s^4-super summer science search™ contest study session #4: meet previous contest winners and...

STUDY SESSION 4: MEET PREVIOUSCONTEST WINNERS &PROBLEM SOLVING JULY 8TH, 2014

Sponsored by the Cupertino

Library Foundation and partners

WELCOME

FACEBOOK:

HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/S4CON

TEST

TWITTER: HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/S4CLF

HOW IS IT GOING?

RECAP OF DATABASE RESEARCH

1.) FIND A SCCLD DATABASE OR

PICK ONE OUT FROM THE

SUGGESTION LIST.

2.) YOU WILL NEED YOUR

LIBRARY CARD TO ACCESS THE

ONLINE DATABASE

ROURKE’S WORLD OF SCIENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA

-Easy search bar

-Detailed descriptions with subtopics

-Toolbar has print, download, and email options

-Citations are available in MLA and APA format

-Download articles as PDF, mp3, or e-book format

ROURKE’S WORLD OF SCIENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA

MEDLINEPLUS Separated into health topics, drugs/supplements, videos

Sidebar contains popular searches and medical dictionary

Lengthy descriptions for each topic

Includes treatments, symptoms, related issues, etc.

Legitimate sources under each article

MEDLINEPLUS

PREVIOUS CONTEST ENTRIES

PROBLEM STATEMENT QUESTIONS

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS CATEGORY OUT OF THE

FOUR?

HOW DOES YOUR TOPIC, CONTRIBUTION OR

INVENTION RELATE TO SCIENCE?

WHAT IS ITS SCIENTIFIC INFLUENCE TODAY? WHAT

MIGHT IT BE IN THE FUTURE?

IF YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE ORIGINAL RESEARCH TEAM FOR YOUR TOPIC AS IT RELATES TO

SCIENCE, WHAT ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS YOU WOULD

IMPLEMENT?

Q & A

MENTORING TIME

QUIZ

WHAT IS A JOURNAL?

DRAWING

5TH STUDY SESSION: FORMATTING, CITATIONS AND MOREWHEN:2:30-4 PM, TUESDAY JULY 8THWHERE: COMMUNITY HALL

THANK YOU

-S^4 TASK FORCE