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How to Cite Information you Find Online

Watch the screencast to find out how to cite any sources you find that are not on a database. (Remember that databases do the citations for you).

How to Cite Online Images

Watch the video to see how you can access databases through Classlink or through the local public library.

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How to Access Databases

Databases are a rich source of relaible information that the school pays for. When you access information through a database, you know you can trust it, you don't have to worry about paywalls, and the citations are done for you.

Sand

The messy business of sand miningHow a 21st century construction boom is driving unregulated sand mining around the world.

Click here to access the article "Time is Running Our for Sand" from our Gale in Context Middle School database.

How does sand form?Sand is the end product of many things, including decomposed rocks, organic by-products, and even parrotfish poop.

Phosphorous Ore (Phosphate Rock)

Phosphate Rock - Minerals Education CoalitionThe term phosphate rock (or phosphorite) is used to denote any rock with high phosphorus content. The largest and least expensive source of phosphorus is

Farmers are facing a phosphorus crisis. The solution starts with soil.Overuse of fertilizer has led to phosphorus shortages and water pollution. But farms might not need so much to grow healthy crops.

Battle over phosphate mining roils small Florida townPhosphate mining is a major industry in Florida, but it’s also a major source of pollution, responsible for red tide, toxic algal blooms and killing wildlife. In the northern part of the state, residents of a small town are resisting a man who wants to mine phosphate near their homes. Can the local government balance individual rights and with community health concerns? Laura Newberry reports.

Oil

Click here to access a reference article about oil (petroleum) from our Gale in Context Middle School database.

Click here to access a reference article about oil (petroleum) from our SIRS Discoverer database.

Aquifers

Click here to access an article about groundwater aquifers from our Gale in Context Middle School database.

Click here to access another reference article about aquifer from our Gale in Context Middle School database.

AquifersAn aquifer is a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater. Groundwater enters an aquifer as precipitation seeps through the soil. It can move through the aquifer and resurface through springs and wells.

Gold Ore

Gold processing | Refining, Smelting & Purifying | BritannicaGold processing, preparation of the ore for use in various products. For thousands of years the word gold has connoted something of beauty or value. These images are derived from two properties of gold, its colour and its chemical stability. The colour of gold is due to the electronic structure of

GoldGold is the stuff of dreams and legends. Empires have been toppled for it, pirates have plundered it and misers have hoarded it. But what does gold mean for science, and does it have a purpose beyond bling and sporting medals?

Copper

Copper Mining and Processing: Processing Copper Ores

TENORM: Copper Mining and Production Wastes | US EPAThis page provides information about TENORM and copper mining and smelting.

Cobalt

Click here to access an article about coblat ore from our Gale in Context Middle school database.

Cobalt powers our lives. What is it—and why is it so controversial?The silvery blue metal is used to make lithium-ion batteries that supply energy to everything from cars to e-cigarettes. It’s also toxic and mined in Congo—where thousands of workers toil in “subhuman” conditions.

Coal

Click here to access a refernce article about coal from our Gale in Context Middle School database.

CoalCoal is a nonrenewable fossil fuel that is combusted and used to generate electricity. Mining techniques and combustion are both dangerous to miners and hazardous to the environment; however, coal accounts for about half of the electricity generation in the United States.

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