Environmental Awareness A Pathfinder for Seventh Grade
	If you would like to learn more about Environmental Awareness, follow the links on this pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about Environmental Awareness.
	Books Magazines Internet Sites Videos CD-ROM Electronic Databases Dewey Numbers Keywords Phrases People Places NJ State Standards
	Print Resources-Books and Magazines
	There are several excellent books about Environmental Issues. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog. NONFICTION BOOKS 304.6 WIN. Our endangered planet. 333.7 Net. Issues in the environment. 333.75 MUT. Our endangered planet. 333.75 PAR Forests for the future. 333.75 SIL Why save the rain forest? 333.78 HOW The world's wild places. 333.79 ENE Energy : is there enough? 333.79 PAR Fuels for the future. 333.79 Sne. Energy alternatives. 333.792 Dal Nuclear power : promise or peril? 333.792 Sne Nuclear energy. 333.91 HOF Our endangered planet. 363.17 Bry. Bhopal : chemical plant accident. 363.17 Bry Chernobyl : nuclear disaster. 363.37 Bry Los Alamos wildfires. 363.6 MCL Keeping water clean. 363.7 PAR Waste, recycling and re-use. 363.72 BOW Waste, recycling, and reuse : our impact on the planet. 363.72 GAR 363.72 Kow Hazardous waste sites. 363.72 MCG. Hazardous waste. 363.72 NUC. Nuclear and toxic waste. 363.72 Sca. Nuclear waste. 363.73 YOU. Air. 363.738 Bry. Danube : cyanide spill. 363.738 Bry Exxon Valdez oil spill. 333.7 Szulc 333.72 Marshall. Going, going, gone? : The waste of our energy resources. 333.79 ALT. Energy : shortage, glut or enough? 333.79 CAT. Exploring energy sources. 333.79 COL. Renewable energy. 333.79 ENE. Energy : is there enough? 333.79 Hai. The great nuclear power debate. 333.79 Hawkes. Nuclear. 333.79 MCL. Energy resources : our impact on the planet. 333.79 PAR. Fuels for the future. 333.79 Sne. Energy alternatives. 333.792 Sne. Nuclear energy. 363.72 BOW. Waste, recycling, and reuse : our impact on the planet. 523.7 VOG. The sun. 531 Sne. Energy transfer. 553.2 Sne. Energy from fossil fuels. 621.042 ENE Energy. 621.48 ARN Facts on nuclear energy. 577.34 Joh. Rain forests : a pro/con issue. 577.34 LEW. Atlas of rain forests.   FICTION BOOKS Hoot by Carl Hiassen Trouble at Marsh Harbor by Susan Sharpe   REFERENCE BOOKS Encyclopedias are located on the back wall in the Reference books Check the low Shelves: REF 500-699 MAGAZINES Time and U.S. News are located in the Periodical Room. You can access magazine and news articles through our Electronic Databases. Return to Top
	Online Resources--Internet Sites
	The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet. Environmental Protection Agency Smithsonian Institute Backflip: www.backflip.com. For directions to access your public folder of websites see Mrs. Jamison. Other websites that may be helpful:   Return to Top
	Videos, CD-ROM, Laserdiscs, etc.
	Our library has the following multimedia resources on your topic: See Mrs. Jamison for this information. VHS 333.79 NUC Nuclear energy, the question before us Return to Top
	Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse
	If you want to browse the shelves in the library to locate information about Endangered Species , look for these numbers: Non-fiction Shelves: 300's and 570's Science Reference Shelves: REF 500-699 Return to Top
	Keywords and Phrases for Searching
	Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search Magazine Index, the library online catalog, CD-ROM or print encyclopedias or the World Wide Web: Use the title of your topic as a starting place. For example: Type Environment, Evolution, or Science in the search box of the OPAC. For Internet search engines, type "Pollution and Air", with or without quotes. Other searches to try: Weather, Energy and alternative, global warming, evolution, landfills, etc. Other keywords to use are: Environment and your topic, Ecology, Science, Pollution, Life science and pollution. For your research, it may be helpful to use: Environment and your topic. Return to Top
	Community Resources-People and Places
	The following community contacts may help you with your topic: New Jersey Department of Environmental Education Garden State Environment Great Egg Harbor Watershed   Return to Top
	Electronic Databases
	Online Databases Click on the link See Mrs. Jamison for password information Return to Top
	Information Literacy EALRs and Other Resources for Teachers
	NJ State Science Content Standards http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/02/s5_science.htm NJ State Language Literacy Content Standards http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/02/s3_lal.htm   Return to Top