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ENERGY
RESEARCH PROJECT



Assignment:
Written/typed report containing TEXT, VISUALS (poster, pictures, skit, model, etc.) and SOURCE CITATIONS (where did you get your information: website address, book, magazine, etc.)

Things to include: pros/cons, cost, efficiency, waste, environmental impact, land use, durability, renewable or nonrenewable

*Online Resources:

Grolier Online
*In your internet browser (Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.) go to http://go.grolier.com
*Log in: Username: tech, Password: football
*Type your keyword(s) in the Find It Fast box and click Search (Image 1)
*There will be tabs at the top of your results screen for you to use to choose from a variety of sources (articles--same as what you'd get from a database search, news stories, fast facts, magazines, etc.) Click on the appropriate tab to see the results for each source (Image 2)
*Would you rather listen to the information? Click on the "Turn Read Aloud On" link, double click on a sentence and LISTEN! (Image 3)

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Websites (click on each to be directed to website):
General overview of energy sources
Nuclear Energy
Department of Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Biomass
Bioenergies Technology Office
National Renewable Energy Office
Geothermal
National Geographic
Department of Energy
Coal
National Geographic
Environmental Protection Agency
Non-coal fossil fuels
Department of Energy1
Department of Energy2
Hydrogen cell
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources
Fueleconomy.gov

Hydroelectric
US Geologic Survey
Environmental Protection Agency
Wind
Department of Interior
Department of Energy
*Books:
See Mr. Bridges. He has already checked out the Library books on these topics for you.


*Databases:
*Perform a keyword search for your topic in the Library catalog. Notice in the top right that the "Titles" tab is selected as the default. To access our databases, click on the "One Search" tab and then click "Get Results." When you find a database that looks beneficial to you, click on the green "Show" check to see the individual articles.
Bonus!!: At the bottom of each article is an already formatted citation for you to copy and paste into your Bibliography.

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