SIRS DISCOVERER

1.    I would first choose advanced search and enter solar system, making sure the easy tab is checked for reading level. You could also choose a lexile level here.  44 results came up. The student could also then click on any of the subject heading in the articles to bring up more results. By checking the encyclopedia and World Book tabs I came up with 122 additional articles. A nice addition to this search might be sorting the articles by date.

2.    I first performed a subject search for volcanoes and 934 articles came up.  By choosing graphics at the top of the page it was narrowed to 137. They are listed in alphabetical order in the search results.  You can also choose Pictures and/or Maps of the World on the home page and enter volcanoes in the search box. You get a list of 21 graphics from Maps or the World and  105 results from the Pictures search.

SIRS ISSUES RESEARCHER:

1.    When entering suicide prevention in the keyword search I couldn't seem to find a list of the web sites like Sara did.  I ended up clicking on Leading Issues A-Z list and clicking on suicide. I came up with 441 results with 10 WebSelect sites. This is a good way to find good web sites, however it is not dedicated to teen suicide.  If you want to be more specific in the subject (teen vs all) I would use Google, because you can come up with sites geared to teen suicide.

3.    I first searched using the term water restriction in subject search and came up with a few interesting articles that I think would be of help. You can also search water use.  By searching water use as the subject, the search led me to Leading Issues, which has an “At Issue” debate on the subject” “Should mandatory restrictions be implemented to conserve water?” You can also use the subject drought water restrictions and a few articles do come up relevant to the question.