|
  |
|
|
| |
 |
Spring 2010
South Carolina ProQuest Solutions \ Updates
Welcome to the South Carolina state newsletter from SIRS and ProQuest.
Published by the South Carolina State Library (DISCUS) and ProQuest, this email publication provides hands-on student activities for SIRS linked to South Carolina state learning standards, news and reviews of the latest additions to your research database subscriptions, and much more.
(Sign up here, and read back issues.)
| |
Open Research Access | National Library Week
(4.12 - 4.18 Only)
| |
| |
Learning Activities: South Carolina Standards
April marks the twentieth anniversary of the launch of the Hubble space telescope (HST). The HST, named after the famous American astronomer Edwin Hubble, was launched into orbit by the space shuttle Discovery in April of 1990.
SIRS Issues Researcher offers a Leading Issue addressing this topic: Space Missions. Have students answer this essential question: "Should the United States continue with plans to return to the moon and put men on Mars?"
Your SIRS Discoverer subscription offers hands-on sets of essential questions for critical thinking related to tsunamis and tidal waves: What causes tsunamis and tidal waves and why are some more dangerous than others? Where are they most likely to occur? What kind of damage do these waves create?
| |
| |
SIRS Issue Researcher Updates
Research Guides | MyAnalysis | RSS Feeds
Are your students challenged by the research process? Do you need ready-made resources to address information literacy standards?
MyAnalysis, SIRS Issues Researcher's latest interactive research guide, walks researchers through six stages of information literacy. This six-step approach can be used independently by students or as a teaching tool by educators.
Research tools for students, including printable worksheets with key questions and research tips, guide students to think critically through each stage of the research process. Links to iTHINK Skills Tutor, Debate Guide, and Creating PowerPoint Presentations complete this research solution.
See larger image...
SIRS Issues Researcher's MyAnalysis saves you time on lesson planning, since is one-stop shopping for any topic-based assignment. When you need credible sources, contextual framework and the research tools to pull it all together, start here.
You can access MyAnalysis by clicking on Research Guides in the top-left corner of any Leading Issue. To see this new guide in action, view a short segment of our new SIRS training video by clicking here.
Finally, be sure to subscribe to RSS Feeds of SIRS 300+ Leading Issues, Top 10 Leading Issues and SIRS Latest Articles. SIRS RSS Feeds ensure only relevant, issues-based articles will be delived your email boxes, newsreaders, or webpage. Access our RSS embed code by clicking RSS feeds at the bottom of any page in SIRS.
|
| |
SIRS Discoverer Updates
Jury Trials in the Classroom | Biographies | Economics
Our product development team constantly reviews customer feedback and makes changes and fresh content additions to your SIRS Discoverer subscription. Read more about our February and Spring content additions to stay up-to-date.
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
© ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. Images ® Getty Images, Archive Images.
789 East Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106, United States |
|
|
Each month, our 
What features of SIRS do you and your students find most useful?
