Mt. St. Helens

The following resources will help you find information on Mt. St. Helens.

 Internet Sites


 The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Erupting: http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=%22mt.+st.+helens%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=5&ct=title#

How Volcanoes Work - Mt. St. Helens Eruption, 1980: http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Sthelens.html

Mt. St. Helens and Catastrophism: http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=261

Mt. St. Helens Volcano - 360 Degrees Panorama:
www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen6/f34-Mt-St-Helens.html

US Forest Service - Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/

USGS - Mt. St. Helens 1980 Debris Avalanche Deposit: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/DebrisAval/description_msh_debris_aval.html

 

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com or http://scholar.google.com/, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two or more parts such as: "Mt. St. Helens", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on Mt. St. Helens as opposed to all of the sites containing the word Mt. plus all of the sites containing the word St. plus all of the sites containing the word Helens.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about Mt. St. Helens, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens,  I would enter the following:

    "Mt. St. Helens", eruption, 1980

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
 


 

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

Back To Research Unit Archive