Library Pathfinder
Science
Biome Project
Found in Pathfinder Folder
Listed below are print and
database sources you can use to
explore & answer your research
topics on Biomes.
Each book is listed by title and
call number (number on bottom of spine of book).
Use the alphabetically arranged
index at the back of each book for a
quick look up of the section/specific word that pertains to your research.
PRINT RESOURCES
General Biome Sources
REF 577.8 UXL
REF 577 BIO
574 MAR
574 MAR
574 ATT
574.5 ECO
550.22 EAR
550.22 EAR
333.7
DESERT BIOMES
508 .315 DES
574 MAR
574.5 MAC
574.5 SAY
577.54 ALL
577.54 ALL
577.54 ALL
577.54 ALL
577.54 ALL
577.54 MUD
577.54 QUI
GRASSLAND BIOMES
577 WOO (plates & tables)
577.4 ALL
577.4 RIC
577.4 STI
577.4 WAR
577.4 WOO
TEMPERATE FORESTS
333.75 TES
574.5 WHI
577.3 ALL
577.3 ALL Rev. Ed.
577.3 ALL
577.3 FIE
577.3 FOR
577.3 KUE
577.3 MAR
577.3 SAY
577.82 TES
577.3 WAR
577.3 WHI
582.16 PAG
582.160 WAL
582.2 HEW
TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS
333.75 RAI
574.5 FOR
574.5 NAT
574.5 NEW
574.5 NIC
574.5 PER
574.5 SAY
574.5 TER
577.34 ALL
577.34 HOL
577.34 JOH
577.34 JOH
577.34 MOO
SAVANNAS (GRASSLAND)
577 WOO (plates & tables)
577.3 DAY
577.4 ORM
577.4 WOO
And General Biome
Sources
TAIGA
577.3
ALL
577.3
DAY
577.3
KUE
574.5 KAP
Tundra
577 WOO (plates & tables)577.5 HIS
577.5 MOO
577.5 QUI
577.78 MOO
577.5 WAR
Plant & Animals Sources in Wetlands
574.5 DUF
574.5 NIE
574.5 WET
577.68 MOO
577.68 LIS
To Access The Library Site:
Select School: Grapevine High School
Select Department Tab→ Library
Choose Online Resources (Left Side Vertical Menu)
Select the GALE/CENGAGE DATABASES
Password ___________
Select Gale eVirtual Reference Library
Type your search
term in the Basic Search box & wait for your results list to appear!
It's quick, easy, informative and right there at your fingertips!
To Change to A Different GALE DATABASE-
Click on Change Databases (Upper Right Corner)
Select Student Resource Center Gold
Type your search term(s) in the Basic Search box & wait for your results list to appear.
You can access information in any of the highlighted tabs across the top of the page.
You may view the results list as is or you can choose to narrow it by (Left side vertical menu) document type (biography, topic overview, speech, law overview, etc.), publication type, or subject.
You can email all articles home from the Gale Databases.
Select the FACTS ON FILE DATABASE link
Username _______________________
Password________________________
Scroll down to select the Science Online Database
Type your
particular search term in the Basic Search box found on the first screen
of the Science Online Database.
For Example: Taiga
You will get an extensive results list.
You can email all articles home from the FOF database. By logging in with your email address and creating your own password, you can set up your own FOLDER. Having the folder will enable you to save FOF material for up to 6 months. This FOLDER can be accessed again from any computer simply by going through our website. Once in to FOF, open your folder by logging back in with your email address and the password you created!
It�s easy to do and simple to access from anywhere!
Facts On File EBooks DATABASE
Username _________________
Password__________________
On the left hand side of the screen under All Titles Select the Science and Technology category.
On the upper right side you'll see Show By Title and a Show By #(select number using arrow key).
Pull the arrow key down to select 15 so all books will display. You can then select the biome book
you would like to look at, read, search, etc.
Deserts
Oceans
Polar Regions
Temperate Forests
Tropical Forests
Tundra
Wetlands
Marshall Cavendish eBooks
Username_______________
Password_____________________
In the Search Box, type in Biome. You can select/click on your particular biome from the results list to read the information.
This database also contains pictures that can be resized for printing. You can email articles home to your email address as well as set up a folder in which you can save your notes that you take.
Once you set up your folder, it will always be there for you, whenever you log back into the Marshall Cavendish eBooks database and then enter your log in information you set up for your folder.
Additional Good Gale Biome
Resources (Direct Links Found in the PathFinder Folder)
Biome Overview
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/environment/biomes/overview.htm
Desert Biomes
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/environment/biomes/desert/index.htm
[Introduction | Kinds | Climate | Geography | Plant Life | Animal Life | Human Life]
Rain Forest Biomes
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/environment/biomes/rain_forest/index.htm
Introduction | Kinds | Climate | Geography | Plant Life | Animal Life | Human Life]
Wetland Biomes
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/environment/biomes/wetland/index.htm
[Introduction | Kinds | Climate | Geography | Plant Life | Animal Life | Human Life]
The Food Web
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/environment/food_web.htm
Endangerment and Its Causes: An Overview
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/environment/endangered/endangerment_causes.htm