Y8 Science Fair 

CLIMATE CHANGE & DIET

Global Warming and Climate Change  in Gale in Middle School database: How it works, consequences of, and prevention. Password empower.

Climate Change topics in Global Issues database: A section of the database only about climate change. Click the blue "Read More" button. Then, click back and scroll down from the main article for many different types of sources. Password empower.

"Climate Change" in WorldBook database - General article about climate change (types, changes, effects). Log in info: Username (if you are off campus): ccslibrary Password: Canggu123

Climate Change in Q-Files database - Effects, causes, reasons, rising sea levels

Food and Climate Change: Healthy diets for a healthier planet - Food (production/growing) that contribute to climate change the most, reducing contributions to global warming, what you can do)

Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply - Connections between growing food and climate change, how it changes, how people can affect)

How Climate Change Is Causing World Hunger - Effects of natural disasters, food supplies, food production problems, affecting people)

5 Ways Changing Your Diet Can be a Climate Action

How diet affects climate change (USA)

Climate change, agriculture and food security (VIDEO)

How farmers are adapting to climate change (VIDEO)

Climate Change and Agriculture: Challenges & Solutions | Balancing Food Production & the Environment (VIDEO)

SEARCH ENGINES

RefSeek: another good general reference search engine. Be sure to skip the ads on the top of the results pages. 

Bing: AI assisted search engine 

FactMonster: search engine gives mix of news and basic information. Search using own terms or use the menu options at the top of the page. 

Britannica.com: Use the search box in the middle. Over 120,000 articles on all topics that are updated regularly. 

New World Encyclopedia: A Wikipedia-style encyclopedia that claims to have better scholars and fact checkers while combining traditional info sources.  General information as well as specific topics

ZBib: free citations. No signup or account required. Past link in search bar. For photos, videos and other resources you can manually cite. 

DATABASES

Q-Files - Choose from menu at the top or search in white box in upper right. Search all general topics. 

WorldBook database - Good for all topics and general information. Use the "Student" version.

• Log in info: Username (if you are off campus): ccslibrary Password: Canggu123

Gale in Context: Middle School: videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources and more specifically for Middle school/years students (Years 7 to 9). Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, world history, literature,  language arts, social studies, science, etc. Use this database for all research pursuits. Password empower.

Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines: access to popular topics often discussed across the world. Click "Browse Issues" or search your issue in the white search box.  Password empower.

Gale Global Issues: focuses on issues in the areas of business and economics, conflict and diplomacy, society and culture, environment and climate change, and more. Gives arguments, critical analysis, editorials, perspectives and facts on modern issues and controversial topics. Over 350 geographically diverse newspapers, magazines, and journals. Password empower.