Names: _____________________________ AND ______________________________ Class _____

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS and the Library Homepage

1. BOOKS

Go to the Library Catalog, and type in your specific element name _______________________

Click on SUBJECT to search. How many books? ___________

Click on KEYWORD to search. How many books? _________

Try a BROADER subject. , so type in the words CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

and click on SUBJECT to search. How many books? ____ Are there more books listed now? ______

Write down the CALL NUMBER of one that starts REF ? ___________________________

What area of the library is REF – or what does REF stand for? ________________________________

2. REFERENCE

Go back to the HOMEPAGE and click on REFERENCE button

Click on the GROLIER’S ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Type in your element name ____________________________

Click on the one with the GME symbol. Write the first 5 words _______________________________

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3. SUBJECT SITES

Go back to the HOMEPAGE and click on SUBJECT SITES

Scroll down to SCIENCE and CHEMICAL ELEMENTS and click on it

A. Go to ANSWERS.COM and type in your element

Is Wikipedia listed? ______ Is there a section on History? ______ (Do a FIND or APPLE F, type in history)

What year was it first discovered? ________________

B. Stay on the CHEMICAL ELEMENTS page -

Choose one site under ONLINE WEB SITES and click on it

What is the title of the web page? ___________________________________________

What is the internet address or URL? (http://....) ______________________________________________

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