Transcript 551 Galileo Presentation

By Sharon Purucker
IS 551
Information Literacy
November 28, 2006
GALILEO
GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online
www.galileo.usg.edu/
Galileo is a web-based virtual library that is
available to all Georgia citizens.
Access to magazines and journal articles, business
and health information, and other resources.
GALILEO requires a password that changes every
3 months.
About GALILEO
 GALILEO is an initiative of the Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia
 GALILEO provides access to multiple information resources,
including secured access to licensed products
 Participating institutions may access over 100 databases
indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals,
2000 journal titles provided in full-text, and encyclopedias,
business directories, and government publications
 GALILEO seeks to provide equal access to information for all
Georgia citizens
About Kids GALILEO
kids.galileo.usg.edu for Grades 3 to Middle
School
Offers age-appropriate databases and
Internet resources
Simplified information retrieval
Extremely useful for Georgia’s teachers in
their day-to-day classroom instruction
Databases for
Elementary School
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Discoverer WebFind | Reliable and credible Internet resources appropriate for student
researchers.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition (Britannica Elementary) Full text | Kindergarten
through fifth grade encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia of Animals Full text | Life and habitat of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish,
and dinosaurs geared to students.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (for children) Full text | A general encyclopedia geared
to students.
Kids InfoBits Full text | Magazine articles and reference materials for students in kindergarten
through grade five.
Kids Search (EBSCOhost) Full text | Research portal for students in grades K-5.
KidsClick! Web Search for Kids by Librarians | Links to great sites for kids on current events,
science and math, fine arts, sports and recreation and more.
NoveList K-8 | Elementary and middle school readers can find books by favorite authors or on
favorite subjects.
Primary Search Full text | Articles in magazines for elementary students.
Searchasaurus: Primary/Elementary School Search Full text | Articles for elementary students, a
general encyclopedia, and EBSCO's Encyclopedia of Animals.
SIRS Discoverer Full text | Articles for elementary and middle school students, as well as country
information and biographies of U.S. presidents.
GALILEO Training Session
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Audience: Ms. Addison’s Fourth Grade Science Class
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Time: Science Class 50 Minutes
Where: Computer Lab
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KWL Worksheet
Pencils
GALILEO Handout
Teaching Strategies:
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Television with Computer Connection
25 Computers
Items Needed:
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23 Students
Demonstration with Television
Hands-On Practice with Students Following Television Demonstration
Evaluation: Completion of KWL Worksheet
Follow -Up Activities:
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Collaborative Teaching to Complete Standard Requirements
Georgia Performance Standards
English-Writing
Description: Student uses research and technology to support
writing.
• Acknowledges information from sources.
• Locates information in reference texts by using organizational features (i.e.
prefaces, appendices, indexes, glossary, and table of contents).
• Uses various reference materials (I.e. dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia,
electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers, and key
words).
• Demonstrates basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer
terminology (e.g.. Software, memory, disk drive, hard drive).
Georgia Performance Standard - ELA4W3
Grade 4
Georgia Performance Standards
Science
Description: Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars,
star patterns, and planets.
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Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color and patterns.
Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the
night sky.
Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different
locations at different times.
Identify how technology is used to observe distant objects in the sky.
Georgia Performance Standard - S4E1
Grade 4
Science
Description: Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar
system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining
sequence of the phases of the moon.
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Explain the day/night cycle of the earth using a model.
Explain the sequence of the phases of the moon.
Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal
changes.
Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system.
Georgia Performance Standard - S4E2
Grade 4
Kids GALILEO
Presented to Ms. Addison’s 4 Grade
Science Class
Oconee County Elementary School
By Sharon Purucker
Pluto
Pluto orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune
(usually). It is much smaller than any of
the official planets and now classified as a
“dwarf planet”.
KWL Chart for Pluto
Name:
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What I Know
Topic:
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What I Want To Learn
What I Have Learned
www.galileo.usg.edu
kids.galileo.usg.edu
SIRS Discoverer with WebFind
Discoverer Search: Pluto
Search by Topic
• Click on Science
• Click under Topics/subtopics: Astronomy
& Space
• Click under Topics/subtopics: Planets
• Click under Topics/subtopics: Pluto
• Click the second title: Pity Poor Pluto and
read full article
Britannica Elementary
Britannica Elementary Search:
Pluto
Search by Word
Enter term: Pluto
Click on Pluto and read full article
Click on The Web’s Best Sites
Click on KidsAstronomy.com-Pluto and
explore the Web site
KWL Chart for Pluto
Name:
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What I Know
Topic:
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What I Want To Learn
What I Have Learned
Did you learn ‘what you want to learn’ about Pluto?
How can you learn more?
More Resources
• Kids GALILEO kids.galileo.usg.edu
Kids Search
Kids InfoBits
FirstGov for Kids
• Databases for Elementary School
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Galileo is a web-based virtual library that is available to all Georgia students!
Access encyclopedia, newspaper, reference book articles, and other resources appropriate for the elementary
student through kids.galileo.usg.edu.
GALILEO requires a password that changes every 3 months. Ask for the password at the school media center.
ELEMENTARY
Britannica Elementary-Encyclopedia articles give essential information on historical figures, events, movements,
governments, and places. Includes interactive learning materials, timeline, and world atlas.
Discoverer WebFind-Reliable and credible Internet resources appropriate for student researchers.
Encyclopedia of Animals-Life and habitat of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and dinosaurs geared to
students.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (for children)---A general encyclopedia geared to students.
Kids InfoBits-Find magazine, newspaper, and reference book articles from titles geared for elementary students.
Many reference book titles come from Gale’s reputable print collection, including Blackbirch Encyclopedia of
Science and Invention, First Facts about U.S. History, Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, and more.
Kids Search-Includes magazine articles and excerpts from reference books, such as Monkeyshines on Ancient
Cultures, Discovering America, Events of the Middle Ages, and the Our States series. Includes an Encyclopedia of
Animals database.
NoveList K-8- Primary Search-Articles in magazines for elementary students.
Searchasaurus: Primary/Elementary School Search-Articles for elementary students, a general encyclopedia
and EBSCO’s Encyclopedia of Animals.
SIRS Discoverer-Articles for elementary and middle school students, as well as country information and
biographies of U.S. presidents.