Research
Nutmegs
Library Skills
Internet Knowledge
Authors
100
What is a primary source?
First hand information or information as close as possible in time and place to the event, examples would be journals, letters, speeches, newspaper articles
100
In this book, a young girl dreams about bones at the bottom of the lake.
Deep and Dark and Dangerous
100
How are fiction books organized in the library?
In alphabetical order by the author's last name
100
Google is a type of what?
Search Engine
100
Who wrote Where the Sidewalk Ends?
Shel Silverstein
200
How do you "cite a source"?
Write down the author's name, title of book or website, etc.
200
In the Potato Chip Puzzle, where do Winston and his team go to find their first clue?
The Planetarium
200
In what section of the library would we find an encyclopedia?
Reference
200
Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are examples of what?
Browsers
200
Theodore Geisel is the real name of what famous author?
Dr. Seuss
300
Why do we cite sources?
to give the creator of a work credit for their work and ideas
300
In this Nutmeg, Derek, who hates to read, tries to find out what really happened on the day a girl drowned many years ago.
My Life as a Book
300
What is a volume of maps called?
An atlas
300
What is a URL?
A Uniform Resource Locator - it is the address of a website
300
Who wrote the Percy Jackson series?
Rick Riordan
400
Generally speaking, would you expect to find more reliable information on solar energy at usenergy.gov or solarpanels.com?
400
A young girl seeking a better fortune for her family, a dragon, and a goldfish are all characters in this Nutmeg.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
400
What is the name of the system by which nonfiction books are organized in the library?
Dewey Decimal System
400
What is an example of a domain?
.com, .edu, .org, .net
400
Who wrote No Talking, Frindle, and Extra Credit?
Andrew Clements
500
What is the name of the Connecticut State database?
500
What is the name of the Nutmeg set in the town of Noble Green where kids dread their thirteenth birthday.
Powerless
500
If you wanted to find a synonym for a word, what is the name of the book or online tool you would use?
A thesaurus
500
What is a database?
A collection of online materials that have been selected for their content and reliability
500
This author's life was saved by one of his sled dogs who pulled him out of the water when his sled went through the ice.
Gary Paulsen
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