Research Pathways

Research Pathways have been created to make your electronic research more efficient. To use this page, select the class link below that corresponds to your research. Resources have been collected on your class pages to help guide you to academic databases and websites to help you complete your research.

ELA

Reading

Reading

Edmodo
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Disasters
- Use the links below to access databases to help find additional information and images regarding your natural disaster. Student Resource Center (Use this for general encyclopedia information and to view images)
  
  Science in Context (Use this database for more scientific information and images)
  
  
  
  Student Resource Center in Context (Use this database for current encyclopedia information)
  
  The following link is to online general encyclopedia: World Book Online
  
  While researching your disaster, you may wish to use Noodle Tools to generate a citation for the materials you use.
  
  You can also copy and paste the Source Citation provided by any Student Resource Center article into a word document. This citation can be found at the end of the articles.
Owls
- Click the links below to learn more about burrowing owls.
  
  myfwc
  
  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. This site is dedicated to protecting and managing the wildlife of Florida's land and water.
  
  allaboutbirds
  
  The Cornell Lab of Ornithology sponsors this site. You can learn species name, order and family as well as habitat maps and other quick facts about burrowing owls.
  
  defenders
  
  Defenders of Wildlife. Their mission is to protect species and habitats. This website offers fast facts on diet, population and behavior as well as other important details about burrowing owls.
  
  capecoral
  
  This is a Florida state site offering information on one of Florida's smallest owls, the burrowing owls. Images, information and a web cam are available.
  
  thinkquest
  
  Thinkquest is a website hosting projects by students for students. Information on habitat, breeding and other special features can be found on this site.

Health

Science

Social Studies

Social Studies

Egyptian Pharaohs
- Use the link below to help cite the materials you use to create your Fakebook page for your assigned Pharaoh.
  
  Noodle tools
  
  Electronic Sources you may reference are linked below:
  
  Student Resource Center
  
  World History in Context
  
  World Book Online
Civil War Links
- Methacton offers Gale databases for your research needs. Click below to access the list available for you to reference. All databases can be saved directly to your Google Drive. A folder is automatically created to store any articles you download. This gives you access to your research 24/7. If you are at home the password is our school mascot: warrior.
  
  Gale Databases
  
  The following sites are acceptable sites for researching various topics on the American Civil War
  
  http://www.historycentral.com/CivilWar/index.html
  
  http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/
  
  http://www.civilwarhome.com/slavery.htm
Middle Ages Research

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