This document provides instructions for a student scavenger hunt activity using the Student Research Center database. It includes over 30 individual tasks for students to complete, such as searching for specific articles and keywords, adding articles to a session folder, using advanced search features, and exploring different sections of the database like the dictionary and encyclopedia. The goal is for students to familiarize themselves with the database's search and research tools and functions.

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Student Scavenger Hunt for Middle School
Science and Math Research
Welcome to the Student Research Center Scavenger Hunt! When you’re
done, you’ll have information to help you the next time you use
Student Research Center.
Go Home (go the Student Research Center Home page)
1. Look Around You – Take a minute to look at the home page
and see what’s there.
Locate the section where you can target your search by source
type(s).
Click Uncheck All, and then Check All.
There’s a section to help you limit your results, for example:
articles with full text, or searching by a specific magazine or
journal. What is the name of that section?
2. Search by Keyword: Enter the keyword Atoms.
In the Source Type section, Click Uncheck All,
then click only the Magazines box. Click Search. How many
results do you get?
3. Search by Subject: Enter keyword Atoms.
Click the Science topic, then the Chemistry subtopic.
How many results do you get?
Click the Student Research Center logo
on the computer. Where do you land?
Go to the Student Research Center home page.
Click the Advanced Search link.
Name three features of the Advanced Search page that make it
different from the main search page.
Locate the blue “New Search” button. Click it.

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Wondering if you’ll ever use your geometry notes again in everyday life? It’s
likely, especially if you’re an athlete. Consider this:
“The whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction
the puck is going, calculating where it will be diverted, factoring in all the
interruptions. My whole game is angles.” Wayne Gretzky
Let’s find the article that holds this quote:
“He Knew All the Angles,” Sporting News; 04/26/99, Vol. 223, Issue 17; MAS
Ultra - School Edition database; Accessed via EBSCOhost,
AN 1832153; Lexile Reading Level: 900; Format: PDF; Date accessed,
2/8/07.
Go to the Advanced Search page.
In the 1st
Find Box, type: Geometry
In the 2nd
Find Box, type: Hockey
Leave all document types checked
Limit Results: Check the Full Text box
Lexile Reading Level: Select Grade 6-8 (850-1100)
Click the orange “Search” button
Ta Da! Geometry – It’s everywhere, even in the sports we love.
Add the article to your session folder – click the word Add in the right-
hand column next to the article information. It’s accompanied by a little
yellow folder icon.
What about Game Theory?
Go to the Student Research Center main search page.
In the Find Box, type: Game theory
No source type filters
From the Lexile dropdown, select Grades 6-8
Look for this article: “New Game Theory” AN 20800847
ExTrA CrEdIT: Other ways to look for Math/Science and Sports
Interested in the Physics of Tennis?
Go to the top of the search page, click “Search Other Databases”
Go to EBSCOhost; click MAS Ultra-School Edition, then the
“Continue” button.
In MAS Ultra-School Edition, click the white Subjects link at
the top of the page.
Type: Tennis Techniques in the “Browse” box.

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Click “Browse”
You’ll see this “View 81 PERIODICAL REFERENCE(S)”
Click the link.
Look for an article titled “Lessons from Isaac Newton”
AN 23577660, LX 1090 (in the Grade 6-8 range)
What it’s about: the physics/math behind some common tennis
moves
On the Trail of Science Articles Correlated to Standards
WANTED: Articles correlating to curriculum standards relating to Matter, or
Matter and Energy, with a reading level somewhere between Grades 6-8.
1. Research a Subject on EBSCOhost; ex: Properties; matter.
2. Copy the subject name.
3. Go to Student Research Center.
4. Advanced Search
5. In the Find box dropdown, select SU dropdown, type or paste:
properties; matter.
6. Search by document type: Check: Magazines, Primary Source
Documents, and Photos.
7. Check the Full text box.
8. Lexile Reading Level: Grades 6-8 (850-1100)
9. Click Search.
Look for these articles in the Results List:
To Freeze This Liquid, add heat, AN 14740234
Slippery Science; AN 11804542, Lexile 1040
Annihilate This; AN 15877610, Lexile 920
Other article examples that relate to Science standards
Kinetic Energy
• A Day at the Races; AN 9709060851; Lexile 860
• Warning: Fast-flying Baseballs; AN 540834; Lexile 910
• Energy; AN 9412991
To access these articles, Go to the Find box, and type AN,
followed by a single space, then the number, as shown above.
Note: The articles listed above can also be found on Student Research Center.

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Searches for a Scavenger Hunt or General Demonstration
In EBSCOhost
Perform a search using the Full Text Limiter
1. Search Academic Search Elite, MasterFILE Premier and MAS
Ultra.
2. In the Find Box, type mathematicians
3. Limit your Results to Full Text only by checking the Full
Text check box.
4. Click Search.
5. Find the article titled, "Female math students challenge
stereotypes."
6. Add the article to your session folder.
Search for an Article with a Picture/Image
1. Search MasterFILE Premier.
2. In the Find box, type “The Greenhouse Effect."
3. Choose the limiter, Articles with Images, select Text
with Graphic.
4. Look through the results and find an article that would
be interesting to students.
5. Add the article to your session folder.
In Student Research Center
How to Find the Periodic Table of the Elements
1. Go to Student Research Center.
2. Click on the Dictionary.
3. In the Find box, type "Element".
4. Click on the picture to expand.
5. What does the picture illustrate?
Saving a Search
1. In Student Research Center, go to the Advanced Search page.
Search by Topic, Math.
2. Type "Algebra" in the Find box
3. Click Search.
4. Click on Search History/Alerts.
5. Locate your search; check off the Add to Search box.
6. Click Save Searches/Alerts again.
7. You will be prompted to login to your Folder.
8. Once logged into your Folder, fill out name, description.

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9. Save your Search as an Alert.
10. Follow the instructions and fill out each section.
11. Enter your Email address (you will get an email when new
articles have been adding pertaining to your search).
12. Click Save.
Search the Dictionary in Student Research Center
1. Search Student Search Center.
2. Click on the Dictionary.
3. In the find field, type "Volcano".
4. Click Search.
5. Click on the picture to enlarge and view.
Search the Encyclopedia in Student Research Center
1. Click Encyclopedia on the main search page.
2. Search for "Albert Einstein" in the Find box.
3. Click Search.
4. You should see one result.
5. From what university did Albert Einstein earn his Doctorate?
In what year?
6. Look for a link to a Folder somewhere on your Student
Research Center page. Click it open. What’s inside?
7. Now, remove all items in your folder. Look for this
button, Remove All and click it.
8. Return to the Student Research Center home page. What’s
the Spotlight Topic?
Click Read More…how many articles appear on the list?
Congratulations! You’re Done!
Thanks for joining us!