As you start the process of designing your individual project, it can be helpful to do some background reading in the topic(s) you're interested in researching. Try:
Google Scholar Search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
National Science Digital Library Provides high quality online resources in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Search by grade level, subject (STEM) and resource format. Users need to register with the site to download and save resources.
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JSTOR - Open Access and free content - journals, peer-reviewed articles and other scholarly content.
Global Plants - Global Plants is the world’s largest database of digitized plant specimens and a locus for international scientific research and collaboration.