Ms. April Geltch CJUSD Librarian September 26, 2011

 What am I supposed to do for this assignment?  What information do I need to accomplish this purpose?  Answering the following two questions, will help you formulate a hypothesis or thesis

 Print  Encyclopedias  Non-Fiction & Reference Materials Dewey Decimal System  Online  General Search Engine (ie. Google, AOL, Yahoo, MSN, etc.)  Wikipedia  Teacher designated Sites  Databases

 Rule #1-Examine Domain  com =commercial (examine closely)  edu =education (useful)  gov =government (useful)  net =network (examine closely)  org =organization (helpful, check)  Rule #2-Examine Website (mostly for.com)  Who is writing the site?  What is the date on the site?  Does the information line up with other resources?  Is the content understandable?

 Benefits  Overview of the topic  Easy to understand  Useful reference & external links from Works Cited Page  Problems  As a “Wiki”, anyone can post, edit, & change information  Facts may not always be reliable  Some teachers will not use of Wikipedia

 General  Ask Kids  Internet Public Library  Kids Click  Shmoop Located at Geltch Colton School Libraries com/  Science  Middle School Library  Science Spot Located at Geltch Middle School Library

1.Class/Teacher Generated materials 2.School Library 3.Public Library a. Colton Public Library b. San Bernardino County Library 4.Community Center- (books and/or computer with online access) 5.Home (books and/or computer with online access) 6. College library (may have to pay fee for use) 7. Book Store

1.Genetic Science Learning Center 2.Wise Geek 3. Microbus microscope.org/activities/school/mitosis.htm 4.The Cell Cycle & Mitosis Project s3.html

 Biology for Kids  Cells Alive  World Book Encyclopedia (Cells & Cell Division at CMS Library Site)

Computer and Books Slides 3 & 7. General Search Engine Slide 4. Mitosis Slide #8 examples/mitosis.jpg Science Research Slide 1. Teacher Websites Slide 6. Wikipedia Slide 5. imce-u10/Wikipedia-logo.png