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To begin your research, consider the inquiry process.
To begin your research, consider the inquiry process.
- Use the resources below to explore your topic.
- What questions do you have? How can these help you?
- What keywords can be used to find more information?
- Begin to plan by citing the sources that you gather.
- Investigate and record your findings.
- Construct a presentation to express your findings.
Always reflect to improve your work.
Always reflect to improve your work.
Databases
Databases
Infobase Science Online
Infobase Science Online
A great place to begin is with the general Electromagnetic Spectrum article. Note the seven different parts.
A great place to begin is with the general Electromagnetic Spectrum article. Note the seven different parts.
Easy to search and the introductory article offers a great starting point for student researchers.
Easy to search and the introductory article offers a great starting point for student researchers.
Credible sites
Credible sites
How is UV light useful? How is UV radiation harmful?
How is UV light useful? How is UV radiation harmful?
How does a radiation telescope work?
How does a radiation telescope work?
Source-Grounded AI
Unlike traditional chatbots, NotebookLM bases its responses and generations on the documents you provide. This means outputs are directly traceable to your uploaded PDFs, Google Docs, or other text files, aiming for accuracy and relevance to your specific research context.
Information Synthesis
It assists in understanding complex information by summarizing, identifying key themes, and extracting important concepts across multiple sources. This can help reduce the time spent manually reviewing large volumes of text.
Content Generation & Organization
In addition to summarization, NotebookLM can assist with brainstorming, generating outlines, and drafting content within a structured notebook environment.
Privacy-Focused
Uploaded documents are private and are not used to train the underlying AI models or to be shared with other users. Data remains private to the user.
“NotebookLM - Teaching.IU.” Iu.edu, 2025, toolfinder.iu.edu/tools/notebooklm. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
Tips for effective slide presentations!
Tips for effective slide presentations!
Use key phrases instead of whole paragraphs
Utilize fonts and colors that are easy on the eyes
Don't overdo it on the photos! Use blank space for easier readability
**USE WITH CARE! Double-check format**
**USE WITH CARE! Double-check format**
Note - If you are citing an article in a database, use the format provided by the database.
Note - If you are citing an article in a database, use the format provided by the database.
Citing a chat prompt from NotebookLM in MLA format:
“Text of prompt” prompt. NotebookLM, Day Month version, Google, Day Month Year accessed, https://notebooklm.google.com/.
Example:
"How do microwaves heat food?" prompt. NotebookLM, Google, 5 Dec 2025, https://notebooklm.google.com/
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