Research Pathfinder Volcanoes
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
A selection of books on Volcanoes have been set aside on a trolley for your class.
General Reference Encyclopedias (passwords required)
Search for your volcano in World Book online or Britannica.
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
Gale Science in Context http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/45wvst?db=SCIC
Enter the name of your volcano in the search box.
EBSCO (accessed via the library's database webpage) http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Type your volcano into the search box in the EBSCO database and get access to a multitude of sources including, reference, academic journals, magazines and video sources.
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), and avoiding .com
Some suggestions to get you started:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Global Volcanism Program
Search their database for your volcano.
http://volcano.si.edu/
A list of volcanoes in the United States by the USGeological Survey.(USGS)
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/about/volcanoes/volcanolist.php
USGS Volcano Hazard Program
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/
Oregon State University website Volcano World, a list of volcanoes by Country
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/volcanoes_by_country
Dr. Vic Camp, a volcanologist at San Diego State University has put together this website on Volcanoes.
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/
Check out the National Geographic Volcano Website
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/volcano-profile/
A map of Major Volcanoes in Canada
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/atlas-canada/selected-thematic-maps/16876#naturalhazards
An article on Volcanoes in Sea to Sky Country (Whistler area)
http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/nrcan/M4-83-5-2010-eng.pdf
Video Resources
CBC Curio
Check out a variety of news clips and full length features on Volcanoes on CBC Curio.
CBC Curio is password free at school only.
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. Use MLA style and Advanced setting. Keep track of your sources as you go.
- Find a variety of good-quality academic sources for your research.
A selection of books on Volcanoes have been set aside on a trolley for your class.
General Reference Encyclopedias (passwords required)
Search for your volcano in World Book online or Britannica.
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the library webpage (passwords required)
Gale Science in Context http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/45wvst?db=SCIC
Enter the name of your volcano in the search box.
EBSCO (accessed via the library's database webpage) http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Type your volcano into the search box in the EBSCO database and get access to a multitude of sources including, reference, academic journals, magazines and video sources.
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), and avoiding .com
Some suggestions to get you started:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Global Volcanism Program
Search their database for your volcano.
http://volcano.si.edu/
A list of volcanoes in the United States by the USGeological Survey.(USGS)
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/about/volcanoes/volcanolist.php
USGS Volcano Hazard Program
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/
Oregon State University website Volcano World, a list of volcanoes by Country
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/volcanoes_by_country
Dr. Vic Camp, a volcanologist at San Diego State University has put together this website on Volcanoes.
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/
Check out the National Geographic Volcano Website
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/volcano-profile/
A map of Major Volcanoes in Canada
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/atlas-canada/selected-thematic-maps/16876#naturalhazards
An article on Volcanoes in Sea to Sky Country (Whistler area)
http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/nrcan/M4-83-5-2010-eng.pdf
Video Resources
CBC Curio
Check out a variety of news clips and full length features on Volcanoes on CBC Curio.
CBC Curio is password free at school only.
