Monday, January 18, 2010

Bullying Research Paper - 2010 - Ms. OShea

The following links can help you with your research on this topic.

NoBully.org


Stop Bullying Now

National Crime Prevention Council

The following databases can be found on the right of this blog in the green

Teen Health and Wellness
CQ Researcher

both of these databases will have information on bullying that you may be able to use

Monday, January 11, 2010

Mrs. Hartmann 9R Research Paper Assignment

You will research a career of your choice and write a 2-3 page paper.

- Choose a career you would like to research and write a proposal
- Compose 10 questions you will need to answer to write your paper.
- Conduct research in the library using at least 3 sources to answer your questions.
You must use a primary source and a secondary source
- Decide whether or not you would recommend this careerand if you would like to pursue it.
Create a thesis statment
Your final paper is due on February 8th, 2010

Here are some links to use for this project:

CareerPath.com - resources and information about different types of careers.

Career Tests - tests created to ascertain what types of careers you are most suited for.

Payscale - this site gives lists of careers and what type of income they might generate. Information on today's top job fields

CareerZone - good information on different careers in New York

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Careers - 5 Minute Presentation Assignment - Mr. Hartmann

The following links should help you find information on different careers that may interest you.
In addition to these web links - we have a section in the library for careers.


CareerPath.com - resources and information about different types of careers.

Career Tests - tests created to ascertain what types of careers you are most suited for.

Payscale - this site gives lists of careers and what type of income they might generate. Information on today's top job fields

CareerZone - good information on different careers in New York

Remember to ask for help if you need it :)

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

9th Grade Social Issues Research Paper- Ms. Weiss

Research Lesson

The following is a guide created to help you begin your research project on Social Issues. Using books sources, internet links and online databases you will select your topic and begin to compile the information needed to complete your tasks.

The Internet
There is alot of good information available on the internet. The problem with using the internet as a primary source for a school project is that not all the information on the web is accurate. Anyone can post anything on the internet. You might come across a really well written article on your topic and want to use it for your project only to find out it was written by a student in another state.
When using the internet look to see where the information is coming from.

For this project, an article posted by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) or another government agency would be perfectly suitable.

*** When using an internet source, if possible, print the pages out and make note of the date you accessed the site. Unlike books, internet sites can be altered and the information may not be there later on.

Databases
Databases are a safe and easy way to search and compile good information from good sources.
All information located in databases has been verified and reviewed by persons in the same field as the author. (Ex.: An article written by a Cryptozoologist would be reviewed by other Cryptozoologists and accepted before it can be posted. This is called PEER REVIEWING.)
The following databases are available through Long Beach High School.


Additionally, you can also access the Suffolk Library Web and utilize the sources there. Once entering the site, click on E Resources on the left hand side. You will use the barcode: 21248001400456 and password jordan Within this collection of databases - you might find information on your topic in the database Points of View

Along the side of this blog are several links to on-line citation sites.
While compiling your information, take note of the following:
BOOK SOURCE: Title, Author, Publisher, City of Publication and Date of Publication
This can all be found on the Title Page which is located in the front of the book.
INTERNET SOURCE: Name of author, Title of article, Title of homepage, URL, Date you visited.
DATABASE: Name of author, Title of article, Name of journal, Volume and number of journal, Page numbers, Date published.

We have plenty of books on social issues and we are here to help you compile data for your research :)