Research Skills
The name of our library catalog system
What is Destiny?
This part of the book tells you the title and author.
What is the cover?
When someone repeatedly sends harmful messages or posts about another person online.
What is cyberbullying?
This is genre includes books of facts and real information
What is nonfiction?
How many books can fifth graders at RES check out?
5
Google and Wikipedia are credible research tools.
What is false?
This part of the book lists the chapters and the page numbers where they begin.
What is the table of contents?
This term describes the trail of information you leave online, from posts to comments.
What is a digital footprint?
This is a story of someone's life written by someone else.
What is biography?
This popular event in schools lets students browse, buy, and learn about new books.
What is the Scholastic Book Fair?
The names of two of the research databases RES Library offers.
What is PebbleGo, Britannica School, Worldbook Online, Noodletools, MackinVIA, Culturegrams, or Bookflix?
This section at the end of the book gives more information about the topics, people, or places mentioned.
What is the glossary?
This term describes healthy choices about screen time, when you ensure your time online doesn't interfere with sleep, friends, or real life.
What is media balance?
This genre includes books written in verse or rhythm, often with figurative language and imagery.
What is poetry?
The system RES uses to organize our books on the shelves.
What is Dewey Decimal system?
Description of a 'credible' source.
What is trustworthy, truthful, accurate...?
This part at the beginning explains the purpose of the book or why the author wrote it.
What is the introduction?
An example of private information you should never share online.
What is birthday, school name, phone number, email, or address?
Stories that take place in the future, in space, or with advanced technology belong to this genre.
What is Science Fiction?
This unique combination of letters and numbers on the spine of a library book tells you where it belongs on the shelf.
What is the call number?
Using someone else’s words or ideas without giving credit is called this, and it’s important to avoid.
What is plagiarism?
A short blurb on the back cover that helps readers decide whether to read the book.
What is the summary or synopsis?
The three things every strong password needs.
Letters, numbers, symbols.
This genre tells traditional stories that explain natural events, human behavior, or cultural beliefs, often involving gods, heroes, or magical creatures.
What is a myth or legend?
This term describes the ability to read, understand, and use information effectively.
What is literacy?