MCcentral MacKillop College: Yr 7 English Endangered Species: Home

Websites

Frog watch This link opens in a new window
Bagheera This link opens in a new window
International and Australian endangered species, make sure you are searching for an Australian animal
Biodiversity SA This link opens in a new window
Good source of info on plants and animals
Australian biodiversity This link opens in a new window
Green kids guide This link opens in a new window
9 ways to help threatened species
Australian native plant society This link opens in a new window
Threatened Autralian plants This link opens in a new window
Arkive This link opens in a new window
Search for Australia in the search box. Great information and fantastic visuals.

Research tips

Before you start researching

Brainstorm your topic - this will give you an idea of what you know already
Develop some questions to focus your researh and narrow your topic
Use - who, what , why , where and how questions to guide your research
Construct a search strategy using keywords eg endangered, threatened, plants, flora, fauna, diversity, habitat, Australia
Check the library catalogue for books, websites, videos
Go to the referencing tab in the libguide homepage and use an electronic bibliography generator
If you can't find what you are looking for or you need help ask Mrs Penson or Mr May for help

Arkive survival an endangered animal game

A fun game you can download.

Library resources

Click the Oliver logo below to check the library catalogue for books, websites, clickview videos.

Go to advanced search and tell Oliver what you are looking for. If you are searching for websites go to advanced search and choose websites. This also works for clickview videos, books (texts) and journals. See the example below