Research Skills
Parts of a Book/Story
Internet Smarts
Hodge Podge
Genres
100
An online database that gives facts about states and countries.
What is Culture Grams?
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
Every time you go online, you leave a trail. This is called your digital _____________.
What is digital footprint?
100
The name of the system we use to shelve the non-fiction books
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
100
Stories that are made up from the imagination of the author and are not true.
What is Fiction?
200
This online resource gives articles about almost any topic you're interested in
What is World Book Online?
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
Name one piece of information you should not share online
What is your name, address, school, city, phone number (other things may be accepted)?
200
A persons images, words, music, art and webpages are protected so you can't copy them. What is this protection called?
What is copyright?
200
Writing dealing with facts and events rather than the imagination.
What is Non-Fiction?
300
Want to look something up on the Internet? You'd type your request into this:
What is a search engine?
300
The person, animal or creature that the story is about
What is the main character?
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
If you wanted to find a fiction book, it would be shelved under F for fiction and what three letters?
What is the author's last name?
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
To avoid this while taking notes, paraphrase or use quotation marks
What is plagiarism?
400
The part of a textbook that might list the meaning of the word temple?
What is the glossary?
400
Name one way to know if a website is credible (gives true information)
What you can find the information in multiple locations, the author has knowledge of the subject, it's a well known site, etc?
400
What is the name of the award for the best picture book for children?
What is the Caldecott Award?
400
A non-fiction book about a real persons life and their accomplishments or events that happened during their life written by someone else.
What is a Biography?
500
When you give credit to the author, article, book or webpage where you found your notes
What is a (source) citation?
500
The beginning, middle, and end. This tells the story
What is the plot?
500
The name of the library database where you look up books
What is the catalog?
500
This is the award for best children's chapter book
What is the Newbery Award?
500
A fictional story where the setting and characters are part of a notable period in history.
What is historical fiction?