GAP PROJECT 2023-2024

TASK ONE: REASONS IDENTIFIED FOR THE BEHAVIOR

Resources: Databases

• SIRS Researcher (username: simsburyhs)
• Health and Wellness Issues (username: simsbury hs)
• Health and Wellness Resource Center (ID="school password")
• Teen Health and Wellness (username: shslibrary)

Resources: Books

• Suggested eBooks for GAP Research (Google sign-in required)
• In Destiny, search for your health topic or substance. Choose the Power Search tab and check the box labeled "Include Online Resources" to view online resources (databases), titles (books), and Web Sites.
• Use Google Books and be sure to click on the link "Preview Available" to access lengthy excerpts and full texts.

 

Resources: Software

NoodleTools to take notes and cite sources*** in APA FORMAT http://www.noodletools.com/

If you need help using NoodleTools, the directions are in The Virtual Library - How To - NoodleTools.

Resources: Materials for Completing GAP

• Task One **Example**

STATISTICAL DATA AND TRENDS SOURCES

Resources: Free Internet

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
• Office of National Drug Control Policy http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
• National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
• Monitoring the Future (For statistics, tables and figures, drug trends) - link no longer available -  http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/
• National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.drugabuse.gov/

 

PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS

***In addition to creating a Reference page in NoodleTools, you will also be responsible for including parenthetical citations in your project.

Examples:

Direct Quote:

"Students that have friends who drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol as well" (Smith, 2022).

Paraphrase:

Students identify stress as a major reason for smoking marijuana in high school (Jones, 2023).

Statistic / Direct Quote:

"Twenty-seven percent of students have consumed their first alcoholic drink before entering high school" (Cohen, 2022).

Trend / Direct Quote:

According to Johnson, "The number of teenagers in abusive relationships has doubled in the past 5 years" (2024).