By Sharon Purucker

IS 551

Information Literacy

November 28, 2006

GALILEO

GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Onlinewww.galileo.usg.edu/

Galileo is a web-based virtual library that is available to all Georgia citizens.

Access to magazines and journal articles, business and health information, and other resources.

GALILEO requires a password that changes every 3 months.

About GALILEO

GALILEO is an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

GALILEO provides access to multiple information resources, including secured access to licensed products

Participating institutions may access over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals, 2000 journal titles provided in full-text, and encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications

GALILEO seeks to provide equal access to information for all Georgia citizens

About Kids GALILEO

kids.galileo.usg.edu for Grades 3 to Middle School

Offers age-appropriate databases and Internet resources

Simplified information retrieval Extremely useful for Georgia’s teachers in

their day-to-day classroom instruction

Databases for Elementary School

o Discoverer WebFind | Reliable and credible Internet resources appropriate for studentresearchers.

o Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition (Britannica Elementary) Full text | Kindergarten through fifth grade encyclopedia.

o Encyclopedia of Animals Full text | Life and habitat of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and dinosaurs geared to students.

o Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (for children) Full text | A general encyclopedia geared to students.

o Kids InfoBits Full text | Magazine articles and reference materials for students in kindergarten through grade five.

o Kids Search (EBSCOhost) Full text | Research portal for students in grades K-5. o KidsClick! Web Search for Kids by Librarians | Links to great sites for kids on current events,

science and math, fine arts, sports and recreation and more. o NoveList K-8 | Elementary and middle school readers can find books by favorite authors or on

favorite subjects. o Primary Search Full text | Articles in magazines for elementary students. o Searchasaurus: Primary/Elementary School Search Full text | Articles for elementary students, a

general encyclopedia, and EBSCO's Encyclopedia of Animals. o SIRS Discoverer Full text | Articles for elementary and middle school students, as well as country

information and biographies of U.S. presidents.

GALILEO Training Session

• Audience: Ms. Addison’s Fourth Grade Science Class• 23 Students

• Time: Science Class 50 Minutes• Where: Computer Lab

• Television with Computer Connection • 25 Computers

• Items Needed:• KWL Worksheet• Pencils• GALILEO Handout

• Teaching Strategies:• Demonstration with Television • Hands-On Practice with Students Following Television Demonstration

• Evaluation: Completion of KWL Worksheet • Follow -Up Activities:

• Collaborative Teaching to Complete Standard Requirements

Georgia Performance Standards

English-WritingDescription: Student uses research and technology to support writing. • Acknowledges information from sources.• Locates information in reference texts by using organizational features (i.e.

prefaces, appendices, indexes, glossary, and table of contents). • Uses various reference materials (I.e. dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia,

electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers, and key words).

• Demonstrates basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer terminology (e.g.. Software, memory, disk drive, hard drive).

Georgia Performance Standard - ELA4W3Grade 4

Georgia Performance Standards

ScienceDescription: Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars,

star patterns, and planets.• Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color and patterns.• Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in

the night sky.• Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different

locations at different times.• Identify how technology is used to observe distant objects in the sky.

Georgia Performance Standard - S4E1Grade 4ScienceDescription: Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar

system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining sequence of the phases of the moon.

• Explain the day/night cycle of the earth using a model.• Explain the sequence of the phases of the moon.• Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal

changes.• Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system.

Georgia Performance Standard - S4E2Grade 4

Kids GALILEO

Presented to Ms. Addison’s 4 Grade Science Class

Oconee County Elementary School

By Sharon Purucker

Pluto

Pluto orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune (usually). It is much smaller than any of the official planets and now classified as a “dwarf planet”.

KWL Chart for Pluto

Name: Topic: Date:

K W L

What I Know What I Want To Learn What I Have Learned

www.galileo.usg.edu

kids.galileo.usg.edu

SIRS Discoverer with WebFind

Discoverer Search: Pluto

Search by Topic• Click on Science• Click under Topics/subtopics: Astronomy

& Space• Click under Topics/subtopics: Planets• Click under Topics/subtopics: Pluto• Click the second title: Pity Poor Pluto and

read full article

Britannica Elementary

Britannica Elementary Search:Pluto

Search by WordEnter term: PlutoClick on Pluto and read full articleClick on The Web’s Best SitesClick on KidsAstronomy.com-Pluto and

explore the Web site

KWL Chart for Pluto

Name: Topic: Date:

K W L

What I Know What I Want To Learn What I Have Learned

Did you learn ‘what you want to learn’ about Pluto?

How can you learn more?

More Resources

• Kids GALILEO kids.galileo.usg.edu Kids Search Kids InfoBits FirstGov for Kids

• Databases for Elementary School

Galileo is a web-based virtual library that is available to all Georgia students! Access encyclopedia, newspaper, reference book articles, and other resources appropriate

for the elementary student through kids.galileo.usg.edu. GALILEO requires a password that changes every 3 months. Ask for the password at the

school media center.

ELEMENTARY Britannica Elementary-Encyclopedia articles give essential information on historical

figures, events, movements, governments, and places. Includes interactive learning materials, timeline, and world atlas.

Discoverer WebFind-Reliable and credible Internet resources appropriate for student researchers.

Encyclopedia of Animals-Life and habitat of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and dinosaurs geared to students.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (for children)---A general encyclopedia geared to students.

Kids InfoBits-Find magazine, newspaper, and reference book articles from titles geared for elementary students. Many reference book titles come from Gale’s reputable print collection, including Blackbirch Encyclopedia of Science and Invention, First Facts about U.S. History, Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, and more.

Kids Search-Includes magazine articles and excerpts from reference books, such as Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures, Discovering America, Events of the Middle Ages, and the Our States series. Includes an Encyclopedia of Animals database.

NoveList K-8- Primary Search-Articles in magazines for elementary students. Searchasaurus: Primary/Elementary School Search-Articles for elementary students, a

general encyclopedia and EBSCO’s Encyclopedia of Animals. SIRS Discoverer-Articles for elementary and middle school students, as well as country

information and biographies of U.S. presidents.