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The Internet
Research
Stories Galore
Non Fiction
Reference
100
This internet site can be edited by anyone and should not be used for research.
What is wikipedia?
100
In order to use these resources, you must have a username and password.
What are databases?
100
When looking for a chapter book or picture book, you will find the books organized in order by this piece of information
What is the author's last name?
100
this dude created a system for shelving nonfiction books so that all books about the same topic are together on the shelves. First and last name please.
Who is Melville Dewey?
100
this reference book can provide you with definitions to unfamiliar words.
What is a dictionary?
200
These three website address endings help you to determine if the website will have accurate, reliable information
What is .org, .edu, & .gov?
200
Ask, Dig, Faces, and Cobblestone are examples of a few of these resources available in the library
What are magazines or periodicals?
200
This number can be found under a book's title in the catalog or on the spine of the book.
What is the call number?
200
Instead of reading the entire book, you could use this tool to help you find just the topics you need to research.
What is the index or table of contents?
200
the DE library has this reference resource in book form and electronic form from Grolier.
What is an encyclopedia?
300
Three areas of a website that are protected by copyright.
What is text, graphics, images? Also acceptable - logos.
300
One of the search engines used this year instead of google to help us get better search results.
What is kidsrex.org, sweetsearch.com, quinturakids.com, or kidslick.org?
300
When trying to choose a fiction book, this is one way you can learn more about the book to decide whether it would be good for you.
What is read the summary, watch a book trailer, or read a review.
300
This genre of books tell the factual story of a person's life and are very useful for research.
What are biographies?
300
This reference book can be used to locate countries, continents, oceans, and facts about geography.
What is an atlas?
400
You are most likely to get the search results you are looking for if you do these 2 things.
What is be specific, use important keywords only, use a minus sign to narrow the results, try to use different words that mean the same thing.
400
If you always do these two things during your research you will never be accused of plagiarism.
What is paraphrase and cite your sources?
400
In the book "The Night Tree" by Eve Bunting, what was the family tradition on Christmas Eve?
What is decorate a forest tree with food for the animals.
400
The Book titled "Ghosts" would be shelved under this Dewey Decimal hundreds number.
What is the zero hundreds?
400
The reference book that is one of the top ten books to be checked out at the DE library.
What is the 2008 World Almamac for Kids?
500
The process for finding the DE library website, which will give access to databases, pathfinders, and the library catalog.
What is google Durand Eastman School, scroll down the page until you find the list of websites, click on "library".
500
When creating a citation, you should take a NAPPY, which means to include this information.
What is Name or title of the book, Authors name, Publisher, Place, and Year published?
500
Cynthia defelice has written many stories. This lovable character wanted to become a farmer but got caught up in some trickery.
Who is Patrick?
500
Books about this topic are found in the 900 section.
What is history and geography?
500
This is the amount of days a refererence book can be checked out.
What is zero?