8th Gr. Science

Mission:

The mission of the CBA Markert Library program is to teach information literacy in collaboration with classroom teachers within the context of the content curriculum, inspire and develop a love of reading, and provide diverse materials and services to enable students to become life-long learners and effective users of information.

**Big 6 Research Method**
	1.1. Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information requirements	Investigate biomes. See your worksheet Remember that you will be making a poster, and will need visuals (pictures, graphs, charts, maps) for that.
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, databases, Internet, video
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: 577 Databases: Nettrekker is highly recommended, and the encyclopedias Internet: Google, but be careful to use only credentialed sources *Recommended sites:* UC Berkeley World Biomes.com from Nettrekker Thomson Learning Susan Woodward, Radford University NASA: Mission Biomes Earth Floor, Wheeling Jesuit University
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically using MS Word.
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	Remember your criteria: Pictures Food Web typical of the biome Graphs or charts of rainfall across the year Biomes global comparison Other key points of interest
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	What did you learn about biomes?
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Big 6 Research Method