1. Unsolved Mysteries A Research Project 2014

2. Opposing Viewpoints The library database, Opposing Viewpoints will be extremely helpful http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/?p=OVIC&u=p l2425 http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/?p=OVIC&u=p l2425

3. Effective Internet Searching Goal: Identify key word strategies that will give you the best results Vocab – Keywords: most important words related to a topic you search for in a search engine – Precise: Clear and exact – Synonyms: words with the same or similar meaning – Alternative: a different way

4. Effective Internet Searching Search using key words, not sentences or questions. Good: stonehenge history Poor: I want to know more about the history of stonehenge Stick with KEYWORDS (informational) words, not CONNECTOR words!

5. Effective Internet Searching If you have two key words that you'd like to find together, place quotation marks around them. Example: “black holes”

6. Effective Internet Searching to eliminate words from your search results, type the minus (-) sign and the word you don't want to appear in the results. For example, when searching the topic, Holy Grail, you might consider eliminating Jay-Z and Justine Timberlake's names from the results so you don't get hits for their song of the same name. "holy grail" -Jay-Z -Justin -Timberlake

7. Effective Internet Searching If you want to include certain words in your search, type the plus (+) sign and the word you want to include. For example, adding the word mystery to your search could yield more relevant results. “easter island” + history

8. Get Started! There is a link on the LMS Library page just for this project! http://www.cdschools.org/Page/15456 You will find many helpful resources and links on this site. BOOKS! There are books on your topics pulled and available on a cart in the library.