Lessons from the Bay : Project Action Guide

Lessons from the Bay : Project Action Guide : Part 5: Toolkit

Using the Library Media Center for Project Research

Students should learn basic skills for using a library, giving credit for resources they use, and obeying copyright law. They should understand that basic library skills are tools that can be used in school media centers, public libraries, and college or university libraries.

Goals

To find answers to questions by using the school media center or local library

To learn the basics of copyright law

Materials

Paper

Pencil

Borrower’s card

Photocopier, and payment, if necessary (optional)

Next: Searching for Printed Information

“Using the Library Media Center for Project Research” includes:
· Directions
     · Searching for Printed Information
     · Giving Credit for Borrowed Resources
     · Learning about Copyright
· Resources for Researching an Environmental Project
     Using a Library or Media Center

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Print version of “Part 5: Toolkit”: PDF · Word

Lessons from the Bay includes:
· Process Model
· About the Watershed—An Instructional Framework
· Lesson Plans
· Project Action Guide
· Glossary of Wetland Terms