Click on your topic to take you to the resources
- Each group member must use AT LEAST
- 2 print sources
- 2 databases
- 2 websites
Directions and Rubric
Notes
- Bird and Habitat Note Taking Template
- You should attempt to have 5-7 facts per “color” on your templates
Citation and CAARP
- Start by using the sources provided here and on the book cart, use CAARP to evaluate any other sources.
- Cite sources for books and websites using MyBib
- To cite databases, use the citation provided by the resource.
- All images used in your presentation need to be cited.
Print sources
are on the book cart. They may be used in Mr. Banister’s room, but not taken out of the room without permission. Back to TopCite with MyBib
- Each group member must use AT LEAST
- 2 print sources
- 2 databases
- 2 websites
Databases
Back to TopDon’t use MyBib– copy the MLA citation provided
- Each group member must use AT LEAST
- 2 print sources
- 2 databases
- 2 websites
- Use this for birds and habitats.
- If any articles in the Student version of World Book are too difficult, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Your Resources” on the left and select “Kids”
- If you’re looking for more in depth information, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Your Resources” on the left and select “Advanced”
- Tip: If you hold down the control key when you click on the link, it opens a new tab, and you can switch back and forth.
- Use this for birds and habitats.
- Be sure to choose “Middle” when you get to the Britannica landing page. Once on the article you can toggle between reading levels. 1 is easier, 3 may have more information.
- You can type your key word into the search bar OR browse by tiles.
- Animals tile has birds
- Environment tile has ecosystems
- Use this for habitat research.
- After selecting a state or country, use Environment, Flora and Fauna and Weather and Climate headings on the left.
- You can type your key word into the search bar OR browse by tiles.
- Animals tile has birds
- Science tile has biology and nature, then habitats
Specific Locations: resources on destinations (all databases except where marked) |
African Savanna
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia
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Costa Rican Rainforest
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Death Valley, California
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Everglades, Florida
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Gobi Desert, Mongolia or China
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Specific Locations: resources on destinations (all databases except where marked) |
Himalayan Mountains, Nepal
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Kauai, Hawaii
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Lake Baikal Siberia, Russia
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Newton, Massachusetts
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Vostok, Antarctica
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NOTE:
If you are having trouble with any of these links, get to them through the Library All Databases page.
Websites
Back to TopCite with MyBib
- Each group member must use AT LEAST
- 2 print sources
- 2 databases
- 2 websites
FOR BIRDS Use these sites first!!
All About Birds, by Cornell University. When you’re in the bird guide, be sure to look at Life History.
The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Type your bird into the search box to find information. Includes pictures and sounds.
Birds: Sites with fewer birds or less information
The Audubon Guide to North American Birds Look up your bird by common name. Good location maps. Good maps on how climate change threatens your bird.
The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota Choose your raptor from the list of birds.
The Macaulay Library at Cornell University videos, sounds and still photos of birds–search by bird
Habitats (a.k.a. ecosystems, biomes)
Map of biomes with borders of countries Use this citation :
Koistinen, V. (2007). The main biomes in the world. [image] Available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Vegetation.png [Accessed 7 Feb. 2019].
Earth Observatory by NASA. Click on your biome.
Boundless Biomes by Arizona State University: includes biome map and description of biomes.
