Biomes+and+Ecosystems

=Biomes and Ecosystems= created by Linda Bjork, Teacher Librarian, Meadowbrook Middle School, March 2008

=Getting Started= Look for background information and keywords for your topic: [|World Book] - reliable encyclopedia; passwords available in the library [|Wikipedia] - use for background & as a stepping stone to potential reliable sources, NOT as a source for information = = = = = = =Books= [|Search the library catalog]: Terms like the invention, the inventor, products, or scientific discovery
 * Browse the shelves:** Look in the Biography section. Books are shelved in alphabetical order by the famous person's last name.

=Subscription Databases= [|Access the Meadowbrook Library Home] page password is available in the library [|Student Resource Center Junior:]Covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, SRC - Junior provides a premium selection of reference material, more than 340 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips. [|General Reference Center Gold:] A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. [|United Streaming] : video on-demand educational movies. Library has headphones for your use. Username and password available in the library = = = = = = =Free online Encyclopedias= Free web-based encyclopedias: [|Brittanica] [|Encarta (Concise])

=Free online sites= [|Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge - Ecosystems] [|Biomes] [|Biomes: From Pat Elliott] [|Introduction to Biomes] [|MBGnet: Biomes of the World and Ecosystems] [|What's It Like Where You Live?] [|Tour of Biomes] [|Rainforestanimals.net] [|Rainforest at Night] [|Tropical Rainforest] [|Rainforest-Australia] [|On the Prairie] [|Aquatic Biomes: Birds] [|Habitat: Ponds and Lakes] [|Marine Biome] [|Marine Biomes] [|Ecosystems] [|Biomes and Ecosystems] [|Introduction to Biomes] [|World Biomes] = = =Bibliography Tools= Tell the reader where you got your information from! Fill in the information and click submit. This tool will write the bibliography in the correct format. Just copy and paste it to the last page of your report.

[|Citation Machine] - MLA Citation Creator [|Noodle Tools] - Personal ID is available in the library