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1 Introduction to Research Or I need to do research on a topic and I don’t know where to start!

2 What is Research? Definition - hunting for facts or truth about a subject; also to investigate carefully; to search into.

3 Topic: State Report Population Climate State Facts Nickname State Flower State Flag Sports Teams State Bird

4 Types of Non-Fiction Books Non-Fiction Books arranged by subject CALL NUMBER For Example: 500s – Animals, 700s – Sports Reference – Found in the section of the library titled REFERENCE * Reference books are informational books that are NOT meant to be read front to back

5 The “Call Number” tells you where to find a particular book in the library

6 975.9 Flo Non-Fiction Reference R 912 State books are in the 900’s: anywhere from 974-979 Your New Best Friend!

7 An Atlas is a collection of maps! In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and placesgeographicpoliticalgeopoliticalsocialreligiouseconomic statistics

8 Let’s Explore Ms. G’s website ONLINE RESOURCES

9 Complete the scavenger hunt correctly—with only 2 mistakes or less and receive 2 library dollars!!!

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