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=Assignment:=

One of the exciting aspects of science is that there are always new pieces of information being introduced into the current knowledge base (information already understood). Because of this, there are always new events to learn about. You will be investigating these new pieces of information every other week throughout the rest of the year.

Sources of information can be found from multiple sources listed below. Throughout the year, you will be responsible for obtaining articles from these sources.

=Sources:=

**1. NoodleTools** 
You will use your NoodleTools account to create a NoodleBib for Current Events. share it with Mr. Wissler, cite your source correctly and write your summary of the article in the annotation box, and save it. Mr. Wissler will grade it online.

**2. Newspapers! **

 * In print:** The Library subscribes to the //Plattsburgh Press Republican, USA Today,// the Sunday //New York Times//, the //Adirondack Daily Enterprise// and the //Lake Placid News//. Check online for web versions of these newspapers.

**3. Magazines! **

 * In print:** The Library subscribes to //Science News// and //Popular Science//. More may be added throughout the year. The most recent issue is always in the magazine rack across from the Circulation Desk and the near the Fiction.

Popular Sciencemagazine <@http://www.popsci.com/> Science News for Kids 
 * Online magazines:**

**4. Databases! ** From the list on the Library's home page, here are some good ones for you to use:
**SIRS Discoverer:** This is GREAT for this assignment because you can search both by "Subject" and by the category "Current Events!" You will find interesting magazines and newspaper articles and need to figure out which one your article is in order to create a correct citation in NoodleTools.

EBSCOsuite of databases: @http://search.ebscohost.com/ Select[| Primary Search via Searchasaurus], then Science and Math, then either enter a keyword like "biology" or click on a category. Go to the right and sort by date, not relevance to get the most recent articles. EBSCO's[| Primary Search via EBSCOhost Web] is great if you have a specific keyword you want to search. Science Reference Center is another choice on the EBSCOhost list. The articles are more advanced. Search by selecting the type of science (Applied, Earth, Life, Physical, Scientists, Space and Astronomy), then a subtopic, then sort not by relevance but by date. GREAT articles!