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Red-tailed hawk staring down at camera.
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SCHEDULE | MAHER LIBRARY | CURRICULUM MAPPING | PATHFINDERS | TOOLS
September 29, 2003
Want to EARN 5 POINTS to boost your last quiz grade? 
Show Ms. Mazzaglia your public library card.
Need a public library card? 
Pick up an application from the library or Ms. Mazzaglia.

Assignment: Locate a current article about astronomy. 
Write a 2 paragraph summary. 

Use Ebsco Host and your public library card to find full-text magazine and journal articles.   
Need help?  Use our Ebsco Tutorial.

Other resources for finding science current events articles on a variety of science topics.

Browse PlanetDiary, which is related to your Science Explorer textbook, to get some ideas on topics of science current events.  Planet Diary provides weekly reports on environmental news and natural phenomena
such as volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Click on "Current Phenomena".


You can also find topic ideas and articles at: The Why Files: The Science Behind the News 
This website changes its front page every week, so the articles you see are current.  You can browse previous editions by selecting Archives.  The Archives link allows you to browse by Subject or Theme.  Each category will list numerous articles and provide you with the date they were first published.