Gather Information About Biomes From a Variety of Sources

Local Print and Non print Resources

 Skills

• School Library holdings
  • Use the Automated Card Catalog
  • Print Encyclopedias
  • BCPS Fee-based Databases
• Public Library holdings - you will need your BCPL card to access some of these databases
  • BCPL Online Catalog
  • EBSCO®
  • New Book of Popular Science
  • Groliers's Encyclopedia Americana
  • Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia
• CD-ROM Encyclopedias
• Online Encyclopedias
• BCPS Fee-Based Databases - newspapers, magazines, maps, excerpts from books, and TV and radio transcripts.
  Ask your school librarian for passwords for use at home.

• Using OPAC..how to use the search and advanced search feature of the automated catalog
• Search Strategies (Boolean, Natural Language, etc)
• 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

  Skills

Biomes Biomes of the World Biomes of the World - Network for Instructional TV Desert Animal survival Desert Plant Survival Desert Animals Earth Biomes Learning Module Enchanted Learning.-Biomes-Habitats Introduction to Biomes (6 biomes) Introduction to Biomes (8 biomes) Mission: Biomes - NASA World Biomes Worldbiomes.com The Desert Biome The Forest Biome The Tundra Biome World's Biomes

• Evaluating Web sites for Authenticity...This skill lesson would be extremely helpful for evaluating web sites pertaining to the Holocaust.
• 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