subcategories. http: http://www.howstuffworks.com/

How to Put Together Your Research? The following websites help you put together your research paper: Checklist for Success– Hints to ensure you have carried out your research correctly: http://www.2facts.com/tsof_story.aspx?PIN=trcs00000072 The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University(OWL). This website features helpful hints on writing your paper as well as an APA style guide. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Other APA webster.commnet.edu/apa www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Shaw-APA.pdf depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/apa_sample.html

How to Put Together Your Display Board http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_display_board.shtml