The Skeletal System: Library Pathfinder
The Skeletal System: 8th Grade Library Pathfinder
Where are the 4 places you always look for information in the library?
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Step 1. Reference Books: (The Reference section is located on the back wall to the left of the Reference Desk under the shark.)
World Book Encyclopedia vol. 17, pp. 479-481 under Skeleton. See also Joint, Knee, Ligament, Pelvis, Skull, Spine and Vertebrae.
R 503 NEW The New Book of Popular Science vol. 5, pp. 173-84 under The Bones of the Body.
Step 2. Circulating Books:
Information on the human body can be found in the 600’s area of the Dewey Decimal section. There are several books about the human body that contain sections or chapters about the skeletal system. Remember, you may have to look in the table of contents or index of the book to find out where information on the skeleton is, unless the entire book is about the skeletal system.
611 B The Skeleton Inside You
612 A Blood and Guts: A working guide to your own insides
612 BUR A Concise Encyclopedia to the Human Body
612 G Human Body: How it works
612 MAC The Way We Work: Getting to know the amazing human body
612 PAR DK Human Body
612 T Human Body
612 WIL How the Body Works
Step 3. Periodicals/Databases
Go to http://library.lrei.org
Click on “Sixth Avenue”
Under “Facts on File Databases,” click on “Science Online”
Ask Jennifer or Steve for the login and password.
Under “Explore Subjects,” click on “Biology”
Under “Anatomy and Physiology Overview” click on the Suggested search term that is the closest fit to the system you are researching.
Step 4. Internet
Discovery Kids: Skeletal System
BBC: Science and Nature: Human Anatomy-Skeleton
Chart of Human Bones from the McMillian Visual Dictionary
The Virtual Body: The Human Skeleton
Minnesota State University: The Skeletal System
New York Times: Health Guide-Osteoporosis