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Research
Research
STEP 1: General/Background Information
Locate 3 overview sources to give you a summary of your topic.
Think BIG PICTURE!
Look for resources with broad information, like encyclopedia entries.
Put citations into NoodleTools.
Take notes-
What are key terms and vocabulary?
What are important ideas and concepts?
What questions do you have ?
What is your focus for further research?
Gale Databases: * *
Use the "Power Search" option or the Topic Finder to do a keyword search on your topic. Then look for the Overview of your topic for background information.
ResearchIt CT: * *
ScholasticGO: ** * Good for Upper Elementary/Middle School level research, articles are leveled
Encyclopedia Britannica ** Some articles have a "simplify" button and "ask a chatbot"
* Can export citation directly into NoodleTools
** Gives MLA9 citation that can be copied and pasted into NoodleTools
* Students can listen to text
Step 2: Specific Information
Locate more detailed sources to help focus and define your thesis. Start finding evidence and quotes to support your ideas.
Look for resources with specific details- Gale and ResearchIt CT database articles, Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks, Google Scholar, library books.
Do not use a broad search! Select specific databases and use key words and search terms.
Put citations into NoodleTools.
Continue to take notes and begin to select quotes.
Evaluating a Database Article- Ask yourself these questions:
Can you understand it?
Is it long enough to be useful?
Is most of the article about your topic or is it just mentioned in a sentence or two?
Is the article’s argument for or against your position clearly stated?
Is it current enough for your topic?
Gale Databases: * *
Use the "Power Search" option or the Topic Finder to do a keyword search on your topic.
ResearchIt CT: * *
Infobase Issues and Controversies-* * helps researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
Google Scholar-** A freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines
ProCon.org- ** The country's leading source for pro, con, and related research on controversial issues. ProCon.org uses professional researchers and rigorous editorial standards to explore more than 80 controversial issues from gun control and death penalty to illegal immigration and alternative energy.
Allsides.com- Uses media bias ratings to provide balanced news, perspectives and issues across the political spectrum.
Step 3: Very Specific Information
Focus on finding resources that support the evidence you found when researching.
Use websites and other sources from the Internet, but be sure to take into account reliability and accuracy.
Take into consideration author’s point of view and background. Recognize bias.
Rule of 3- can you verify this information in at least 3 places?
Put citations into NoodleTools.
Reliable Websites
Reliable Websites
Library of Congress- search digital collections, "US HIstory Primary Collections" and check out the timeline of resources
Library of Congress Research Guides- Research guides to the Library's general collections of books and periodicals, as well as general subject guides prepared by Library of Congress reference librarians,
Smithsonian Library- Smithsonian Libraries, formerly known as Smithsonian Institution Libraries, is a library system comprising 20 branch libraries serving the various Smithsonian Institution museums and research centers, as well as central support services which include a Book Conservation Laboratory and an Imaging Center
National Museum of African American History and Culture- Smithsonian Library
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)- the Digital Public Library of America is a US project aimed at providing public access to digital holdings in order to create a large-scale public digital library.
HISTORY.com- topics
Science Magazine- Science has been at the center of important scientific discovery since its founding in 1880—with seed money from Thomas Edison. Today, Science continues to publish the very best in research across the sciences, with articles that consistently rank among the most cited in the world.
Encyclopedia Mythica - the premier encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and religion. Instant mythology since 1995
Greek Mythology- the set of stories about the gods, goddesses, heroes and rituals of Ancient Greeks
Greek Mythology HISTORY- HISTORY.com
Presentations/Visual Creations
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