Research Skills
Parts of a Book
Internet Smarts
Hodge Podge
Genres
100
You could use this to find the definition of the word archaeologists.
What is a dictionary?
100

This names the title of the book. It also tells who wrote the book and who drew the pictures. It even tells the name of the company that published the book.

What is the Title Page?

100

This is what you use to move up and down on a specific page.

What is the Scroll Bar?

100
A pair of words at the top of a page. All of the words included on that page are between the two words in alphabetical order.
What are Guide Words?
100
Stories that are made up from the imagination of the author and are not true.
What is Fiction?
200
You use this book to find a synonym for the word abandoned.
What is a thesaurus?
200
This lists all the chapters that are in the book. You can use this to find out what page each chapter begins on.
What is the Table of Contents?
200

This shows you the address of a website on the world wide web.

What is the Address Bar?

200
This is to steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as your own. Be careful not to do this when you are doing research!
What is Plagiarism?
200
Writing dealing with facts and events rather than the imagination.
What is Non-Fiction?
300

This is an online database that gives information about many topics. It is one of our district's digital resources

What is World Book Online?

300

This is the part of the book that tells the title and has a label to help you locate the book on the shelf. This part should always face outward.

What is the spine?

300
A network of millions of computers from all over the world. This allows computers all over the world to trade information.
What is the Internet?
300
Being safe when using the internet. Do not give out personnal information or go to websites without your parent or guardians permission.
What is Internet Safety?
300
A fictional story where the characters have to be detectives to solve a problem. This type of story is usually filled with suspense!
What is a Mystery?
400

A book that has a collection of maps? This book also contains information about the land, crops and the population of an area.

What is an atlas?

400

The part of a non-fiction book that would list the meaning of vocabulary words in the book.

What is the glossary?

400
A program that searches information on the world wide web by looking for keywords.
What is a Search Engine?
400

The name of REMS online catalog for the library. I can use this to check if a book is available and see all of the information I might need to know about that book.

What is Destiny Discover?

400

A non-fiction book that still tells a story. One of the 5 types on non-fiction.

What is a Narrative Non-Fiction?

500

This is a book that a person writes about themselves.

What is an autobiography?

500

An alphabetical listing of all topics/items usually found at the end of a book (usually a non-fiction book)

What is an index?

500
An image or portion of text that when clicked on takes you to another page, image or sound.
What is a Hyperlink?
500
When an author uses words in their writing to mimic sounds. It appeals to the sense of hearing and brings a description to life. Example: Buzzzzz!
What is Onomatopoeia?
500
A fictional story where the setting and characters are part of a notable period in history.
What is historical fiction?
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