8th Grade Infectious Disease Research Project
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Ms. Pavlovic
Ms. Pucket
Tools to use:
EasyBib.com: Use EasyBib for easy citation help and a place to take notes.
CRAAP Detection: Criteria for evaluating information.
Notetaking: Symbols & Abbreviations for Notetaking.
Google Searching Tips: Use these basic operators to improve your search results.
Where To Start:
Medline Plus: This site brings together information from the
National Library of Medicine (NLM), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH),
CDC and other agencies, and health-related organizations such as the
World Health Organization.
DMOZ - the Open Directory Project: DMOZ is the largest, most comprehensive human-
edited directory of the Web.
Humanitarian Organizations:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, the primary aims of the
foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand
educational opportunities and access to information technology.
Carter Center: The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a
fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. It seeks to
prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations Program headquartered in New
York that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing
countries.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Special Report: Dengue: Turning up the volume on a silent disaster
Article explaining prevalence and impact: Malaria: prevention often only hope in Liberia’s remote villages
Newspapers:
Liberian Daily Observer: The Liberian English language newspaper.
Inquirer: A leading newspaper in the Philippines. Features: Global Nation Philippines section covers
development news. News section on homepage includes variety of Special Reports topics that provide an
overview of many current events issues
Suggested Search Engines:
Refseek: RefSeeksearches more than one billion documents, including web pages, books,
encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers.
InstaGrok.com: InstaGrok uses an interactive visual interface allows the user to quickly grasp important
concepts, key facts and relationships.
Sweet Search: A Search Engine for Students. It searches only credible Web sites approved by Internet
research experts.
Click HERE for a copy of the assignment.
Ms. Pavlovic
Ms. Pucket
Tools to use:
EasyBib.com: Use EasyBib for easy citation help and a place to take notes.
CRAAP Detection: Criteria for evaluating information.
Notetaking: Symbols & Abbreviations for Notetaking.
Google Searching Tips: Use these basic operators to improve your search results.
Where To Start:
Medline Plus: This site brings together information from the
National Library of Medicine (NLM), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH),
CDC and other agencies, and health-related organizations such as the
World Health Organization.
DMOZ - the Open Directory Project: DMOZ is the largest, most comprehensive human-
edited directory of the Web.
Humanitarian Organizations:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, the primary aims of the
foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand
educational opportunities and access to information technology.
Carter Center: The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a
fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. It seeks to
prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations Program headquartered in New
York that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing
countries.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Special Report: Dengue: Turning up the volume on a silent disaster
Article explaining prevalence and impact: Malaria: prevention often only hope in Liberia’s remote villages
Newspapers:
Liberian Daily Observer: The Liberian English language newspaper.
Inquirer: A leading newspaper in the Philippines. Features: Global Nation Philippines section covers
development news. News section on homepage includes variety of Special Reports topics that provide an
overview of many current events issues
Suggested Search Engines:
Refseek: RefSeeksearches more than one billion documents, including web pages, books,
encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers.
InstaGrok.com: InstaGrok uses an interactive visual interface allows the user to quickly grasp important
concepts, key facts and relationships.
Sweet Search: A Search Engine for Students. It searches only credible Web sites approved by Internet
research experts.
