research

Provides different ways for involving high school students in research, with the first part telling what resource-based learning is and the second part giving activity plans that have been used successfully by secondary teachers and librarians.

Explains how science is funded in the United States, how data may be manipulated to justify research and how political influence effects research.

Examines the use of sponsored studies as a tool of persuasion and the manner on which their findings are presented by the mass media.

Describes a twelve-step plan to writing a research paper, from choosing a topic to preparing the final copy.

Studies the latest developments in science and discusses how those discoveries were made, how they will affect future generations, and how science is trying to manipulate them to benefit their own ideas.

Introduces the methods of scientific research through simple experiments with light and color, sound and music, plants, and chemical analysis. Also discusses equipment and safety.

Presents lists of print and Web resources on stem cells, racial profiling, same-sex marriage, and over sixty other divisive subjects, librarians may use to help students with research, and offers advice on how to build an environment of inquiry at school.

Presents a comprehensive program based on the nmemonic acronym RADCAB designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students think critically about information found on the Internet.