Research Scavenger Hunt
Putting the Big6 into Practice!
Using Databases
What is a Database?
• A collection of data on a computer that is
organized so it can be easily retrieved or
manipulated.
• Can be free or purchased with a
subscription
• Often topic specific
• Information includes: books, articles,
magazines, journal articles, images,
primary sources
Let’s Check Out Some Databases!
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Click on the word Databases
Click on Destiny
Select Hartland High School
Do a Basic Library Search- type “Child
Labor”
• Select the first title on the search results
list- “Child Labor: a Global Crisis”
• What are 5 Keywords you could use to
further your search? Fill in your worksheet.
Check out Grolier Online
• Go to the HCS website
• Click on Students and Parents page
• Click on Grolier Online- Home Access
password: hartlandsd
• In the Find it Fast search box type- Child
Labor> Go
• Click on
article titled “Child Labor”
• Read the first paragraph of “Mistreatment of
Children” . What was the work schedule of the 8
year old boy mentioned in the article?
Grolier Online Continued…
• List 3 other keywords you could use to
further your search?
• Click on Further Reading. How many
other articles could you read?
• How would you properly (MLA) cite this
reference? (you may use “cut and paste”)
• How many Library Resources are
available through WorldCat?
…Still More Grolier
• How many “Magazine” articles are
available? What did President Obama say
about Child Labor on June 12, 2009?
• Go to Web Links> Click on the 3rd web
site on the list- The Library of Congress
online exhibit> Click on the first image (a
primary source) titled “Breaker Boys”
(click on picture to enlarge). Describe 5
things you notice in the picture
• List 2 related articles
Now…on to MeL
• Click on Databases >Go to MeL> MeL
Databases
• Click on Gale Virtual Reference
Library>Do a Basic Search with
keywords: Child Labor
• Click on the 2nd article (Child LaborIssue) Notice this article is a Full Text
with Graphics.
• Read the article and write down 2
interesting facts.
More MeL…
• List the different Tools available
• Click on view 3 pdf pages.
• Click on E-mail and send these pages to
your student email address- DO NOT
PRINT this article.
• Go to Related Subjects and view another
article on “Child labor”. What is the title
of the article?
Another MeL Resource
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Return to MeL
Go to InfoTrac Junior Edition
In the Find box type “Child Labor”
Search Keywords and Limit Results- click
both “to documents with full text” and ”to
documents with images”. You are using
limit results to narrowing your search.
• Click on the article titled “Photo Analysis”.
Complete the three questions (on your
worksheet) that accompany the photo.
WebPath Express
• Go to Destiny . Select Hartland High
School
• Do a “Basic” Library Search- type “Child
Labor”
• Scroll down the results list. Click on
WebPath Express Results on “Child
Labor”
• Click on the topic “Child Labor in Virginia”.
Click “Enter” to access the site.
More WebPath Express
• Click on “View the Photographs”. Look
at all ten images. What is your impression
about the conditions these children
experienced every day?
• Click on “The Crusade Against Child
Labor”. Read the article. When did child
labor begin to decline? Why?
• Click on “About Lewis Hine”. What was
important about his work? By 1913, what
was his official title?
Database Wrap Up
• How did the tools in Grolier make your
research easier?
• How did Destiny help you narrow your
search?
• With future research projects, why will
using MeL databases be helpful?
• Why is WebPath Express an advantage
to you when doing research?