Grade 7/8 - Science   [ Arthropods ] *


      I n t r o d u c t i o n :

          We are searching for:
          1. pictures / images / graphics of animals
          2. information about them
          3. on the Internet and Online Databases

          Search terms:
          arachnids   |   arthropods   |   centipedes
          crustaceans   |   insects   |   millipedes

          Internet:
          Search engine = info.com
          Reference = Visual Dictionary Online - Merriam-Webster

          Online databases:
          eLibrary
          eLibrary elementary
          Infotrac Junior Edition
          Kids InfoBits
          SIRS Discoverer Deluxe

          or other available databases



      B a s i c   S e a r c h :

        Internet:

        info.com
        type in the address box = info.com

        take a good look at the top of the box
            Web | Topics | Research | Images
        take a good look at the bottom of the box
            Google | YahooSearch | Bing

        start with < Web >
        my search term = millipedes

        change to < Research >
        notice the definition of millipedes
        scroll down and look at the encyclopedias shown there

        change to < Images >
        to enlarge click on the image
        refine your search
        add = and dissection

        Visual Dictionary Online = Merriam-Webster

        Online Database:

        eLibrary elementary

        how to access this database:
        type in the address box = http://mel.org/
        < Kids >
        choose < eLibrary Elementary >
        Newspapers | Magazines | Books | Maps | Pictures | Audio / Video | Transcripts

        my search term = millipedes
        there are at leased 150 results matching my query for millipedes

        Results: 1 newspaper article | 35 magazine articles | 9 pictures / images | 1 transcript

        < pictures > we want pictures
        < Refine Search >
        add = and dissection = no documents

        Search terms:

          arachnids   |   arthropods   |   centipedes
          crustaceans   |   insects   |   millipedes




      A s s i g n m e n t :

      • Repeat my search with two other insects from above
      • Copy and paste dissected images of them
      • Write a 500 word essay about each


      Do a good job and bring your grade up!
        This assignment is worth points!


      * A s s i g n m e n t - s u p p o r t i n g :

      Explore God's World by Ronald W. Ritterskamp and Daniel J. Wyrick. Science Health , Series A. Pacific Press, 1996. pp 179-201.

      Wolfhard Touchard, M.L.S.
      Retired Reference & Database Librarian
      Andrews University

      May 9, 2012

    Wolfhard Touchard, M.L.S.   Retired Reference & Database Librarian
    Andrews University - February 2012