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Walsh Middle School: Search

Welcome to Walsh Middle School Lib guides.

Walsh Catalog - Destiny

Google Search

Google Search is an excellent way to start your Research.  There are 5 search operators that will make your search more efficient.

1.  Use quotation marks to find exact wording.

2.  Use "Or" to get options.

3.  Use hyphen (or minus symbol) to remove options.

4.  Use "site: " to limit your search within one website

5.  Use "site: " and a country code to explore sources from a particular place.

Watch this video to learn more about the options.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9XZk9CLxK4E

Welcome to Search

This page will introduce you to the Gale Web page collections and the Encyclopedia Britannica.   Questions?  Email me and we can zoom and look at the materials together.

Gale

                          

School-Safe Search Engines

infotopia
an academic search engine
accessing educator-approved
websites

 Photos for Class
features school-appropriate
images licensed by Creative
Commons for public use.
Downloaded images automatically
cite the author and the image
license terms		 Pics 4 Learning
a safe, free image library
for schools

 

RESEARCH TOOLKIT: HELP WITH RESEARCH AND REPORTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

How to Judge Information

Tip Sheet            Worksheet

How to Make a Concept Web

Tip Sheet            Complex Web Worksheet          Simple Web Worksheet

How to Choose a Topic

Tip Sheet               Worksheet

Gale Educational Resources

 

 

Encyclopedia Britannica : School -English; Escolar - Spanish; Escola - Portuguese

Video practice

https://youtu.be/s9XZk9CLxK4

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