cengage schools presentation
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14th March 2008
Science Resource Center and Times Digital Archive
Jisc Collections for Schools
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Award Winning Platform
Overview
Designed for Schools
Covers the broad spectrum of science, including:
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Science and Technology
Scientist/Inventor Biographies
Science and History
And more!
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Notable Features
■80+ commonly searched topics on home page offer simple, one-click searching
■Provides topic introductions/overviews such as Photosynthesis
■Provides up to date magazine and journal articles on ever changing areas such as
Global Warming
■Three Content Level indicators (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced) help students
identify the most appropriate content
(Content level indicators may be turned off if institution prefers)
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Content Overview
Nearly 60 print sets
Over 250 full-text, science-focused magazines and journals
14,600 images and line drawings
Continuous updating
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Exercise
Find a “Topic Overview” on Electrolysis, then e-mail it to yourself
Can you find a magazine article written by Stephen Hawking
Display a photograph of Dolly the Sheep
Produce a definition of “Acceleration” and state who defined it
Return to your first search screen containing Electrolysis without typing any letters
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The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985
Two Hundred years of fully searchable news in original form
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Content Overview
200 Years of British and World News Covering:
Napoleonic Wars
American Civil War
Charles Dickens
Emily Bronte
Nelson
World Wars
Great Depression and New Deal
Russian Revolution
Heroes
Villains
Celebrities
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Notable Features
Not Only News
Reviews of curriculum books and plays
Images and Photographs to provide context
Everyone who was Famous or Infamous across all subjects
Adverts
Obituaries
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Exercise
Find an article on Oscar Wilde’s arrest
On what date was John F Kennedy assassinated?
Find the newspaper on your date of birth
Find the obituary of Martin Luther King and zoom in to 200%
Find a photograph of Krakatoa Volcano
