Five Features That Make Facts on File Today's Science My Favorite Sources

1. It's not very easy to find science sources that meet needs of Middle and High School and ELL students. Facts On File, Today's Science is a database of science news and encyclopedia articles written on the level that students can understand.

2. Today's Science connects the content that students learn in class with present-day discoveries in
Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, Environment, Medicine and Health, Psychology, and other areas of science.

3. Conversations with Scientists, Cartoons and Puzzles enrich and make reading engaging.

4. Visuals and the Read Aloud feature help students understand the text. Students can hear and repeat the correct pronunciation of difficult terminology. When needed, articles can be translated into students' native languages with a build-in the Google Translate function.

5.  The "Resources for Educators" section includes ideas and suggestions for assignments,  discussions, hands-on activities, and research.

Motivate and Engage by Teaching Citing Sources

21st century learners are motivated by exposing their academic skills. They use digital tools to organize knowledge and present results of their research in a scholarly way. They are motivated by showing their erudition and take pride when the list of cited sources comprises books and articles published by leading academic institutions.

This week, 10th Grade students learn how to find peer reviewed scholarly articles in databases and Google Scholar, how to make note cards and cite materials in NoodleTools.
They realize that searching the "Hidden" Internet saves time and efforts and provides them with copyrighted information published by academic journals. NoodleTools allows them to quickly link note cards to the sources and keep Bibliography in order. It's such a boon!