Football

=Football =

== = 1. Task Definition: fill in the <>= Topic: Sample Essential Question (establish a focus for your research) List Supporting Questions (provide background and guide your research): <> worksheet
 * Should football be the number one sport in America? ||
 * **1 How do you play Football? ** ||
 * **2 Where is Football performed? ** ||
 * **3 When was Football created? ** ||
 * **4 Imagine if Football never became a sport. ** ||
 * **5 In what ways are Football and Soccer related? ** ||

2. Information seeking strategies: Use these Keywords to search online databases for books, articles and websites. Use Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT) to combine these terms and refine your search:

 * **NFL** AND **Professional Football** || OR **Football Background** NOT **Soccer** ||  ||   ||

Look for Books under these Dewey Number
Football Basics Football Football Rules ||=  ||=   ||=   ||
 * = **796.332**
 * 796.33**
 * 796.322**

Reference Books in the Library Collection that will support your topic:
Click on the Thomas Dale OPAC(Online Catalog) to locate additional books in our collection
 * = REF 796 HAM || Tim Hammond |||| Sports ||

Library home page with links to the databases
Sample Subscription Database searches: Now do your own Ebsco Search! || Now do your own Grolier Search! ||
 * = **EBSCO Databases** ||= **Grolier Online Encyclopedia** ||
 * [[file:fb_ebsco.pdf]]

Sample Advanced Google searches:

 * [|Advanced Search] ||

Three excellent web sites:
Now try your own search Advanced Google search screen
 * NFL.com || Steelers.com || Hall of Fame ||
 * @http://www.nfl.com/ || @http://www.steelers.com/ || @http://www.profootballhof.com/default.aspx ||

Step 4: Use of Information; take notes; record bibliographic information for each source.
See citation & notecard guides under Roadmap to Research on the main library page. Use the <>, Citation Machine or Easy Bib for your works Cited list.

Step 6. Evaluate your work that you have successfully completed all steps.
See <>; <>.

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