The Library

Reputable academic sources for your report (remember, serious research=serious resources!).

World Book: Go for World Book Advanced. (If you’re using this from home, click on LIBRARY in Source for the username and password.)

SPL Articles Search: This includes the Britannica Online Encyclopedia, a fantastic resource for ancient civilizations.

SPL Catalog Search: find books at Seattle Public Library.

World Book and Britannica Online both have MLA citations at the bottom of each article; copy these for your bibliography. You can also email articles to yourself, which is great for organizing your research.

Google Books: Be sure to note if the book is Limited Preview or Full View. For Limited Preview books, click the “Find This Book in a Library” link on the right to see if it’s available in Seattle.

BookSource http://www.booksource.com/search.aspx

Scholastic Book Wizard http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do

Video on Heart and Circulatory System from Mayo Clinic
You can use headphones as you watch the video; volume control is the round silver icon in the lower right of the screen.

Heart Map from PBS
Follow your instructions from Ms. Bass to learn more about the human heart.

Virtual Autopsy
This website explains (using drawings, no photographs of actual human bodies) what happens during an autopsy and what the surgeon learns about the body. It warns on the first page that some people may find the website disturbing. Please see your instructions from Ms. Bass if you do not want to look at the Virtual Autopsy.

Go to Online Student Resources and look up your topic in World Book. (Remember, World Book lets you email articles and gives you the bibliography info at the end of the article.)

Go to Medline Plus.

Check the Library Catalog for books.

If you need more reliable sources on your topic:
-Perform a Google search and click “From medical authorities” to get reliable sources
-Use Health and Wellness Resource Center at Seattle Public Library (this is a fabulous database; enter your library card number and PIN to use)

To get the right bibliography format, go to Citation Machine. Be sure to click MLA on the left. Use the “Web Document” format for websites.

Where to find examples of your artist’s work:

WebMuseum: Famous Artworks Exhibition

Painting and Painters: Librarians’ Internet Index

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

National Gallery (London, European art)