Student Resources

Internet Resources

Resources Key

Questions	Resources
Overview	American Red Cross Plate Tectonics Earth Revealed-Videos
What are the layers of the earth?	Layers of the Earth The Earth's Layers Faults Earth's Interior
What is aquatic? What is terrestrial? What is a constructive force? What is a destructive force?	Glossary
How are mountains and valleys form?	How Mountains Form Examples
How do volcanoes form?	The Core (click on learning the volcanoes, then types of volcanoes) Volcanoes
What causes an earthquake?	Cause of Earthquakes Affects on Earth's surface Faults Fault Lines Earthquakes
What are the causes and effects of water, wind, ice, and coastal erosion?	Erosion Glaciers Coastal Erosion Erosion Vocabulary Erosion by Wind and Ice Weathering and Erosion
What resources will help me if I do not understand, or need more information?	Glossary Real time data from Maryland and how to understand what it means New Book of Knowledge World Book Online

= Challenging

= Grade Level

= Everybody

Skills

	Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.
	Using Electric Library...Learn how to search for magazine, newspaper and transcripts.
	Comparing Search Tools on the Web...Learn the various search engines and why each produces a different set of results.
	Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.
	Using the Internet

Local Print and Nonprint Resources

Skills

School Library holdings

Destiny Automated Card Catalog

Public Library holdings

BCPL Kid's Catalog

Print Encyclopedias

CD-ROM Encyclopedias

Online Encyclopedias

	New Book of Knowledge
	America the Beautiful

	Using Books and Nonprint ... how to use automated catalogs and preview materials for usefulness.
	Keyword Search Strategies
	Using the BCPL Online Catalog
	Using Print and CD-ROM Encyclopedias... Advantages of different encyclopedia formats
	Using Online Encyclopedias ...See help section on each encyclopedia website

Last update: June, 2010
Created by Christian Gromek

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