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Best Resources for Research
SPI
Fourth /Fifth Grade:
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Dictionary
A dictionary is used to find what words mean. It contains some pictures but not many. It is arranged in alphabetical order.
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Thesaurus A Thesaurus is a book or can be on-line website that lets you find words that mean about the same, synonym, as the word you are looking up. It will also give the opposite meaning as well, antonym.
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Encyclopedia
Encyclopedias usually come in sets of books and are used to look up topics, not just words. You can find some on-line.
For Example, you might want to learn about the Tropical Rain Forest or maybe George Washington. It gives you a lot of information on the topic.
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Atlas
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Web Site-Internet Using the internet is a way of researching information for different topics. You have to be careful on the internet because sometimes the information is not true or reliable.
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News Paper
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Non-Fiction
Books or articles that contain facts about people, animals, places or events.
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Glossary
Is usually found in the back of school books used to define unknown words within the book. Words are arranged in alphabetical order. Sometimes it will have a picture to help you understand the meaning.
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Almanac
An almanac is an annual,yearly, publication that includes information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, astronomical information, and tide tables, often arranged according to the calendar etc.
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Magazine
Magazines are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three.
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Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people (the interviewer and the interviewee) where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.
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Card/Electronic catalogs
A library catalog (or library catalogue) is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations. A bibliographic item can be found in any format (e.g., books, computer files, graphics, realia, cartographic materials, etc.) that is considered library material. Many are outdated now because you can use the electronic catalogs.
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Let’s see what you have learned….
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Let’s see what you have learned….
All of the these would be a good place to find information about dogs except?
a. encyclopedia
b. magazine entitle “Dog Lover”
c. non-fiction book about dogs
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
All of the these would be a good place to find information about dogs except?
a. encyclopedia
b. magazine entitle “Dog Lover”
c. non-fiction book about dogs
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
For a report on Abraham Lincoln, which source would be the most reliable?
a. webpage by a 3rd grader entitled “Stuff I Learned about Abe”
b. encyclopedia
c. a fictional book about Abraham Lincoln
d. an atlas
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Let’s see what you have learned….
For a report on Abraham Lincoln, which source would be the most reliable?
a. webpage by a 3rd grader entitled “Stuff I Learned about Abe”
b. encyclopedia
c. a fictional book about Abraham Lincoln
d. an atlas
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Let’s see what you have learned….
Which would be the best source for finding maps of Tennessee?
a. atlas
b. newpaper
c. thesaurus
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
Which would be the best source for finding maps of Tennessee?
a. atlas
b. newpaper
c. thesaurus
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
I want to know the meaning of the word “stationary”. Where should I look?
a. newspaper
b. dictionary
c. non-fiction book
d. encyclopedia
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Let’s see what you have learned….
I want to know the meaning of the word “stationary”. Where should I look?
a. newspaper
b. dictionary
c. non-fiction book
d. encyclopedia
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You are writing a story but have used the word beautiful too many times. Which source would be used to find a synonym for beautiful?
a. atlas
b. dictionary
c. encyclopedia
d. thesaurus
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You are writing a story but have used the word beautiful too many times. Which source would be used to find a synonym for beautiful?
a. atlas
b. dictionary
c. encyclopedia
d. thesaurus
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You heard that a building burnt in Chattanooga yesterday. Which of these could you use to find out if that was true?
a. newspaper
b. encyclopedia
c. thesaurus
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You heard that a building burnt in Chattanooga yesterday. Which of these could you use to find out if that was true?
a. newspaper
b. encyclopedia
c. thesaurus
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You want to learn more about rainforests. Which of these would provide you with the most information?
a. non-fiction book entitled Rainforest Life
b. dictionary
c. thesaurus
d. fiction book entitled Rumble in the Rainforest
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You want to learn more about rainforests. Which of these would provide you with the most information?
a. non-fiction book entitled Rainforest Life
b. dictionary
c. thesaurus
d. fiction book entitled Rumble in the Rainforest
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You want to determine the best time to plant corn this spring. Which source would be the most useful?
a. interview
b. glossary
c. almanac
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You want to determine the best time to plant corn this spring. Which source would be the most useful?
a. interview
b. glossary
c. almanac
d. dictionary
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You want to learn what it was like to be at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed it. Which would be the best source?
a. glossary
b. interview
c. dictionary
d. thesaurus
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You want to learn what it was like to be at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese bombed it. Which would be the best source?
a. glossary
b. interview
c. dictionary
d. thesaurus
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Let’s see what you have learned….
Which of these would not be a good resource for finding information about the Civil War?
a. entertainment magazine
b. encyclopedia
c. website created by a college
d. non-fiction book about the Civil War battles
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Let’s see what you have learned….
Which of these would not be a good resource for finding information about the Civil War?
a. entertainment magazine
b. encyclopedia
c. website created by a college
d. non-fiction book about the Civil War battles
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You are reading a science book and come across a word that you do not know. Where would be the best place to find the meaning of the word?
a. glossary
b. card catalog
c. almanac
d. thesaurus
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Let’s see what you have learned….
You are reading a science book and come across a word that you do not know. Where would be the best place to find the meaning of the word?
a. glossary
b. card catalog
c. almanac
d. thesaurus