Alternative+Energy

=Alternative Energy= created by Linda Bjork, Teacher Librarian, Meadowbrook Middle School, May 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 solar, wind power, geothermal, tides, and hydroelectic. Browse the library shelves: Look for books in the 333.79 and 621.042 sections.

=Subscription Databases= Access the [|Meadowbrook Library Home page] The password is available in the library.

[|Student Resource Center Gold] 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.

[|Opposing Viewpoints] Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.

[|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]) [|Columbia (concise) Encyclopedia]

=Free online sites= [|U.S. Dept. of Energy] [|Alliant Energy] [|Renewable Energy] [|Nuclear: Fission and Nuclear: Fusion] [|The Energy Story] [|National Renewable Energy Laboratory]