Lesson 7

I searched for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I found 1795 libraries own this book. Black Hills State was the top library.  The call numbers I think are PZ7.D1515; PR6054.A38;  I see different versions of the book. 

Lesson 6

We are currently working on the Water Cycle in Science, so I was able to find a lot of great information to share with my classes.

Depending what age level you are the Titles I found for Constitution Day had a lot of choices.  I thought you could assign the students different topics to research on .  I found these most interesting:  The Federalist Papers,  The Articles of Confederation, and  Days of Hope: Race and Democracy in the New Deal Era.  

When I typed in Nebraska I found a lot of great information from the planning of Omaha to a lot of information on Native Americans.

Lesson 7:
Using this tool was very confusing for me.  I don't feel like my 5th graders would be able to do this independently.  I do think it is another great tool for searching, but not for my grade level

Lesson 5

I selected all on education.  I searched for scholarships.  This was full of great information on various scholarships.  My son is going of to college this fall and we are elbow deep into applications.  This provided much needed source of funding.

Zinc is a mineral that is essential for a healthy immune system, production of certain hormones, wound healing, bone formation, and clear skin. It is required in very small amounts, and is thus known as a trace mineral. Despite the low requirement, zinc is found in nearly every cell of the body and is a key to the proper function of over 300 enzymes, including superoxide dismutase. Normal growth and development cannot occur without it.

The read to me is always a wonderful option for esl students or the struggling reader.

Lesson 4

I searched for the publication NEA Today.  I found every volume I would ever need.  I like the that there were many volumes to choose from and I wasn't limited with just the current year.

Lesson 4 - Proquest

I did research on Pancreatic Cancer and found a lot of good info.  I was able to find some documents on trail studies with various medications.  This is another wonderful research tool to use and share with my students.

SIRS Issues Researcher

I liked this tool as well.  This is above what my students would do.  But I found the information valuable for myself.  I like having another place to pull information from.  The database was really neat.  I would be able to pull information from there for my students to use.
I am always on the look out for new search tools for students to find new information.

SIRS Discoverer- Lesson 3

This is a great source of information.  I loved the maps.  This will be great when I am talking to my students about landforms and where to find them.  My students love to use research tools so this is a great addition.