Empires
Empires Project Research Pathfinder
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;
Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment - one per group.
Find a variety of good-quality academic sources.
Books
A variety of print books have been set aside for you on a cart. They are “on reserve” for in library use during your library research blocks.
Cite these sources as print or in-hand, and indicate that they are books.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
General Reference Encyclopedias
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
The library has subscriptions to World Book and Britannica Encyclopedias.
Choose the student or high school level and enter your search term.
Cite these sources as Reference sources that you got from a database. Most of these sources will have ready-made citations in MLA format that you can paste into Noodle Tools.
Databases and ebooks
http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
See the library database page for access to EBSCO and Gale Databases
Gale Virtual Reference Library’s Ancient Civilizations Reference will have information on your Empire.
Biography in Context if you have chosen to focus on a leader.
West Van Memorial Library Databases
Use your new WVML Library card to access their Ancient and Medieval History Database
https://westvanlibrary.ca/research-learn/research/databases-online-resources
Cite 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.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc)
Recommended:
Ancient History Encyclopedia:
The Ancient History Encylopedia is a reliable, freely-accessible online history source.
http://www.ancient.eu/
Other suggestions:
History.com the website of the History Channel
Khan Academy. The Khan Academy is a non profit educational organization.
Avoid: Wikipedia, Ducksters, Enchanted Learning etc.
Cite these sources as websites, remember to differentiate between the webpage and the website.
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;
Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment - one per group.
- Both partners log in to Noodle Tools.
- One partner creates the new project using MLA as style and Junior for level.
- That person shares the project with the partner by adding the student's Noodle Tools id under student collaboration. This way both students can contribute to the same works cited list.
Find a variety of good-quality academic sources.
- You need a minimum of one book, one encyclopedia, and one website. See suggestions below.
- Cite your sources as you go, and remember to cite images as well.
- Ensure that you have a library database bookmark with all the passwords. (The 2017/18 one is orange)
Books
A variety of print books have been set aside for you on a cart. They are “on reserve” for in library use during your library research blocks.
Cite these sources as print or in-hand, and indicate that they are books.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
General Reference Encyclopedias
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
The library has subscriptions to World Book and Britannica Encyclopedias.
Choose the student or high school level and enter your search term.
Cite these sources as Reference sources that you got from a database. Most of these sources will have ready-made citations in MLA format that you can paste into Noodle Tools.
Databases and ebooks
http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
See the library database page for access to EBSCO and Gale Databases
Gale Virtual Reference Library’s Ancient Civilizations Reference will have information on your Empire.
Biography in Context if you have chosen to focus on a leader.
West Van Memorial Library Databases
Use your new WVML Library card to access their Ancient and Medieval History Database
https://westvanlibrary.ca/research-learn/research/databases-online-resources
Cite 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.
Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu. .gc.ca etc)
Recommended:
Ancient History Encyclopedia:
The Ancient History Encylopedia is a reliable, freely-accessible online history source.
http://www.ancient.eu/
Other suggestions:
History.com the website of the History Channel
Khan Academy. The Khan Academy is a non profit educational organization.
Avoid: Wikipedia, Ducksters, Enchanted Learning etc.
Cite these sources as websites, remember to differentiate between the webpage and the website.
