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1) Using primary sources: digital citizenship

Author

Spanier, Kristine

Series

Digital citizenship

Publisher

Jump!, Inc

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Highlights how to use primary sources in research papers.

2) Outbreak: science seeks safeguards for global health

Author

Piddock, Charles

Series

National Geographic investigates

Publisher

National Geographic

Pub. Date

[2008]

Language

English

Description

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Authoritative texts that include interviews with experts, useful time lines, diagrams, glossaries, and more bring readers up to date on the latest findings concerning viruses and bacteria, how we have learned to fight the harmful ones and use the beneficial ones to improve our lives.

3) The tarantula scientist

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Series

Scientists in the Field

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

4) Polar scientists: studying the Antarctic

Author

Latta, Sara L

Series

Extreme science careers

Publisher

Enslow Publishing

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

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"Discusses careers in polar science, including education, training, specialties, and salaries"--

5) Writing a research paper

Author

Hord, Colleen

Series

Hitting the books

Publisher

Rourke Educational Media

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

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Guides students through the process of writing a research paper, including picking a topic, gathering and organizing information, writing a thesis statement, and completing the paper.

6) Chasing sharks

Author

Gentle, Victor

Series

Sharks

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

7) Possible impossibilities: a look at parapsychology

Author

Hall, Elizabeth

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1977.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the field of parapsychology today and the experimentation in it.

8) How to spy on a shark

Author

Houran, Lori Haskins

Publisher

Albert Whitman & Company

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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"A crew of scientists at sea use a camera-equipped robotic device to track a shark's movements through the water."--

9) The most beautiful roof in the world: exploring the rainforest canopy

Author

Lasky, Kathryn

Publisher

Harcourt Brace & Co

Pub. Date

[1997]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.

10) Marine science: an illustrated guide to science

Series

Science visual resources

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

11) Sixth sense

Author

Kettelkamp, Larry

Publisher

W. Morrow

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

Description

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Describes different types of psychic phenomena such as ESP, telepathy, clairvoyance, and others. Also discusses experiments conducted to test these experiences.

12) Science dogs

Author

Goldish, Meish

Series

Dog heroes

Publisher

Bearport Publishing

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

Description

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Introduces readers to dogs taking part in scientific and medical research.

13) Writing an opinion paper

Author

Greve, Meg

Series

Hitting the books

Publisher

Rourke Educational Media

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

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Guides students through the process of writing an opinion paper, including brainstorming, researching facts to support an argument, organizing information, and writing in a persuasive manner.

14) Shark lady: true adventures of Eugenie Clark

Author

McGovern, Ann

Pub. Date

[1978]

Language

English

Description

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"A biography of the ichthyologist whose interest in fish began at the age of nine during weekly trips to the Aquarium in New York City." --

15) Hurricane hunters

Author

Gaffney, Timothy R

Series

Aircraft

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

16) Swimming with hammerhead sharks

Author

Mallory, Kenneth

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

17) Smart research strategies: finding the right sources

Author

Asselin, Kristine Carlson

Series

Research Tool Kit

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Description

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"Explores ways to find sources when doing research and writing reports and other written materials"--

18) Top secret science: projects you aren't supposed to know about

Author

Swanson, Jennifer

Series

Scary Science

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

Description

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"Describes various top-secret projects, including the Manhattan Project, Nazi experimentation, and several others"--

19) Research adventures for young scientists

Author

Barr, George

Publisher

McGraw-Hill

Pub. Date

[1964]

Language

English

Description

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Science projects and problems requiring experimental inquiry andmethodology. Includes such topics as light and color, sound andmusic, plant investigation, and chemical analysis.

20) Ghost hunters

Author

Martin, Michael

Series

Edge books. Ghost files

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

Description

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"Describes the different methods, techniques, and tools used by ghost hunters, and relates stories about some ghost hunters' experiences"--Provided by publisher.

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1) Using primary sources: digital citizenship

2) Outbreak: science seeks safeguards for global health

3) The tarantula scientist

4) Polar scientists: studying the Antarctic

5) Writing a research paper

6) Chasing sharks

7) Possible impossibilities: a look at parapsychology

8) How to spy on a shark

9) The most beautiful roof in the world: exploring the rainforest canopy

10) Marine science: an illustrated guide to science

11) Sixth sense

12) Science dogs

13) Writing an opinion paper

14) Shark lady: true adventures of Eugenie Clark

15) Hurricane hunters

16) Swimming with hammerhead sharks

17) Smart research strategies: finding the right sources

18) Top secret science: projects you aren't supposed to know about

19) Research adventures for young scientists

20) Ghost hunters