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Mr. Cao's Infectious Diseases Project
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Watch the video below to get a quick understanding on Infectious Diseases.



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Follow this link for a definition on Infectious Diseases.



You must use at least
 three reliable sources (print AND online sources).

USE the books provided (on the trolley) and the links below to take notes on your project.

WEBSITES include:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. Health Protection Agency)
  • Health Alberta
  • Medline Plus (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Mayo Clinic (U.S.  Non-profit organization with several locations in U.S.)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • WHO: Infectious Diseases
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

DATABASES - available under the Home tab after you log into our online catalog:
  • Consumer Health Complete (Try  the "Fact Sheets and Pamphlets" option)
  • Science in Context (Gale)
  • World Book Student

WORKS  CITED
There are several possible MLA9 citation generators for your Works Cited list, such as,  easybib.com , BibMe , Citation Machine or Citefast. Select Manual Entry mode when using a citation generator as this will also teach you how to read a citation.  To format your Works Cited page properly, follow this link and find the heading, WORKS CITED CHECKLIST.  Don't forget to download the file and save it to your desktop for easy access.

​Plate  Tectonics - This Moving Earth

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Picture
​https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Earth_poster.svg

VIDEOS:

OTHER RESOURCES:

 
Books:  Suggested print resources are on the trolley.  You can also use the search icon at the top right of our online catalog to help you find other titles.

Databases:  Databases and subscription websites are available on the Learning Resources "ribbon"  once you have logged into the Destiny Discover version of our online catalog.  

     Useful databases for this project include:
  • CURIO (BBC; CBC; National Geographic)
  • EBSCO
  • Science in Context
  • World Book
Other Online Sources:
  • BBC News Science: https://www.bbc.com/news/science_and_environment
  • Canadian Geographic: Plate Tectonics
  • CBC Science and Technology: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology
  • Dive and Discover: Expeditions to the Sea Floor (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
  • Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Khan Academy)
  • Earthquakes for Kids
  • Earthquakes Living Lab
  • Faultine: Seismic Science at the Epicenter (Exploratorium)
  • How Plate Tectonics Could Make Rocky Planets Hospitable to Life
  • ​Mantle Convection and Plate Tectonics (Khan Academy)
  • Multimedia Resources at PBS Learning Media (scroll down page)​
  • National Geographic: Plate Tectonics
  • Plate Boundaries: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform | California Academy of Sciences
  • Plate Tectonics (Encyclopedia Britannica)
  • ​Plate Tectonics Shape (and Shake) British Columbia (Natural Resources Canada)
  • Plates on the Move (Khan Academy)
  • Science: https://www.sciencemag.org/
  • Science News for Students: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/​ 
  • Science of Earthquakes (U.S. Geological Survey)
  • Science of Earthquakes (U.S. Geological Survey)
​EVALUATING  RESOURCES -  2 Parts: Use the CTRL-F videos   AND  the CRAAP worksheet (under the "Website Evaluation" tab of this website)
​WORKS  CITED
There are several possible MLA9 citation generators for your Works Cited list, such as,  easybib.com  and BibMe. Select Manual Entry mode when using a citation generator as this will also teach you how to read a citation.
  • format your page using Times New Roman 12, double-spacing, hanging indents and alphabetical order.