1. Best Resources for Research SPI Third Grade: 4.1, 4.3

2. Dictionary A dictionary is used to find what words mean. It contains some pictures but not many. It is arranged in alphabetical order.

3. Thesaurus A thesaurus is a book or can be on-line website that lets you find words that mean about the same (synonym) as the word you are looking up. It will also give the opposite meaning (antonym).

4. Encyclopedia Encyclopedias usually come in sets of books and are used to look up topics, not just words. You can find some on-line. For Example, you might want to learn about the Tropical Rain Forest or maybe George Washington. It gives you a lot of information on the topic.

5. Atlas An atlas is a book of maps used to show distances, populations, political boundaries, and other information found on maps.

6. Web Site-Internet Using the internet is a way of researching information for different topics. You have to be careful on the internet because sometimes the information is not true or reliable.

7. News Paper A news paper is made of paper and contains daily information about a city, such as Chattanooga; or weekly information about a town such as Pikeville. It usually has facts about what is going on in that area.

8. Non-Fiction Books or articles that contain facts about people, animals, places or events.

9. Let’s see what you have learned….

10. All of the these would be a good place to find information about dogs except? a. encyclopedia b. magazine entitle “Dog Lover” c. non-fiction book about dogs d. dictionary

11. Let’s see what you have learned…. All of the these would be a good place to find information about dogs except? a. encyclopedia b. magazine entitle “Dog Lover” c. non-fiction book about dogs d. dictionary

12. Let’s see what you have learned…. For a report on Abraham Lincoln, which source would be the most reliable? a. webpage by a 3 rd grader entitled “Stuff I Learned about Abe” b. encyclopedia c. a fictional book about Abraham Lincoln d. an atlas

13. Let’s see what you have learned…. For a report on Abraham Lincoln, which source would be the most reliable? a. webpage by a 3 rd grader entitled “Stuff I Learned about Abe” b. encyclopedia c. a fictional book about Abraham Lincoln d. an atlas

14. Let’s see what you have learned…. Which would be the best source for finding maps of Tennessee? a. atlas b. newpaper c. thesaurus d. dictionary

15. Let’s see what you have learned…. Which would be the best source for finding maps of Tennessee? a. atlas b. newpaper c. thesaurus d. dictionary

16. Let’s see what you have learned…. I want to know the meaning of the word “stationary”. Where should I look? a. newspaper b. dictionary c. non-fiction book d. encyclopedia

17. Let’s see what you have learned…. I want to know the meaning of the word “stationary”. Where should I look? a. newspaper b. dictionary c. non-fiction book d. encyclopedia

18. Let’s see what you have learned…. You are writing a story but have used the word beautiful too many times. Which source would be used to find a synonym for beautiful? a. atlas b. dictionary c. encyclopedia d. thesaurus

19. Let’s see what you have learned…. You are writing a story but have used the word beautiful too many times. Which source would be used to find a synonym for beautiful? a. atlas b. dictionary c. encyclopedia d. thesaurus

20. Let’s see what you have learned…. You heard that a building burnt in Chattanooga yesterday. Which of these could you use to find out if that was true? a. newspaper b. encyclopedia c. thesaurus d. dictionary

21. Let’s see what you have learned…. You heard that a building burnt in Chattanooga yesterday. Which of these could you use to find out if that was true? a. newspaper b. encyclopedia c. thesaurus d. dictionary

22. Let’s see what you have learned…. You want to learn more about rainforests. Which of these would provide you with the most information? a. non-fiction book entitled Rainforest Life b. dictionary c. thesaurus d. fiction book entitled Rumble in the Rainforest

23. Let’s see what you have learned…. You want to learn more about rainforests. Which of these would provide you with the most information? a. non-fiction book entitled Rainforest Life b. dictionary c. thesaurus d. fiction book entitled Rumble in the Rainforest