Windham High School Library
in search of Possibility....
Citation
Library Databases
 ExploraExplora provides access to many different databases including encyclopedias, general reference, and science-related information. This is a great place to start your research! |  Science in ContextScience In Context has in-depth resources related to all of the sciences. They have content that includes news and magazine articles, a reference section, videos, images, and scholarly articles. |
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 GreenFILEGreenFILE provides information on all aspects of human impact to the environment, including such subjects as global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling. |  Environment CompleteEnvironment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. |
 MARVEL! Maine's Virtual LibraryMARVEL! is a database of databases. It offers many resources, many of which are related to the Earth Sciences. |  Classroom Video on DemandClassroom Video on Demand offers over a thousand educational videos about the environment. |
Books
You can Search Our Catalog for additional print books from the link at the top of this web page. When searching, browse the Dewey Decimal numbers in the 330s, 360s, 550s, and 620s for relevant resources. You will find that these are all related in some way to Earth Science. If you need help, ask one of the librarians!
Click on the titles below for more information about each book.
Search our
Catalog!
Use these citation tools to create citations when researching, but be sure to check each one to ensure accuracy!
Click here for videos about MLA8!
The OWL Purdue Writing Lab website is a great resource for all of your citation needs.
NoodleTools Tutorials
Click on any of the videos below to learn how to use NoodleTools!
Click here to log into NoodleTools!
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MEDIA
MEDIA CHOICES FOR YOUR PROJECT...
Interactive Infographic
Investigating Human Impact on Earth’s Systems
EARTH SPACE & SCIENCE
What should the media portion of your project DO?
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Introduce your topic to the audience--> Keep in mind that this may be a brand new topic to them!
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Explain the connections of your topic to the Earth's spheres (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere).
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Describe your research findings related to your topic and research question.
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Introduce YOUR hypothesis for answering the research question --> Keep in mind that there is not just one correct answer!
Note: Remember to use copyright-friendly images, videos, and sound clips. Many options are shared in the Copyright Resources section below.
infographic
These databases are appropriate for your Earth Science project. Click on the buttons below for instructions on navigating them and please ask the librarians for
assistance if necessary!
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You have three choices for your Interactive Infographics. Biteable→ Video Infographic, Story Maps→ Digital Journey, Canva/ThingLink→ Interactive Poster. Click on one of the green buttons below to access the websites. For instructions on how to upload your infographics to your web page, click on one of the images of your media choice below this box.
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COPYRIGHT-FRIENDLY RESOURCES
IMAGES
Pixabay
On Pixabay you may find and share images free of copyrights. All pictures are published under Creative Commons public domain deed CC0. You must create an account to use this site.
Google Advanced Image Search
When you do a Google Search, you can filter your results to find images, videos, or text that you have permission to use. To do this, use an Advanced Search filter called "usage rights" that lets you know when you can use, share, or modify something you find online.
Creative Commons: Image Search
A search engine for finding digital content you can share, reuse, and remix.
Photos for Class
Photos for Class contains images that are licensed through Creative Commons, so they are available for use in the classroom and for educational purposes. As a bonus, each image comes with accurate image citations!
MorgueFile
MorgueFile contains free high-resolution digital stock photographs and reference images for either corporate or public use. The purpose of this site is to provide free image reference material for illustrators, comic book artist, designers, teachers and all creative pursuits.
PhotoPin
PhotoPin helps bloggers find photos for their blog and makes adding them to their post fast and easy. Just search for any topic using the search box (e.g. "Kittens", "Flowers", etc.), preview the photo, and click "get photo" to download the photo as well as the proper attribution link. Not all images are free-check pricing before downloading.
Wikimedia Commons
A database of 21,182,929 freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute. Please be sure to check attribution and licensing before downloading.
Picdrome
Picdrome.com is a growing Public Domain digital photography collection, free of copyright and licensed under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. All images are free to download for personal, educational and commercial use, without restriction.
Internet Archive
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
SOUNDS & MUSIC
Ben Sound
Download Creative Commons Music / Royalty Free Music for free and use it in your project
Incompetech
Search and download a large library of Royalty Free Music for free and use it in your project (must provide attribution to artist)
Free Music Archive
"The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music. The Free Music Archive is a continuation of that purpose, designed for the age of the internet."
Sound Bible
"SoundBible.com offers free sound clips for download in either wav or mp3 format. We offer free and royalty free sound effects and clips for video editors, movie scores, game designers, and weekend sound warriors."
Purple Planet
Free Collection of Royalty Free Music available for download, composed and performed by Geoff Harvey and Chris Martyn.
Music can be used free of charge for web-based projects e.g. YouTube (see 'Using Our Music' for more info) in exchange for a link to our site.
Classical Cat
Free classical music catalog.
"Welcome to the Netlabels collection at the Internet Archive. This collection hosts complete, freely downloadable/streamable, often Creative Commons-licensed catalogs of 'virtual record labels'."
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Open Web Videos
These videos have all been pre-approved by your teacher. Click on the images below to access each video.
Searching the Open Web
Google Advanced Search and DuckDuckGo are good search engines to use for your open web research for your project. Make sure you use the ABCD Method when evaluating websites!
Have more control over your Google searches. You can filter by specific words, phrases, domains, and much more.
Duckduckgo is a search engine that doesn't track your queries. They will not collect any personal information about you.
WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway made up of national and international scientific databases and portals.
When researching on the open web (not library database sites), it's important to know how to tell if a website is reliable and credible or not. Use the ABCD Method for evaluating Internet websites to determine if the site you are looking
at is one you should use...or not.
Ebooks
Sign in to Gale Virtual Reference Library with your password to access Ebooks for your research project. Hover over each Ebook for a brief description.
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Websites
Click on the images below for access to each website. These have all been pre-approved by your teacher.
Database Videos
Sign in to Classroom Video on Demand with your user name and password. Click on the titles below for access to each video. These are educational videos that have been pre-approved by your teacher.
Videos
This pathfinder is designed to house most of the resources and information you will need to successfully complete the Earth Space & Science unit on Earth's Systems.
NoodleTools Quick Guide
If you've used NoodleTools before but just need a refresher, this sheet is for you! It will go over how to sign in, create a new project, and navigate the dashboard.
How to Create a New Account
This sheet will walk you through the proper process of creating an account in NoodleTools for the first time. If you have already created an account, you do not need to access this PDF.
How to Work with Projects
This sheet will help you with creating a new project and copying a project, renaming and emailing a project, as well as how to delete or recover a project.
How to Share Your Project with a Teacher
This sheet will quickly show you how to share your project with your teacher.
How to Use the Dashboard
This sheet will help you navigate the dashboard in NoodleTools.
How to Use Quick Cite
This sheet will show you how to copy and paste a citation from a database into NoodleTools.
How to Create and Edit a Source Reference
This sheet will help you with creating a new citation as well as editing citations after they are entered into NoodleTools.
Taking Notes, Outlining, and Organizing
This sheet will help you with taking notes on your sources, outlining the information, and organizing it all in NoodleTools.
Click on the images next to the titles of the sheets to access the documents that will help you use NoodleTools.
Evaluating Internet Websites
To download the ABCD Method for Evaluating
Internet Websites, click here!
The Big6