| Database | Information about site |
| Science in Context | Topic overviews Biographies Periodical articles from noted publications like "Science Weekly", "Science News" and "The Science Teacher" Images and videos Detailed experiments from Experiment Central Biographies Dictionaries |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | E-books with examples of experiments, as well as science encyclopedias to get you started and give you vocabulary for keyword searching. |
| Environmental Studies & Policy Studies | Coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes magazines and academic journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. |
| GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources) | GREENR is interactive and current, allowing you to navigate issue, organization and country portals. It's a one-stop site dedicated to studying sustainability and the environment. |
| Student Resources in Context | The larger portal to Science Resources in Context. Very similar content but some different topics that you might not find through Science Resources in Context. |
| Questia -- Science and Technology | With research tools and instruction integrated into 78,000 full-text digital books, and 7 million articles, Questia School helps you apply your research in meaningful and impactful ways. Also, if you are not here at school and want some tutorials on how to conduct research, Questia provides easy-to-follow instruction on how to conduct research and write papers. |
Websites to get you thinking about ideas for your independent research project:
Vernier:
Great resource to go to in order to see what types of probes and sensors are available for making measurements: OES has many of the probes and sensors listed on the web site, and may be able to get one if we don't currently have it. Check out the experiments page as well. Good idea generator, though the expectations are that you design and execute an experiment or engineering design project of your own design.
Science Buddies:
Great site to work with in order to develop an interest into a topic and potentially a testable question. The site ultimately leads to projects, though our expectation is that you design your own project.
Additionally, research can be a tricky task. What is it? Why do we do it? Here are some helpful links (step by step) to get you started with your library research as you begin to explore your ideas:
- Brainstorming (Concept Mapping)
- (Re)searching
- Website Evaluation (CRAAP Test)
- Note-taking (all along the way, really)
- Citations
