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Efficient Online Research for History Day Projects

Learn how to access and utilize online databases for reliable information on science and historical topics. Discover the importance of quality sources, how to search effectively, and easily generate citations with proper formatting.

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Efficient Online Research for History Day Projects

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  1. Science Fair Resources Mrs. Philippi – Salk Media Specialist

  2. Overview of Resources • Internet (evaluate web sites – remember TACO method ; truthfulness, authority, currency, objectivity) • Online databases • Science encyclopedias • Books related to science topic

  3. Why Use Online Databases? • Quality, reliable information (Comes from print publications, books, newspapers, magazines, professional journals) • Provides a searchable interface for all of those resources • Will be required to use them again for History Day research

  4. What are researching? • Answers to your research questions in your packet • Background information about the science or history connected to your topic – example history of battery • Information about a scientist that invented or discovered something related to your project • Example – inventor of battery

  5. How to Access Online Databases On Salk Media Center Web page (linked from Salk School Home Page http://sms.elkriver.k12.mn.us) - Click on Online Databases link Need passwords to access from home (available in media center)

  6. Which Ones to Use? Gale Inventions and Discoveries (use password for e-books, NOT Gale databases) EBSCO Science Reference Center Gale General Science Collection World Book Encyclopedia – Student edition Britannica Encyclopedia – (Highlighted in yellow on database page)

  7. How to search? • Use keywords, not complete sentences or questions • When a good article related to search is found, use those same subject headings to find more like that one • Select full text before searching

  8. How to cite? • Citations are done for you! • Select correct source card – different citations for different types of resources such as magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia • Just find the different elements needed for source cards • Example: author, title, name of database, etc.

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