(16) Student Calculators

I like the Assignment Calculator (http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/) & the Research Project Calculator (http://rpc.elm4you.org/). But don't kids in school learn about these?

When asking students how many sources they need, or how long their paper has to be, most students seem to keep it as small or short as possible. But I still show them what we have and encourage them to take home more than they might need in case some sources do not work out. That usually goes over well with the parent.