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 has 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
The term used to describe how up-to-date a web-based resource is.
What is currency?
100
In a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia, the two words that appear at the top of each page. These words indicate which terms will be found on that page or set of pages.
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 (words that mean the same thing) for the word wonderful.
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 is what you should do if you are on the Internet and something happens that makes you feel scared or confused.
What is tell a parent, guardian or trusted adult.
200
Which is the BEST resource to use to quickly find information about the color of the sky? A science book A dictionary A book of stories
What is a science book?
200
Writing dealing with facts, real people, places or events rather than the imagination.
What is Non-Fiction?
300
This is a set of books that gives brief information about many topics. The topics are listed in alphabetical order.
What is an encyclopedia?
300
This is the PAGE that gives the COPYRIGHT date, which is the date that the book was published.
What is the copyright page?
300
The resources you can access from the library's web page that have already been checked for accuracy.
What are databases?
300
If you want to find out if an urban legend or pop culture story is true, this is a good place to check.
What is snopes.com?
300
This type of writing often, but not always, features rhyme, meter and has some emotional content. It is found in non-fiction starting at 811.
What is poetry?
400
A book or database with a collection of maps. This resource also contains information about the land, crops and population of an area.
What is an Atlas?
400
The part of a book that is like a dictionary. It is in the back of a book. The words are listed in alphabetical order.
What is the glossary?
400
When you are working on a research project from home, you can look here to find out what resources are available to help you.
What is our library's web page?
400
This resource, found on the library's web page, allows you to read e-books, listen to audio books and even stream some movies.
What is Overdrive?
400
A non-fiction book written about a person, but which is not written by the person the book is about.
What is a Biography?
500
This is a book of facts that is published each year containing miscellaneous information. For example, this book would tell you who won the Super Bowl last year.
What is an Almanac?
500
This is where names of the main subjects that are in the book are listed with the page number where they can be found. It is usually found in the back of the book.
What is the index?
500
True or False: If an expert on a certain subject tweets about it, you can use the tweet as a source for your research project
What is true?
500
If you want to know if a particular person is mentioned in a non-fiction book, this is where you would search for their name.
What is the index?
500
A fictional story featuring magic, and often containing dragons, spells, wizards or other things that don't appear in the real world.
What is fantasy?