Using the Library

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Getting Started using the Library

Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2009 by thelibrarydude

You can access the “Getting Started Using the Library” PowerPoint by going to the “bookshelf” on your desktop.  Click on High School and then Library. 

What advantages do you see using PinPoint instead of a normal search engine like Google?

Subscription Databases

Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2009 by thelibrarydude

Using one of the Online Subscription Databases, locate information on each of the following and give a brief synopses of the article (remember to site the source)

1.  The Wright Brothers and their historic flight.

2.  The Bernoulli Principle and how it used in aeronautical design.

3.  The future of flight.

Using the internet

Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2009 by thelibrarydude

Go to the internet and find a video of the “Wright Stuff” at a Science Olympiad competition.  What designs worked the best and how long was the flight time?

Using the collection (books, periodicals, encyclopedias, etc.)

Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2009 by thelibrarydude

Using PinPoint, locate a timeline on the history of flight in a print resource.  Post your citation.