1. Research
Research refers to students’ achievement in understanding the purpose of a variety of resources, research, and technology and using these resources.
Resources for finding information
Books Table of Contents Glossary Index
Dictionary Encyclopedia Thesaurus
Periodicals Atlas Newspaper Internet

2. You can use the Table of Contents or the Index to guide your search.
Books
Non-Fiction
True books are a good source to use to find information about a subject.
You can use the Table of Contents or the Index to guide your search.

3. Table of Contents
Chapter Headings

4. Index

5. Glossary
Many non-fiction books have a glossary of important words to know in the back of the book.

6. When would you need to use a dictionary?
How to spell a word
Pronunciation of a word
Definition for a word
Synonyms and antonyms for a word
How to correctly use a word
How to break the word into syllables
Part of speech for the word
History of the word

7. Entry words are in bold print
Use guide words

8. Thesaurus Used for finding synonyms and antonyms of words
Use of synonyms will make writing samples more exciting

9. Encyclopedia When to use an Encyclopedia Writing a report
A set of books used to find information about a variety of subjects
When to use an Encyclopedia
Writing a report
Finding facts and dates
Curiosity
Statistics and summary information on states
Characteristics of animals
Finding information about people, places, and many other subjects.

10. Encyclopedia

11. What can you find in an atlas?
A book of maps
What can you find in an atlas?
World
Continents
Countries
States
Cities
Highways
Roads

12. Magazines that are sent at different times of the year.
Periodicals
Magazines that are sent at different times of the year.
Monthly
Bi-monthly
Weekly

13. News about world, national and local events.
Newspaper
News about world, national and local events.
Weekly
Daily

14. Internet
A global network connecting millions of computers. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions.

15. Internet When would you use the Internet? Research
Current news and events
Access the World Wide Web
Social Networking
Online encyclopedias and dictionaries
MUCH MORE…

16. Let’s play Jeopardy!