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Alright, fellow investigators, let’s discover some of the great high-school-level resources in GALILEO. There are often several ways to find what you need, so we have provided hints, tips, and suggestions to point you in the right direction and to help you when working with your students. Now, let’s start hunting…

1. Find articles that support both sides of the issue of using educational tests.

Suggested Database: SIRS Researcher > Leading Issues (Pro vs. Con)

Search Hint: The Databases A-Z tab is a great way to find a particular database or a list of all the databases to which your school system has access.

2. Find an article in a journal, magazine, or newspaper that discusses past widespread or disastrous influenza outbreaks.

Suggested Databases: SIRS Researcher, Consumer Health Complete, Student Research Center

Suggested Search Term: or

Search Hint: If you have too many results in SRC, you can filter or narrow your search by using the limiters above and to the left of your result list.

Tip for the Future: You can also use the Search tab to search several databases at one time.

3. Adding images or a video is a good way to jazz up a science project. Find an image or video on one of the following topics:

a. Volcanoes

b. Cell organelles

c. Photosynthesis

d. How cameras work

Suggested Databases: Encyclopædia Britannica Online High School, SIRS Researcher

Search Hint: Click the Images tab under “Search databases” on the Search tab to search both of these databases and more at one time.

4. You need to find a couple of good websites on robots, but most of what you find in Google and Yahoo! is about the movie, or is selling robot parts, or is a blog by a technology fan who has read too many science-fiction novels. Use GALILEO to find some suitable websites on this subject.

Suggested Databases: SKS WebSelect, Encyclopædia Britannica Online High School

Search Hint: Click the Web Links tab under “Search databases” on the Search tab to search both of these databases together.

5. Find a historical map of one of the following:

a. Native American population in 1500, 1650

b. The abolition of slavery in the U.S. by year

c. Ottoman Empire

d. New states and merging of old states post-Soviet Union

Suggested Database: SIRS Researcher > Maps

6. Find a primary source, which can be an image, document, or video, about an event, person, or place related to the Civil Rights Movement.

*Bonus Challenge: Find a lesson plan on the Civil Rights Movement. (Hint: Freedom on Film)

Suggested Databases: Civil Rights Digital Library, Digital Library of Georgia, Annals of American History

Tip for the Future: Browse by Type > Primary Source Documents offers a list of resources with historical items on a wide variety of subjects.

7. Find an old photograph of, an interesting fact about, or a current map of your city or county.

Suggested Databases: Digital Library of Georgia, GeorgiaInfo, New Georgia Encyclopedia

8. A 9th grade student has read all of the Twilight novels and wants to find more like them. Find some suggestions at her Lexile reading level (1050-1150).

Suggested Database: NoveList

Search Hint: Search by the book title or author name. In the detailed information about one of these books, click “Find Similar Books.”

Tip for the Future: Note the Quick Print feature on the list of book results.

9. For a class discussion during Hispanic Heritage Month, you need a novel by a Hispanic-American author. Find an award-winning book for teen readers.

Suggested Database: NoveList

Search Hint: Use the Advanced Search. Leave the Find box blank. Use the limiters.

10. You want to read an article called “The Challenge of College Readiness” by David Conley from the April 2007 issue of Educational Leadership, 64 (7), 23-29, but you don’t have this publication in your media center. Find the article in GALILEO.

Two Search Hints: The Magazines A-Z tab allows you to find full-text publications in GALILEO databases by entering the publication title in the search box. Also, the Find Cited Article tool allows you to find a specific article if you have the citation information.

11. *Extra Credit* Find Educator Resources for classroom activities and professional development in GALILEO.

Search Hint: Go to the Browse by Subject tab.

Tips for the Future: Many databases designed for K-12 students include a section for educators. Particularly, check out Teachers’ Resources in Britannica and Educators’ Resources in SIRS. Also, see the Help information in GALILEO for items to support librarians and educators.

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