
Greenhouse Project
Greenhouses Daily Note Guide 2022
Renewable Energy:
Gale Environmental Science – Geothermal, Wind, Biomass
Alternative Energy eBook – Bioenergy, Geothermal, Wind
Biomes/National Park:
OPAC: Subject search the name of your biome (e.g., tundra, chaparral).
Some biomes are known by more than one name. The following list will give you alternative terms to search:
- taiga; boreal; conifer
- deciduous forest; temperate forest
- tundra; polar; arctic
- rain forest; rainforest; tropical rainforest
Browse: 574.5 The library has many biomes series. Look for books that are at a comfortable reading level for you.
Print Encyclopedias: World Book; The Living Earth (R/570); Plants and Plant Life (R/580); International Wildlife Encyclopedia (R/591.03)
Digital Resources:
Biome Information for SWOT:
Specific National Park Location Information:
DESERT – Mojave (California) National Park Website, Britannica article for Mojave
TROPICAL FORESTS (Rainforests) -Hawaii Volcanoes National Parks Website; Britannica article for Hawaii Volcanoes
TAIGA (Coniferous Forests) – Wrangell – St. Elias (Alaska) National Parks Website; Britannica article for St. Elias
TUNDRA (Arctic) – Lake Clark (Alaska) National Park Website; Britannica article for Lake Clark
DECIDUOUS FOREST (Temperate Forest) Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee) National Park Website; Britannica article for Great Smoky Mountains
Desert=Mojave Desert, California/ Tropical Forest=Hawaii Volcanoes/ Taiga=Wrangell St. Elias, Alaska/ Tundra=Lake Clark, Alaska/ Deciduous Forest=Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Databases:
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
When you search for “greenhouse,” you will get many results for “greenhouse effect” or “global warming.” This is not what we are researching. You will want articles specific to building a greenhouse.
EBSCO Host: Search – greenhouses NOT gas* – then go to SUBJECT and check “greenhouses” for best search.
Britannica School – For energy sources – search “solar energy” “wind energy” etc.
SIRS Discoverer : search- hydroponics / search- solar energy / search- wind power / search- renewable energy sources
Student Resources in Context (Gale)
Science in Context (Gale)
Google Search Tips:
When you search on your own you MUST check the source’s Accuracy and Credibility using the following link.
Accuracy and Credibility Assessment
search tip #1- put multiple word names or phrases in quotes – “solar power”
search tip #2- do site specific searches (.edu, .gov, .org) to target specific types of websites – site: edu greenhouse design / site:edu greenhouse heating
Greenhouse Examples
Inhabitat.com -These are examples of innovative, out of the box greenhouses.
Vertical Greenhouse http://www.economist.com/node/17647627
Geodesic dome Greehouse http://inhabitat.com/mobile-dome-of-visions-greenhouse-studio-boasts-a-facade-of-cnc-cut-fish-scales-in-copenhagen/
Underground Greenhouse https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/greenhouses/what-are-pit-greenhouses.htm
Last Updated: 3/28/22