LibGuides: Scientist Research Project: Selecting a Scientist

Research Basics

Research is a process! It cannot be done all at once. Ask yourself, what stage do you think you're on?

`CONNECT`
`Read your assignment carefully. Make sure you have a clear understanding of what your research entails.`

`WONDER`
`Develop questions. Brainstorm.`

`INVESTIGATE`
`Find, organize, & evaluate information. Reflect & refine questions.`

`CONSTRUCT`
`Synthesize information. Engage in collaborative sense-making.`

`EXPRESS`
`Share learning. Transfer to new context.`

`REFLECT`
`Self-reflect on learning. Ask new questions.`

Databases of Interest

Gale Biography in Context This link opens in a new window

Detailed biographical information about a variety of important people from many fields. Barcode: empirelink

** Scroll down to the BROWSE PEOPLE section and find the box for SCIENTISTS **
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window

Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support research for Elementary, Middle, and High School.

Scroll down to until you see a red EXPLORE box. Under it, click on BIOGRAPHIES.

Username: cgps Password: access
World Book This link opens in a new window

Websites of Interest

Library Books

`LIBRARY CATALOG`

Try using search terms SCIENTIST when searching.
Limit sublocation by selecting WEST

Changing the Equation by Tonya Bolden
Call Number: 509.2
ISBN: 9781419707346
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates over 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields.
Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky
Call Number: 509.2 IGN
ISBN: 9781607749769
Publication Date: 2016-07-26
"Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world"--Back cover.

Middle School Librarian

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Scientist Research Project: Selecting a Scientist

Welcome Researchers!

Research Basics

`CONNECT`
`Read your assignment carefully. Make sure you have a clear understanding of what your research entails.`

`WONDER`
`Develop questions. Brainstorm.`

`INVESTIGATE`
`Find, organize, & evaluate information. Reflect & refine questions.`

`CONSTRUCT`
`Synthesize information. Engage in collaborative sense-making.`

`EXPRESS`
`Share learning. Transfer to new context.`

`REFLECT`
`Self-reflect on learning. Ask new questions.`

Databases of Interest

Websites of Interest

Library Books

`LIBRARY CATALOG`

Try using search terms SCIENTIST when searching.

Limit sublocation by selecting WEST

Middle School Librarian

Scientist Research Project: Selecting a Scientist

Welcome Researchers!

Research Basics

CONNECT Read your assignment carefully. Make sure you have a clear understanding of what your research entails.

WONDER Develop questions. Brainstorm.

INVESTIGATE Find, organize, & evaluate information. Reflect & refine questions.

CONSTRUCT Synthesize information. Engage in collaborative sense-making.

EXPRESS Share learning. Transfer to new context.

REFLECT Self-reflect on learning. Ask new questions.

Databases of Interest

Websites of Interest

Library Books

LIBRARY CATALOG

Try using search terms SCIENTIST when searching.

Limit sublocation by selecting WEST

Middle School Librarian

`CONNECT`
`Read your assignment carefully. Make sure you have a clear understanding of what your research entails.`

`WONDER`
`Develop questions. Brainstorm.`

`INVESTIGATE`
`Find, organize, & evaluate information. Reflect & refine questions.`

`CONSTRUCT`
`Synthesize information. Engage in collaborative sense-making.`

`EXPRESS`
`Share learning. Transfer to new context.`

`REFLECT`
`Self-reflect on learning. Ask new questions.`

`LIBRARY CATALOG`