6.+National+History+Day+2012


 * National History Day 2012:**  **Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History**

This year's theme is **Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History**. The intentional selection of the theme for National History Day is to provide an opportunity for students to push past the antiquated view of history as mere facts and dates and drill down into historical content to develop perspective and understanding.





-Infohio
 * Databases **

-Sweetsearch -Google Scholar
 * Search Engines **

-Britannica -Encyclopedia -WorldBook Online
 * Online Encyclopedias **

-SHS Online Catalog -Google Books
 * Books **

-Easybib -OWL (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
 * Citing Resources **

** Big6 Research Model ** media type="file" key="Big 6 Research.mp4" width="300" height="300" **The Big6™ Skills** The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem. From practice and study, we found that successful information problem-solving encompasses six stages with two sub-stages under each: **1. Task Definition** 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed **2. Information Seeking Strategies** 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources **3. Location and Access** 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources **4. Use of Information** 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information **5. Synthesis** 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information **6. Evaluation** 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)