This lesson focuses on using databases: periodical indexes and abstracts including the differences between periodical and journals, selecting the right number of keywords, and full-text databases.

This is an annotated list of useful databases including the difference between search engines and databases and between databases and catalogs, broad-based databases, source-type databases, and subject-type databases.

Scroll partway down the page to find this lesson on decimals which incorporates the use of thermometers at an activity centre.

Students will research Ayn Rand, a contemporary novelist, for biographical information and for her personal philosophy as a prelude to reading her novel, Anthem. Students will partner to gather information via online databases and will...

A huge database is accumulating that can be used by educators and scientists to examine the status of bird populations in locations of their choosing. It is becoming a goldmine of information about bird biodiversity around the globe. All...

A general site for anyone interested in singing. Contains free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing plus other useful information. Resources for everyone-even kids online music games.

In Module 1 Lesson 3 of this course on spreadsheets, students begin learning how to use Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets. Slideshows walk them through how to navigate the menus and tools of Excel.

In this self-guided unit, you will be exploring the themes of justice and injustice. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, and learning activities. At the end of the unit, you will follow the research process to...

While this site focuses on the resources available in the Concordia Library, it also gives clear information about what indexes and abstracts are, and how and why a student should use them. The general information is helpful, regardless...

This article describes how students are learning how to analyze big data and and understand how it is used by organizations. The article also discusses data science as a potential career path. Includes a link to a page where you can...

An informative page on the career field of a media producer. Content discussed includes general tasks and duties, educational requirements, personal skills needed, working conditions, expected salary, and job outlook. Also given is a...

Interesting research project that provides a database tool for analysis of linguistic data captured on video. There is a free downlad available which may be used with possible upgrades available for purchase.

The Barcode of Life Data Systems is the depository of DNA barcode information and specimens. While there is not actually much here for teachers or students to use, it is interesting to read about the work and how much has been collected...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Bessie Stough Callender is described here along with information on her contributions to art through sculpture. Callender worked with stone sculpting techniques and favored the...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Irving Dominick is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture, and specifically his work with sculptures of metal forms.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jack Earl is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his sculptures of porcelain.

This hands-on lesson discusses and explores rational numbers. Students construct personal fractional strip kits and use them to compare fractional amounts and investigate equivalence. The lesson plan includes instructions, materials, and...

This site contains detailed information about a career as a kitchen helper. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contains information for that country, there is valuable data about this career that is useful.

The "Journey of Discovery" project through Yad Vashem serves to make sure we know the stories behind the victims of the Holocaust in order to see them as humans and not numbers. Using the database and information on Yad Vashem, students...

The full title of this page is "African Americans in Massachusetts: Case Studies of Desegregation in 19th Century Nantucket and Boston." It features a timeline that covers the mid-19th century cases in Nantucket and Boston concerning the...

In recent years, Canadian scientists have been in the forefront of efforts to identify animal species by DNA barcoding. A single gene, cytochrome oxidase I (COI), that is present in all animals is being used to identify each species....