BCCHS Library Info

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Industrial Revolution Webquest (Copenbarger)

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

All Information is not Equal! (Evaluating Websites)

If you were researching the life and work of Martin Luther King, which of these 3 websites would you use, and why?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

(Can you tell anything important about the websites before you even click on the links?)

NoodleTools Registration

Bullying:

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html#

NoodleTools is a new research tool for BCCHS students. It will help you organize notes, prevent plagiarism, and create a Works Cited page (Bibliography) with a list of your sources!

You can access NoodleTools from any computer with internet! But first, you need to create your own personal account:

Click here to begin creating your account: noodletools.com/login
Click "Create a Personal ID"
School/Library Username: bcchs
Password: patriots
Select "I am a student or library patron."
Select Year of Graduation: 20??
You MUST use:

Personal ID:

firstname.lastname (make sure there's a period in between! no space!)
Example: mary.garcia

Password:

Use your 6-digit ID# (cafeteria #)
This number can be found in tiny numbers under the barcode on your student ID card.

When you've completed the form, click REGISTER.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Online Lab: The Northridge Earthquake (Stull)

Link for the online lab:
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es1010/es1010page01.cfm?chapter_no=10

Friday, November 4, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Countries of Europe

Map of Europe with National Flags

BOOKS:
Click here to search for BOOKS in the BCCHS library.

DATABASES:

Free Trial: EBSCO: http://search.ebscohost.com/

User ID: bcharter
Password: trial

If you have a public library card, you can click here, and then click on the amazing database:
Culture Grams!

WEBSITES:

U.S. Department of State: Countries & Regions (When you get to your country, click on Background Notes.)
CIA World Factbook
Country Studies (Library of Congress -- Selected Countries)
Atlapedia.com (Lapl.org: Political and geographic maps, basic facts, and statistics about countries.)

Whales (Stull)

Try an online encyclopedia: http://www.britannica.com/

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: NOAA.gov

National Geographic Website: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/?source=NavAniHome

Defenders of Wildlife: http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/index.php?utm_source=B_Version_NoFlash&utm_medium=Top_Nav&utm_content=WH_All&utm_campaign=HP_AB_Round2

A description of different whale types, copiled by high school students at the Advanced Technologies Academy: http://library.thinkquest.org/2605/

National Parks Consevation Association: http://www.npca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/humpbackwhale.html