Research Skills
Literary Genres
Copyright & Media Literacy
Miscellaneous
Chromebooks
100
True or False: Google and Wikipedia are good sources to cite for a school research project.
What is False? Google is a search engine and Wikipedia can be a good starting place, but since almost anyone can post, it is best to verify information from another source.
100
This is a true account of a person's life written by another person.
What is a biography?
100
This term refers to forms of mass communication such as TV, newspapers, and websites.
What is media?
100
Application that allows you to read ebooks and audiobooks.
What is Sora? (or Epic)
100
This Google app allows you to create presentations with text, images, videos & more!
What is Google slides?
200
This is an online tool & chrome extension that helps you cite sources.
What is MyBib?
200
This made up story takes place in the past.
What is historical fiction?
200
This is a law designed to protect the rights of authors/creators of creative works.
What is copyright?
200
True or False: School librarians are usually willing to purchase books based on student requests.
What is True?
200
True or False: When you close your chromebook it shuts down.
What is false?
300
The name of the school library catalog where you can search for books and find out where they are on the shelves.
What is Destiny Discover?
300
This type of fictional story includes magic and creatures that don't exist in real life.
What is fantasy?
300
Name three techniques advertisers use to appeal to children.
What are bribes, promises, appeals to emotion, humor, music, repetition, famous people, special effects, and stories?
300
This is a database that helps you find read-alikes and book recommendations.
What is NoveList?
300
This is a keyboard shortcut to paste copied text or images.
What is Ctrl + v?
400
Name one of the library research databases.
What is Brittanica, Primary Search, PebbleGo, Explora, etc.
400
This is a made up story that involves science and travel to other worlds.
What is science fiction?
400
True or False: A creative work must have a © in order for copyright law to apply.
What is false? Creative works are automatically protected.
400
This is where Mrs. Reed worked before she came to Richards.
What is Whitefish Bay Middle School Library?
400
True or False: 5th graders who are attending Whitefish Bay Middle School this fall will keep their chromebooks, chargers, and cases over the summer.
What is true?
500
Use this technique of checking other sources as you research to evaluate your source and check that information is accurate.
What is lateral reading?
500
This is a traditional story that tries to explain how the world came to be, and why nature acts the way that it does.
What is a myth? (alternate answers: folktales, pourquoi tales)
500
This is a legal standard that allows limited copying of copyrighted works for educational or research purposes.
What is fair use?
500
This is the author of our 2022 Legacy Book.
Who is Cori Doerrfeld?
500
This is a chromebook keyboard shortcut to take a partial screenshot.
What is Shift + Ctrl + Show windows
