SCIENCE RESEARCH DATABASES, WEBSITES, HARD COPY PRINT, & ELECTRONIC PRINT

DATABASE USERNAME/PASSWORD FOR HOME THE KING OF ROCK: ELVIS

DATABASE VS WEBSITES: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Published by reliable companies, like book publishers Information comes from professionals or experts in the field No advertising - information is paid for by the library Searches can be narrowed using Keywords, Author, Date, etc. Data is updated frequently and includes date of publication Databases may be free to libraries through the state or may require a subscription. Passwords are needed to access from home. Information may not be verified or reliable May be published by anyone Advertising banners, pop-up ads, etc. Broad searches using Keywords only Often unable to tell when information is updated or if it is current Valuable content, like newspaper articles, often requires a subscription or fee DATABASES WEBSITES

DATABASES MAY CONTAIN: Reference (48) Images (7) Academic Journals (813) Experiments (3) News (14) Magazines (55) Statistics (1) Videos (4) Audio (2) Websites (1) Reference books Academic journals Newspaper articles Magazine articles Videos Experiments Website links Audio Podcasts Statistics Images

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Science In Context Resources - Content Levels Basic = research starting point Basic content provides a good overview for any researcher beginning a new project. It not only provides a foundation of key facts about a topic, but introduces keywords to help users who continue their research in other materials or on related topics. Basic content level sources are generally those published for readers up to an eighth grade reading comprehension level. Intermediate = more detailed content for sophisticated research Intermediate content builds on the research or information at a basic level. For a more experienced researcher, these articles cover a topic in more detail, offering more background information as well as contextual information to expand on the facts. An Intermediate content level indicates a source published for students from a seventh grade reading comprehension level up through undergraduates, as well as the general public. Advanced = detailed content at a scholarly or professional level Advanced content allows a student to complete the most sophisticated assignments requiring the latest news and details at a scholarly or professional level. For example, articles from academic journals are generally considered to be Advanced reading. Co

SCIENCE IN CONTEXT SCIENCE IN CONTEXT (CLICK FOR INFO) SCIENCE IN CONTEXT SCIENCE IN CONTEXT SCIENCE IN CONTEXT BROWSE TOPICS BROWSE TOPICS SEARCH SEARCH BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES INCLUDES INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDES INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDES READING DIFFICULTY & MLA INCLUDES READING DIFFICULTY & MLA SCIENCE IN CONTEXT SCIENCE IN CONTEXT SEARCH SEARCH ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION HOW MANY TYPES OF SOURCES ARE LISTED? IMAGES: LOOKING AT AN IMAGE GIVES YOU A VISUAL OF YOUR TOPIC HOW CAN YOU HONE IN ON YOUR TOPIC?

SCIENCE IN CONTEXT NARROW YOUR SEARCH OPEN A SOURCE OPEN A SOURCE LOOK TO LEFT LOOK TO LEFT FIND TOPICS UNDER LIMIT YOUR SEARCH FIND TOPICS UNDER LIMIT YOUR SEARCH SOMETIMES YOU NEED IDEAS OR YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHAT EXISTS SOMETIMES YOU NEED IDEAS OR YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHAT EXISTS VIDEOS AND EXPERIMENTS BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES VIDEO VIDEO EXPERIMENT IDEAS EXPERIMENT IDEAS

LEXILES 8 GRADE: GRADE: GRADE: GRADE: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLICY DATABASE (CLICK FOR INFO) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLICY DATABASE SEARCH ORGANELLE BIOGENESIS AVERAGE RANGE SEARCH GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS NARROW SEARCH AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY WHEAT CRUNCH #4, LEXILE 1180

GENERAL SCIENCE COLLECTION GENERAL SCIENCE COLLECTION ( CLICK FOR INFO) GENERAL SCIENCE COLLECTION THIS DATABASE LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLICY THIS DATABASE LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLICY CONTAINS LEXILE NUMBER CONTAINS LEXILE NUMBER CONTAINS MLA CITIATION CONTAINS MLA CITIATION A COLLECTION OF OVER 1,000 PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, PROVIDING RESEARCHERS WITH THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO STAY CURRENT ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS. SEARCH: ORGANISM POPULATIONS LIMIT SEARCH BY EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION LIMIT SEARCH BY GENE MUTATION

MORE RESOURCES CHECK OUT THE OTHER DATABASES ON SCIENCE RESEARCH LINKS WEBSITES: VISIT IPL2 FOR LINKS TO RECOMMENDED WEBSITESIPL2 GO TO DESTINY QUEST FOR ELECTRONIC PRINT SOURCESDESTINY QUEST

DESTINY QUEST DESTINY QUEST SEARCH: ECOLOGY NON-FICTION BOOKS ADVANCED SEARCH FORMAT: ELECTRONIC BOOKS SEARCH: ECOLOGY FORMAT: ELECTRONIC BOOKS

REVIEW 1.WHAT ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A DATABASE AND WEBSITE? 2.WHY ARE DATABASES MORE RELIABLE THEN WEBSITES? 3.HOW DO YOU ACCESS LINKS TO OUR DATABASES? 4.WHAT IS PASSWORD FROM HOME? 4.WHAT PROGRAM DO YOU USE TO FIND BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARY? 5.WHAT TYPES OF BOOKS FORMATS DOES DESTINY QUEST CONTAIN? 6.WHAT WILL YOU FIRST USE TODAY TO SEARCH YOUR TOPIC ?