Research Steps
Your first step in research is to pick a _____
Topic
You will find books that are sources of information in what section of the library?
Nonfiction
Anyone can make a website and post it on the Internet. True or False?
True
What do we call the name of a book?
What is the circulation desk?
Where the librarian checks books in and out.
You second step in research is to find ______ __ __________
Sources of information
A print sources of information that contains the definition of words, including how to pronounce the word and use it in a sentence.
A free Google search will find millions of websites. You can look for good sources of information online by looking for sites that have .gov, .org or .edu at the end. Explain what one of those stand for.
Gov = government
Org = organization
Edu = education
What do we call the person who writes a book?
What do we call easy books for grades pre-K through 2?
Picture books
Your third step in your research project is to create some research _____________ to guide you when you take notes.
Questions
What do you call a book of maps. Hint: it is named for a Greek god who had to carry the world on his back.
Atlas
A trusted source of information online can be a database made by a company that also prints books. Name one database you know from Clever or our library.
World Book Online
The copyright date tells us the __________ the book was published.
The year.
What do we call books that have the more than one book with the same characters and setting?
Chapter series
Your fourth step in your research project is to take notes. How should you take notes?
In your own words.
One important advantage of a print source (aka a book) of information is that you know most likely all the facts and information are ________________
One important way to tell if you can trust information, facts, and graphs online is if you find out ____________________.
The source of the information--who wrote it or where it came from
If the AR label says the reading level is 3.7, what does that mean.
The book is right for a student in the seventh month of third grade.
What do we call books with two languages in them?
Bilingual
The last step in a research project is to cite your sources. What does that mean?
It means to say where you got your information, including author, title and date of publication
One problem with print sources is that they go out of date quickly. What could be a problem of a book about presidents from 2012?
It won't have the presidents after 2012.
Letter, diary, photograph, eyewitness report from a time in history.
When we cite a source, we should include what information. Name all three.
What do we call books that tell the story of people's life?
Biography or autobiography