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Thursday, May 1, 2008

This month's topic - Juvenile Resources

Introduction:
We subscribe to many databases for children. They reside, for the most part, under the Homework subject heading on the Research page. They allow access to encyclopedia’s, country information, videos, timelines, newspapers, television transcripts, diagrams, photos, poetry, science projects, and more. You can access information appropriate to the reading level of the customer and limit by the type of media required. The information could be used in a report or project, or by a teacher in the classroom. Explore them and see if you can find the answers to these questions.

Resource List

eLibrary Curriculum (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.)

Encyclopedia of Animals (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program

Facts on File Science Online*

InfoTrac OneFile*

LitFINDER*

MAS Ultra: School Edition (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program)*

Middle Search Plus (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program)*

Primary Search (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program)*

Student Research Center (Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program)*

Gale Virtual Reference Library*

Science Fair Project Index (and other resources on the Kidspage Homework section)

Questions:

1) I need a video on photosynthesis. And I need to write a one page paper on it.

2) It’s Polar Bear Day at the Library!
Can you help me find articles on polar bears. I need to know everthing! I am in 4th grade. Search again adding a lexile level of 300 – 500. (The child’s teacher needs a science experiment about polar bears.)

3) I am writing a report about Syria. I need at least 5 different sources and I am in 8th grade.

4) There is a story or maybe a poem about a boa for kids. Do you have it? I think someone is being munched on in it.

Extra Credit!
Define and identify two regions of alpine tundra.

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