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- 7th - 12th
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Students study a variety of nature's raw materials/ resources (nearby/far-removed), selected technology (machines, tools, processes), and a variety of consumer goods. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students reinforce the use of an atlas and reference materials. They discover how geographic location can make living easier or harder. They draw an assigned journey on a map, categorize survival needs, and prioritize options during the journey. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students use a variety of reference materials to complete a trivia-question scavenger hunt assignment. They seek answers to questions in many curriculum areas. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students locate reference materials, utilize them to find information, and organize that information into their own words or original artwork. They display their work in shadow boxes. The boxes are then judged as to their completeness. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine various types of reference materials. They create a story map about the Titanic, and conduct research on the Titanic. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students work together to research what types of materials are used to make automobiles. They examine magazines and other media with descriptions of cars in them. They create a diagram of their favorite car and describe where the materials came from. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a scavenger hunt to match various reference materials to their functions; evaluate appropriate computer-generated sources, and determine which sources need dated information vs. today's ever-changing information. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students acknowledge the importance of using the table of contents, glossaries and indexes in books to find needed information. They also investigate where to find reference materials in the library and on the Internet. Students tour the library and its facilities. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students practice using a variety of reference materials. They are asked how they find out about unfamiliar subjects. Students check the origin of jeans in the dictionary. The teacher explains that the encyclopedia tells about Benedict Arnold. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students choose a question from the 'Wonder'¿¿ box which is placed on a centralized table. Questions are designed to point students to a particular best reference material such as: an atlas, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, an almanac, the internet or a database. Working in pairs, they need to answer 6 questions, write the question, the answer, and where they discovered the answer. Full Review »