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Be sure to evaluate your sources. Check for the following:
Be sure to evaluate your sources. Check for the following:
Currency--When was it written?
Relevance--Is the information relevant to your research?
Authority--Who wrote it? Are they qualified? What are their credentials?
Accuracy--Can you verify it in another source? Is it supported by evidence? Are there citations?
Purpose--What is the author's intent? Is it fact, opinion, propaganda? Is there bias--religious political, institutional, cultural, personal?
While you are researching, have your NoodleTools account open so you can export citations to your project.
**Let Ms. Millette know if you need help with your account!
Websites
Websites
Search under Health Information then NIH Health Topics
Use search bar at the top to find current information including overview, symptoms, how it spreads, prevention, diagnosis, outbreaks, etc.
Use your HHS school email to register for an account
search for your pathogen in the search bar to find current events about it
Mostly abstract articles
I would use this last
Science Databases
Science Databases
Option 1: Go to Browse Topics then select Diseases and Conditions. Find your virus or bacteria listed.
Option 2: Type your virus or bacteria into the search bar. Select the bolded option if available. If not available, press enter.
Reference resources are going to be very helpful
Option 1: Go to Browse Topics then select Health and Medicine. Find your virus or bacteria listed.
Option 2: Type your virus or bacteria into the search bar. Select the bolded option if available. If not available, press enter.
Reference resources are going to be very helpful
Type your virus / bacteria into the search bar
Check out the series Deadly Diseases and Epidemics
Click on chapters on the right hand side of the page to access more information and flip through the book's contents
Under suggested topics, go to HEALTH and find DISEASES AND CONDITIONS.
Diseases caused by pathogens currently in the news will be found here
Use for current event information
Need research help? Make an appointment with Ms. Millette, Library Media Specialist.
Need research help? Make an appointment with Ms. Millette, Library Media Specialist.
Research appointments can be made for ARC, lunch, afterschool, or during scheduled research time in class. Contact Ms. Millette HERE.
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