Key Words:
The following key words and definitions may help you as you complete your research task, especially when you search for information on the internet.
Remember- When you search online, these key words and others may be used, either individually or together, to try to limit your results and ensure that the information you have located is relevant to the task you have been set.eg.'Antarctic wildlife' not just 'Antarctica'. Click on Key Words to open a website which will assist you about how to use key words when trying to search and locate relevant information.
Remember- When you search online, these key words and others may be used, either individually or together, to try to limit your results and ensure that the information you have located is relevant to the task you have been set.eg.'Antarctic wildlife' not just 'Antarctica'. Click on Key Words to open a website which will assist you about how to use key words when trying to search and locate relevant information.
adaptation, Antarctica, dependent, diet, ecosysytem, habitat, ice floes, marine, species, wildlife.
Definitions:
adaptation: The way in which living things make changes in order to survive in their environment
dependent: Unable to do without
ecosystem: A community of interacting organisms, such as plants and animals, and the environment in which they live together
ice floes: Sheets of floating ice
marine: Relating to the sea, or found in the sea
species: A group of living things that share similar characteristics and qualities
The above key words will be particularly helpful in the first step of the Information Skills Process- Defining.
dependent: Unable to do without
ecosystem: A community of interacting organisms, such as plants and animals, and the environment in which they live together
ice floes: Sheets of floating ice
marine: Relating to the sea, or found in the sea
species: A group of living things that share similar characteristics and qualities
The above key words will be particularly helpful in the first step of the Information Skills Process- Defining.