Science 10 Biomes
Helpful Links
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
Books
A variety of books have been set aside for you on a cart. They are “on reserve” for in library use during your research blocks. These books are found in the science section of the library, (NF 577- NF 577.58)
Cite these sources as print books.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
Online Encyclopedias http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
WorldBook Advanced, search biomes then click on major land biomes and select your biome.
http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar060405&st=desert+biome#tab=homepage
Brtiannica Highschool Level, search the name of your Biome.
Gale Databases http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Search both the Science in Context and Greener databases. Focus on the Reference sources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
There are ebooks for each biome avabilable on the Gale Virtual Reference Library Database.
Access via the library webpage. http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Cite all these sources as Reference sources that you got from a database. Most of these sources will have ready-made citations that you can paste into Noodle Tools.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are.
Avoid sites that appear to be projects created by other students.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca, .gov etc)
Some examples to get you started:
Biomes of the World by the Department of Geospatial Science, Radford University
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/
Biomes of the World by Missouri Botanical Garden
http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html
The World’s Biomes, University of California Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/
NASA Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotundra.php
(Some of their links go to student projects, so stick with just their site)
World Wildlife Fund Ecoregions
http://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes
Cite these sources as websites, remember to differentiate between the webpage and the website.
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
- Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment. Use MLA style and Junior setting. Keep track of your sources as you go.
- Find a variety of good-quality academic sources for your research. Start with the sources suggested here. Ensure that you have an orange library database bookmark with all the passwords for home use.
- Remember to use captions for your images and include a citation for them in your bibliography.
Books
A variety of books have been set aside for you on a cart. They are “on reserve” for in library use during your research blocks. These books are found in the science section of the library, (NF 577- NF 577.58)
Cite these sources as print books.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
Online Encyclopedias http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
WorldBook Advanced, search biomes then click on major land biomes and select your biome.
http://worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar060405&st=desert+biome#tab=homepage
Brtiannica Highschool Level, search the name of your Biome.
Gale Databases http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Search both the Science in Context and Greener databases. Focus on the Reference sources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
There are ebooks for each biome avabilable on the Gale Virtual Reference Library Database.
Access via the library webpage. http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Cite all these sources as Reference sources that you got from a database. Most of these sources will have ready-made citations that you can paste into Noodle Tools.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online.
Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are.
Avoid sites that appear to be projects created by other students.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca, .gov etc)
Some examples to get you started:
Biomes of the World by the Department of Geospatial Science, Radford University
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/
Biomes of the World by Missouri Botanical Garden
http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html
The World’s Biomes, University of California Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/
NASA Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotundra.php
(Some of their links go to student projects, so stick with just their site)
World Wildlife Fund Ecoregions
http://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes
Cite these sources as websites, remember to differentiate between the webpage and the website.
