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Climate Change
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Recommended Databases:
             SIRS Issues Researcher
             SIRS Discover
             GALE Environmental Science

             ProQuest eLibrary
             ProQuest Central Student

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Newspaper Articles: 
​        ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies
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Recommended Government Websites:

             Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
             National Center for Atmospheric Research (National
                        Science Foundation)

             National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration                            (NOAA)
             Climate Change Facts (NASA)
             United Nations Climate Action

             U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
             U.S. Global Change Research Program

Other Recommended Websites
             Carbon Footprint, Ltd.
             Center for Climate & Energy Solutions (C2ES)
             Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
             Pew Center on Global Climate Change 
             Union of Concerned Scientists

Videos:
             PBS
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Boolean Operators
Simple words used to combine or exclude key terms in a database search.  Saves time and effort by helping get more focused and productive results.

AND = requires both terms to be present - LIMITS results
          Ex:  cats AND dogs - results will include resources that
                  have both

OR = requires either term to be present - EXPANDS results
          Ex:  cats OR dogs - results will include resources with
                  cats, with dogs, and with both cats and dogs

NOT = eliminates a term - LIMITS results
          Ex:  cats NOT dogs - results will include resources                            about cats, but if dog is mentioned in the cat                            resource it will be excluded from results

​Need help with citations?
The MCHS English Department uses MLA citations.
Beware of citation machines.  They are not always accurate.  Double check your results.


California State University Dominguez Hills - About MLA
CSULD provides a great video - featured on  - as well as a quick overview of how to format in-text citations
and works cited pages using MLA

Purdue Owl - MLA Guide
Purdue Owl provides users an overview on how to cite sources using MLA  9th edition,
​including how to format the Works Cited page and in-text citations.

​Need help with presentation tips?
Google Slides has a lot of great tools.
Link to slideshow you saw in library

Things to keep in mind:
Aim for simplicity
Use fewer words
Consider Look & Feel
Font - font, size, consistency
High Quality Images and Graphics
Color Selection - palette, contrast, mood
Reimagine Information
Side by side comparisons
Use color for emphasis
Draw Attention to key informaton
Create an Infographic

​Presentation anxiety?
Remember - It's not about you!  It's about the material.

Things to help:
Pre presentation
Prepare & practice
During presentation
Focus on positive audience members
Keep going - no one probably even knows you messed up

Post presentation
Reflect & Act on feedback
Any time
Mindful breathing
Muscle rolling
Aromatherapy
Normalize "performance anxiety"

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