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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students aquaint themselves with little-used library resources/reference materials and create shadow boxes to be displayed in the Media Center based on the research they've done regarding the Winter Olympics. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students play "the Bucket Game" to gain an understanding of the purpose of a library, the difference between fiction and nonfiction, and to practice alphabetizing books using the Author's last name. The lesson includes resource links and extensions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students develop strategies for accessing information efficiently from a variety of sources. The librarian shows the class where they can find different materials in the library. Students tie together exploring the library to researching the internet for information needed in conjunction with their social studies unit on exploration. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students review reference works in the library and how to use them. They locate books on the shelves, and compete in a trivia contest to show speed and accuracy in locating information. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine databases at the Alabama Virtual Library while completing an associated worksheet. They apply information from the virtual library to research and create a presentation about a United States president. They make a poster or computer base presentation to share. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 6th
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Students compare and contrast using a Venn Diagram. Students write a report and make an outline and oral presentation and create a poster board with specific references of their person selected for their biography. Full Review »
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