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**Databases:**
Databases are a great place to start your research! You can find encyclopedia articles, magazine articles,journal articles, videos and pictures. Citations are given.
 * Endangered Species :** //Use eLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference, Global Issues in Context, Grzimek's Animal Life, Science in Context, Student Resources in Contex//t.
 * Invasive Species **: //Use eLibrary, Global Issues in Context, Grzimek's Animal Live, Science in Context.//
 * Natural Disasters **: //Use eLibrary, Global Issues in Context, Science in Context,Student Resources in Context.//
 * Man Made Disasters: **//Use eLibrary, Global Issues in Context, Science in Context, Student Resources in Context.//



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 * US Endangered Species Act **
 * //U.S. Endangered Species Act Works, Study Finds.// n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. . **

More Species Slide to Extinction. n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. .
 * More Species Slide Toward Extinction **


 * Alien Species **
 * //Alien Species.// n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. . **

Natural Disasters. n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. .
 * Natural Disasters **

Natural Hazards. n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. .
 * Natural Hazards **


 * Ten Worst Natural Disasters in U.S. History **
 * //The Ten Worst U.S Natural Disasters.// n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. . **

2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. .
 * 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill **

**Where Did the Oil Go?(BP Oil Spill** //Where Did the Oil Go? Researchers Point to Sea Floor. // n.d. Web. 12 November 2010. .


 * Chernobyl: 20 years on **
 * //Chernobyl, 20 Years On.// n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2006/chernobyl/> **

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill>.
 * Exxon Valdez Oil Spill**

Icelandic Volcano Began Rumbling in March. n.d. Web. 11 November 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/world/europe/16iht-scene.html>.
 * Icelandic Volcano began Rumbling in March **

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Global Warming. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> n.d. Web. 12 November 2010. <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/GlobalWarming/>
 * Global Warming **

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: normal;">** Animated Guide: Tsunamis ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Animated Guide: Tsunamis. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> n.d. Web. 12 November 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7533972.stm>.

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">** Tsunamis of the World ** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Tsunamis of the World. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> n.d. Web. 12 November 2010. <http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/worldmappage.htm>.

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">** Katrina, the Long Road Back ** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Katrina, the Long Road Back. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> n.d. Web. 12 November 2010. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9107338/>.

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: normal;">** Magnitude 7.0 : Haiti Region ** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: normal;">//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Magnitude 7.0 : Haiti Region. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> n.d. Web. 12 November 2010. []. Praetorius, Dean. "Japan Earthquake And Tsunami 2011 (VIDEOS)." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 11 Mar. 2011. Web. 11 May 2011. [].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Japan Tsunami and Earthquake 2011 **

** Japan Tsunami and Earthquake New York Times Topic Overview **

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<span style="font-size: 1.06em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Databases:**
Databases are a great place to start your research! You can find encyclopedia articles, magazine articles,journal articles, videos and pictures. Citations are found at the end of each article. Good databases to begin your research include: //eLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Science in Context and Student Resources in Context.// A perfect resource for this project is the //Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer// or the //Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine //Enter the name of the cancer in the search box to the left on this page to pull up the entry in this virtual text. You can search by **images** only in eLibrary, Science in Context and Student Resource in Context to find pictures for your PowerPoint. These pictures will come with a premade citation.

<span style="font-size: 1.06em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Web Resources:**
Want vetted, authoritative sites on your topic that you can cite quickly and easily? Use the Destiny catalog and search using **WebPath Express**. Here are a few of the thousands of sites you can find using this resource:

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**__ American Cancer Society __** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//American Cancer Society.// n.d. Web. 15 November 2010. <http://www.cancer.org/>. <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use the can we help you? box to search for information about specific cancer information.

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Cancer Topics ** <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Cancer Topics.// n.d. Web. 15 November 2010. <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use the search box at the top, or the list of cancer topics in the center, or the A-Z list of cancers to locate the cancer you are researching on this National Cancer Institute sponsored site.