1. Atlas vs. Almanac Thomas Edison, inventor, was born in what year? Lat/Long 36º 17' N, 86º 78' W and it became a state in 1796 and was the 16th state in the United States February 11, 1990 what happened to Nelson Mandela? Category 5 hurricanes have wind speeds at __ mph? Indians were the first inhabitants here and in 1492 Columbus began his exploration of these islands. The heaviest hailstone weighed _____ ? How many square miles is Africa? With the LA Lakers in 2006, Kobe Bryant scored a total of how many points?

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3. Preparation for the Future Why do we need to learn more about research? How will it have an impact on the future?

4. You pick your topic then include the following resources: Encyclopedia Almanac Atlas Tennessee Electronic Library Biography Extra: Approved Website

5. Tennessee Electronic Library Information Go to http://www.wcs.edu/http://www.wcs.edu/ Click on “Student Resources” Click on “Tennessee Electronic Library (InfoTrac)” Password: elvis Go to the 7th box and click on the “Junior Edition” which is a periodical database designed for students in middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. The first page says “Basic Search” and you need to type in a topic into the “Find” box. Notice the tabs at the top labeled magazines, academic journals, books, news, and multimedia. Pick a tab and look at some of the items that came up from your search.

6. Bibliography and MLA citations http://citationmachine.net/ http://citationmachine.net/ Almanac Bibliography Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Encyclopedia Bibliography Article author’s last name, first name. Title of article “”. Title of encyclopedia. Edition. Copyright date. Biography Bibliography Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Atlas Bibliography Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Copyright date.