LibGuides: 7th Grade Science Project: Gather

Evaluating information

Using databases (6 min. 2 sec.) Watch this video to learn how to filter results to save time and get the most useful resources for your project.
CRAAP test (3 min. 9 sec) Watch this video to learn the different criteria for telling if a source is useful or not.

Citation

Gale Database

Science in Context
All science: general reference source as well as curent news, magazine, and journal articles.

Find background information, news, magazine and journal articles in all areas of science.

Culinary Arts Database (Gale)

Culinary Arts Database

Useful websites

Website evaluation -- apply the CRAAP test! Here are some examples of websites that might prove useful for the 7th grade science project. Many others will also be helpful. Remember, it's up to you as the researcher to make the call, looking carefully at the source's currency, relevance, accuracy, authority, and its purpose.

Kinds of websites	Biology	Space	Chemistry	Earth Science	Physics	Psychology
General	Ask Dr. Universe Questions from real kids, answers from real scientists The Exploratorium San Francisco science museum Inside Science Independent science magazine PhET Science simulations from Univ. of Colorado Science News Independent science magazine Union of Concerned Scientists
Government (federal, state, local)	CDC Cen. for Disease Control	NASA	Air Pollution Control Commission (Boston)	Boston Water and Sewer	NIST Nat'l. Inst. of Standards and Tech.	NIMH Nat'l. Inst. of Mental Health
University or college-related	Cornell Lab of Ornithology	McAuliffe Center (Framingham State)	MIT Blossoms Chemistry videos	Center for Agriculture, Food & Environment (UMass)	MIT Blossoms Physics videos	ePsych Mississippi State Univ.
Nonprofit organizations	Rodale Inst. Organic farming Monell Center for Taste & Smell	Sky & Telescope magazine	Clean Water Action	Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.	Nat'l. Assoc. of Rocketry	ChildMind Inst.
Professional organizations	Soil Science Soc. of Amer.	Experimental Aircraft Assoc.	Amer. Chem. Society	Amer. Meteorologist Soc.	Soc. of Plastics Engineers	APA Amer. Psychological Assoc.
Commercial/business	Burpee Seeds Get Body Smart	Sciworthy magazine	Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Reynolds Kitchens Foil	Octaform Earthquake resistance	Zeiss Vision	Psychology Today magazine