Research Resources

Categories

100

Researching a Person's Life

Biography

200

Researching Current Refugees

Current Events

300

Researching the American Revolution

History - American History

400

Doing a project for the Science Fair

Science & Technology

500

Need an article from "The New York Times"

Newspaper & Magazine Articles

Resource Type

100

Name an Encyclopedia

Britannica

Explora

ProQuest

World Book

200

What type of resources are in Learn360?

Multimedia

Video

300

Under Science which resource is specific to the environment

Environmental Studies

GREENR

400

Resource focused on countries of the world

Culturegrams

500

Resource specific to Hispanics in Texas

Handbook of Tejano History

Topics

100

Research Michael Jackson

Biography Reference Center

200

Research the American Civil War

America's Historical Newspapers

American History

300

Research Viruses

NewsBank Science Source

Science in Context

Science Reference Center

400

Research Early Native American Tribes in Texas

Handbook of Texas Online

Portal to Texas History

Texas Beyond History

500

Research Ancient Egypt

ABC-Clio Social Studies

AP Newsroom

History Reference Center

Resource Features

100

Go to Britannica under Encyclopedias. Type in lions. How many results do you get?

361

200

In Britannica, under Encyclopedias, search for "soccer" and click on the article. Click the tap "Related". What options do you get under that tab? List all.

Articles

Primary Sources & E-books

Web's Best Sites

300

Under Current Events, Choose "Issues and Controversies" Database. Select any topic on the home page. What is the purpose of this resource?

Shows both sides of debated issues

400

Under Encyclopedia choose World Book. Type in "tsunami". What types of results do you get? List at least 3

Articles                          Tables

Back in Time                  Websites

Historical Maps               Resource Guides

Images                          Videos and Animations

Special Report                Dictionary

500

Under History & Geography, choose "AP Newsroom." Type in "Haiti". What is the main type of media that comes up?

Pictures

Tools

100

Go to "History Reference Center" and type in "greeks". Where on the results page can you change the publication date?

Left side sliding bar

200

Go to "American Government" resource. Type in "president, US" and select the article. What are all things that pop up on the left?

Related information

300

Go to "Science in Context" and type in "bees". Choose any article. Where do you click to listen to the article?

Speaker icon on top left

400

Go to "Science Reference Center" and type in "rocks". Select any article. Where is the button to get a citation?

Right side toolbar says "Cite"

500

Go to "ABC-Clio Social Studies." Type in "Alamo". What comes up?

List of all the databases in ABC-Clio and how many articles about the Alamo are in each.