LibGuides: Grade 11: Housing and Home Design (HLS30): Research and Inquiry Skills

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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Journals and reference sources covering the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and many other subjects.
Britannica High School Edition This link opens in a new window
Reference articles, journals, magazines, websites, multimedia, and curriculum content for high school students. Includes dictionary, atlas and student workspace.
Gale In Context: High School (formerly Student Resources in Context) This link opens in a new window
For students in Gr. 6+, this database provides cross-curricular support for for papers, projects, and presentations in areas such as history, sports, science & health, geography, government, social issues, arts & literature, world cultures & religions, biographies, and business.
Canada in Context This link opens in a new window
Online experience of contextual information on a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places and events.

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Use the following resources to help construct an APA annotated bibliography.

OWL - Annotated Bibliography Samples
Sample annotations from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
Writing an Annotated Bibliography - University of Toronto
Advice from the University of Toronto on how to write an annotated bibliography.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
A guide to annotated bibliographies from the Olin Library Reference, Research & Learning Services at Cornell University.

Developing a research question--VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
Resource Evaluation: The CRAAP Test
Use this evaluation checklist to determine if a resource is worthwhile. Does your book, website, magazine article pass the CRAAP Test?
Identify Your Research Question: K-N-R Worksheet
Provided by the Waterloo District School Board, this template, with slight modification, will help UCDSB students define their research question based on what they know and what they need to know.
Gr. 7-12 Research Template
This template guides students through the research process starting with conducting background reading.

Primary, Secondary and Reference Sources
This How Do I guide will show you how to identify different types of sources.

How to Reference or Cite using APA
Explore the VLC page all about APA citations.
Citation Machine
This comprehensive guide covers almost every citation source type you can imagine.
BibMe
The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It’s the easiest way to generate citations to build a works cited page. And it’s free.