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== **PRINT RESOURCES **==
 * Check class cart for appropriate titles.
 * Check Destinyfor additional materials.
 * Encyclopedias under the windows

ONLINE DATABASES



 * Once you locate an article on your topic, you may want to try reading level 3 to find additional information.


 * Click the above link or the POWER Library icon on your computer's desktop.
 * Click the "List All" link on the right side of the page and then scroll down and select SIRS Discoverer from the alphabetical list. (Click the words "SIRS Discoverer" not the icon.
 * After the SIRS Discoverer window opens, type the name of your endangered animal in the search box near the top of the page, choose Subject Headings to the left of the search box, and click the Search button.
 * You may have to select a subject from a results list if there are more than one related subject headings.
 * Read the summaries and descriptors in the results list and select an article to read by clicking the link. If there are no results for your search, try again, this time selecting Keyword/Natural Language instead of Subject Headings.
 * Use the tabs at the top of the page to narrow your results. Click the reference tab to start.
 * Click the Graphics tab for related images.
 * Click the WebFind Sites tab for related web sites. Read the short descriptions to determine which are relevant to your assignment.




 * OTHER WEB RESOURCES **

Search **Destiny** for possible websites:

You will need to log onto Destiny in order to search for websites. Your username and password are the same as those you use to log onto the school computers. Once you are logged on, search as you normally would and then click the websites tab to see the search results.




 * Also try these websites: **

 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Animal Diversity Web Thousands of articles about individual species

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">ARKive <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Multimedia guide to the world's endangered species

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Earth's Endangered Creatures <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Lists endangered plants and animals of the world that are threatened with extinction

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">EE-Link: Endangered Species <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Links to endangered species information

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">enature.com: Field Guides <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Wildlife information about nearly 6,000 individual species

Endangered Specie.com Information about the causes of endangerment, the reasons for action, and ways to help

Kids' Planet ESPECIES Fact Sheets

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">IUCN Red List of Threatened Species <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Comprehensive list for evaluating the conservation status of plants and animals.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Aviary: Our Birds <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> An alphabetical listing of birds featured at the National Aviary

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Geographic

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Geographic Kids: Animals <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Select an animal to learn more

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Wildlife Federation - Wildlife Library <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Information about wildlife and the threats that are endangering many of them

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium: Animals & Exhibits <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Basic facts about the more than 400 species living at the zoo & aquarium

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Sea World: Animal Information <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Includes Animal InfoBooks (In-depth information), Animal Bytes (Quick information and fun facts) & more

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: North American Mammals <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Includes detailed descriptions & images for more than 400 mammals native to North American <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Species Report <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Search for information about a threatened or endangered species

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">WWF <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">includes species profiles

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Wikipedia <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Use to access external links only

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Want to learn more? Check Out These Related Resources <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ocean Portal by the Smithsonian Institute