Lesson 3--SIRS Issues Researcher and Discoverer

Lesson 3 SIRS Discoverer  - I had already done the armadillo in the first lesson so I picked the bangle tiger. I think they are a very pretty animals. They are the largest of all the big cats, and even bigger than a lion. Bengals are the true kings of the jungle!
In most of the articles I read stated that the tigers are becoming extinct. People are moving into their territory chasing them out. Then there's the poaching going on. I also found inside one article at the end of it was more wed sites you could visit. I did find pictures and various reading levels of the articles.
2)The country I chose was India when I click onto the country facts I saw India on the right side it showed two things-subjects and graphics. On the left side was where the information was, on the right side is where they showed the map and flag of the country. After the name of the country below they had three teacher resources facts to go into. Each one of these were at a different level of reading.  Then it started with the facts - pronunciation of the name, official name, independence, capital, population, geography and the weather, economy, government, and the history of India. I also notice at the end of the article if you click on the Related Articles it gave you more information about India. This was very interesting.
Maps of the World icon I searched Connecticut because I think it would be a very interesting place to go. I was right too, the information is great if any body needed to do a report for any type of school the graphics and maps are great. There was so many other places to click into for more information. This was like getting candy from a store for me!
I went to Science Fair Explorer-Explore A Topic, I picked In the Junk Drawer-Physics then  I picked a needle that knows where North is.  This told you what you needed to become a magnet yourself. It also had graphics to help with the instruction. I feel kids & adults with learning problems could benefit from this program.
SIRS Issues Researcher - 1. Under the leading issues I picked animal experimentation when I click into the search there were quit a few to choose from. It also had Narrow Your results - All source type 151 results, newspapers 35 results, magazines 43 results, gov't documents 10 results, primary sources 1 results, viewpoints 22 results, reference 2 results, graphics/media 38 results 1 video results. They also had pro & cons in this one search. In some of the other searchers were just articles. Just some much information!
Curriculum Pathfinders - I chose Fine Arts - Opera -  it gave you some performers to search into. There was video's, pictures and their history. After you click into one of performers you can click into the Performing  Arts search this is where all kinds of information can be found. I think I will continue this kind of search after this class is over!