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= = Science Fair Planner 1**.Define the Task:** Think about a topic. For ideas think about your hobbies-Music, Food, Sports,Environment. Narrow/Broaden your topic · Look in Indexes or Table of Contents of books on your topic · Check the (OPAC) for resources [|OPAC] Get an Overview of your topic Select Key Words---generate a list of key words related to your topic. . Use....
 * General encyclopedias
 * UXL Encyclopedia of Science(ebook)
 * Thesaurus
 * Index of books
 * Science dictionaries

**2.Information Seeking Strategies:** **BOOKS** __Growing Up with Science__ __CD’s, Superglue, Salsa__ __Science and Invention__ __The Way Things Work__ __Machines and Inventions__ __How Products are Made__ __Gale: Virtual Reference Library(ebooks)__ Non-fiction books---Look in the call #’s 500-600.
 * Identify print and non-print sources. Decide what sources you are going to use.

**SUBSCRIPTION DATATBASES**

eLibrary Science || * This is a specialized science database. This is where you should start your research. || Student Research Center || * This is a Power Library Database which must be accessed through the Lancaster Public Library @Home. ||
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[|Student Resource Center] || * The image on the left is a widget which allows you to search the database directly. ||
 * = media type="custom" key="4553638" ||= Gale Virtual Reference Library || * The image on the left is a widget which allows you to search the database directly. ||

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