This is EXACTLY what is on your Final Synthesis Paper instructions included here for convenience
Diamond, J. (2005). Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. New York, New York: Penguin Group.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2008, July). Fact Sheet: Management of Electronic Waste in the United States. Retrieved June 2, 2011, from http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/docs/fact7-08.pdf
ewasteguide.info. (n.d.). Valuable Substances in e-waste. Retrieved June 2, 2011, from http://ewasteguide.info/node/220
Greenpeace (2010). What is E-waste? Retrieved June 2, 2011, from http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/toxics/hi-tech-highly-toxic/e-waste/
Greenpeace (2010). Where does E-Waste Go? Retrieved June 2, 2011 from http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/toxics/hi-tech-highly-toxic/e-waste-goes/
Symantec. (2009, March 11). How to Recycle Computers, Keyboards, and More. Retrieved June 2, 2011, from http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/library/article.jsp?aid=how_to_recycle_computers
United Nations Environment Programme. (n.d.). E-waste Management: Overview. Retrieved June 2, 2011 from http://www.unep.fr/scp/waste/ewm/
Resources
Slutz, S. (2011). Uh-oh! What Do We Do With Our Waste? Retrieved June 2, 2011 from http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p056.shtml?fave=yes&isb=0&from=TSW
Science Buddies (2011). Designing a Survey. Retrieved June 2, 2011 from http://sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Soc_survey.shtml
Science Buddies (2011) Steps of the Scientific Method. Retrieved June 2, 2011 from http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_scientific_method.shtml
Science Buddies (2011) The Scientific Method. Retrieved June 2, 2011 from http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/scientific-method-handout.pdf
This guide brings together information on where to get research for this course. If you think anything is missing, or when I get questions in the Canvas discussion space, I'll add it to this guide.
Paul
A database is library-speak for a collection of electronic data. This is primarily articles: magazine articles, newspaper articles, journal articles. It also may include raw data (e-waste stats), photos, videos, audio, book chapters, encyclopedias, and more.
Academic Search Elite (found under EBSCOhost)
Academic Search Elite covers all academic topics: a bit of sociology, science, history, and criminal justice.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Opposing Viewpoints covers controversial social issues including issues around e-waste and the environment.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic
Health Source has articles on the human health impact of e-waste.
A video tutorial is available. Click to view.
Click to view a Bucks example of the resource.
Tool is in beta (under development). There may be bugs.
Resource will require a Bucks username and password to access.
Recommended.
Not free or not completely free.