Gather Information from
a Variety of Sources

 Skills

Chesapeake Bay Program: Habitats
Cheapeake Bay Program: Animals & Plants
Natural Resources in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life
Welcome to Maryland DNR's Fish Facts!
Bay Grass General Information
Blue Crab General Information
Blue Crab
Horseshoe Crab
Mapping Sea Nettles in the Chesapeake Bay

Fee Based Databases

 

An in-depth Science resource that includes: SciClopedia, NewsBytes, Science Projects, Biographies, SciZone, SciFiles, and SkyWatch.

• Evaluating Web sites for Authenticity...This skill lesson is extremely helpful for evaluating web sites.
• 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

  Skills

• School Library holdings
  • Use the Automated Library Catalog in your school library to locate books about the Chesapeake Bay, habitats, plants and animals, and food chains.
• Specific subject encyclopedias in Reference, such as:
  • Biomes of the World (Grolier Educational))
  • Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Marshall Cavendish)
  • Aquatic LIfe of the World (Marshall Cavendish))
• Public Library holdings
  • BCPL Online Catalog

• Unpacking the "Big" Question (Extracting Key Words
• Search Strategies (Boolean, natural language, etc.)
• Using the BCPL Online Catalog