'Tis the season to feel frazzled, fa, la, la, la, la. . . I am just now, on Friday, finding the time to sit down to blog my findings from the homework I did on Tuesday. When on the Marvel site, I chose EbscoHost from the list and discovered nearly 30 databases available with a wide variety of subjects to choose from. I selected the Primary search as it seemed the most likely to benefit the elementary clientele that I service. When I clicked on publications, there were no magazines listed, I found the first listings to be bibliographic records of people starting with A.A. Milne, Abigail Adams, and the Abolition of Slavery and Several Acts (I skimmed through all the way to "G" and tried this twice and thought I had made a mistake but when I tried a second time had the same results). The material did not seem to be written for elementary level either and not what Marvelous Maine described for the Primary search. I'm unsure whether it was me.
When clicking the basic search and typing in zinc, there were 25 resources available. The following listings answered the question regarding what foods contained zinc: #3 Zinc referenced in Minerals in Human Nutrition (2/6/2006) and #14 Powerful Foods to Pack on Your Plate from Girl's Life (Oct/Nov 2005). Both articles listed red meat and the first included fish and oatmeal as well. Options for HTML and PDF files were available.
I did check out a couple other blogs and left comments. Their input was very interesting.
When researching Ebsco eBooks, I chose blood clots, due to the fact my sister has been weeks now dealing with a blood clot in her leg that developed from a surgery. I located articles from Prescription Alternatives, Colon Rectal Cancer, Leukemia, Gynecological Source Book, Type II Diabetic Woman to a Thyroid Source Book, but nothing seemed to target my need.
When searching Constitution Day - 15 results surfaced but when skimming down through the titles, I am not sure they all pertained and am unsure of their connections (and to be frank cannot take the time to explore). The French Revolution, Democracy at Dawn: Noted From Poland and Points East, The Historical Dictionary of Pakistan, Country Roads of Virginia, etc., and Arboriculture were all listed.
In NetLibrary, doing the advanced search, I decided to explore Nebraska. I found Historic Trails, American View: Their Dustbowl Experience, Westward the Immigrants, Field Crop Diseases as well as a couple eBooks about Omaha Indians (there were a few articles listed here as well that I do not know what they have to do with Nebraska, such as, Hydrocephalus, Financial Aid for African Americans and Teach Your Child Math). I delved deeper into the eBook titled Sweet Medicine which gave insight into the Cheyenne Indian tribe.
We are very fortunate to have access to such a wealth of information that Marvel offers!!!!!
Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteI tried to go to MARVEL and look at Primary Search to see what I could find, but as you know, we have trouble with connectivity in our schools and could not connect. Oh well!
I wonder if any of the e-books would be at an appropriate level for your K-5 school? Do they teach the westward movement? Those Nebraska and Oklahoma publishers offer primary source material that would line up with the Common Core Standards.
Suzanne