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Research Help

Pathfinders

Find your course research topic below

This pathfinder is designed to help you find information to help you classify organisms

Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases are human illnesses caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and other microbes. Click on the infectious disease link find out more.

Mental Diseases

The specific focus of this pathfinder is to help students locate information that will better enhance their own knowledge and understanding of mental health issues that affect people.

Web Search Tools

Google

Enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images.

Ask.com

Offers search for web sites, images, news, blogs, video, maps and directions, local search and shopping.

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Research Help

Database Resources

Infotrac Advanced Placement Honors Literature Collection

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Facts on File Issues and Controversies Database

Iowa AEA Online

EBSCOhost is one of eight resources included in Iowa AEA Online. Iowa AEA Online is a collection of online educational resources, funded and provided by Iowa Area Education Agencies (AEAs) to all Iowa accredited PreK-12 schools.


  • Ask the Teacher-Librarian! - Your best resource is to ask your professional library teacher.  "Google doesn't teach students how to use information, but librarians do!" - Walter Minkel, School Library Journal.  Get help choosing/narrowing a topic, determining sources available, determining information relevance for your topic, and more...
  • How to make a bibliography

    Use easybib.com automatic works cited and bibliography formatting, alphabetizing and printing for MLA and APA citation styles.

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