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Overview The Energy Story
What is energy?
What is Energy?
Glossary of Energy Terms
All About Energy
See your library media specialist or teacher for passwords for the following authoritative resources:
databases
What are the different forms, types and sources of energy?
Dr. E's Energy Lab
The Atoms Family
Brainpop's Video on Energy Sources
Brainpop's Video on Energy Forms
Are some energy sources better than others?
Energy Facts
U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency site
Alternative Energy - a ThinkQuest site
Ignite your Creative Energy - national contest on alternative energy sources
D.O.E's resource on Renewable Energies
What makes a good science fair experiment?
Brainpop's Video on the Scientific Method
Energy Quest's Guidelines & Examples for Great Science Fair Experiments
What makes a good science project?
Successful Science Fair Projects
Science Fair Project on the Web
Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.
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
Kids' Pick for Science Fair Books
database
Public Library holdings
BCPL Kid's Catalog
Print Encyclopedias
Online Encyclopedias
New Book of Knowledge
 
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 Sharon Grimes

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