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Gather Information about Your Environmental Topic from a Variety of Sources
from a Variety of Sources

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Information Literacy Skills:
Reference sheets and lessons for using resources effectively

databases

 

Click icon above to access the database portal. No passwords are needed when using computers at school. See your library media specialist for login and passwords when using databases at home.

Locate information from authoritative and reliable resources using the following types of search terms in combination with the keywords related to your own topic:

  • environment
  • ecology
  • preservation
  • health
  • eco-friendly
  • earth
  • contaminants
  • toxic

Remember to use the HELP portal for each database to learn more about effective search strategies.

Internet Resources Local News Sources Online

General - Several Topics

Your topic may have recently appeared in the local news. Search one or all of these sources to see!
Topics A - Na
Topics No - Z

Acid Rain

 

Air pollution - Indoor

Air pollution - Outdoor

Alternative energy sources

Alternative fuel vehicles

Animal pollution

Biodiversity

Chemical pollution

Coral reefs

Deforestation, clear-cutting, and old growth forests

Drilling for oil

Ecological footprint

Endangered Species - pick one particular species for research

Energy topics

Energy conservation

Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

Global cooling

Global warming, Greenhouse Effect, and climate change

"Greening" your home, school, or workplace

Invasive and non-native Species

Mining

National parks and forests

 

 

Noise pollution

Nuclear energy

Nuclear power plants

Oil drilling

 

Oil spills

Organic farming and gardening

Overdevelopment and Smart Growth

Overfishing and overharvesting

Overpopulation

Ozone

Parks and public lands

Rain forests

Renewable energy resources

Restoring streams and waterways

Waste management

Water Pollution

Water sources

Wetlands Preservation

 
Local Print and Nonprint Resources Skills
School Library holdings
  • Do a keyword search in the Automated Library Catalog to find nonfiction and reference books about your topic.
  • Use indexes or tables of contents in nonfiction and reference books to locate information related to your topic and questions.
  • Check the indexes of print and CD ROM encyclopedias for articles about your topic.
Baltimore County Public Library holdings
  • Do a keyword search in the BCPL Catalog to locate additional resources.
  • Going to the Public Library? Use a Graphic Organizer before you go (print out a Graphic Organizer worksheet in Word or PDF format).
  • Chat online with a real live librarian at Ask Us Now! Be sure to have your research questions handy!

Using the OPAC Catalog in your school library





 

 

Latest update: November 3, 2006