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Reference SourcesGrades 4 and 5
What is a Reference Source?
Something that contains information that can be used for help or support.
Information can be
from a print or online
source.
Almanac
contains statistics for locating specific information
Almanacs include the following:
Published and updated every year for that year’s events
Includes population statistics
Can include calendars (such as the Farmer’s Almanac published since 1818)
Statistics
Facts of all kinds
Atlas
a book of maps can show physical geographical
features can show political boundaries can show population and
economic data gives information about the map
An Atlas gives information like:
can show physical geographical features
can show political boundaries can show population and
economic data gives information about the
map
Dictionary
contains information that help understand the meaning or words
Dictionaries can tell us many details about words!
How to say a word—pronunciation
Meaning of a word—definition
How the word can be used in a sentence—part of speech (like noun, verb or pronoun)
How to spell a word
How the word is divided into parts—syllables
Examples of how to use the word in a sentence
Picture of the word
Multiple meanings of the word
Encyclopedia
a set of books containing general information about topics such as people, places, and things
Characteristics of Encyclopedias
Each book is called a VOLUME in the set
Volumes are organized in number and ABC order
They are ALPHABETICALLY organized
They are the BEST first stop in a research project
Encyclopedias can also be used ONLINE
Set is updated EVERY year
Contains information on PEOPLE, PLACES and THINGS
Newspaper
A newspaper contains articles with current reports and is published on a daily basis
Newspapers include the following:
National news stories
International news stories
Local news stories
Sports
Weather
Classified ads
Advertisements from local businesses
Obituaries
Cartoons
Letters to the Editor; editorials
Online Resources
contain a wide variety of information that serves many purposes
Telephone Directory
contains personal and business contact information
Telephone Books have the following characteristics:
Uses GUIDE WORDS to get where you are going quickly
Contains personal phone numbers and addresses organized in ABC order by NAME
Also organized in ABC order by business name
BEST local source to find a business, doctor, or other local establishment contact information
Thesaurus
contains information that can be used to support writing
Contains words that mean the opposite-antonyms and words that mean the same-synonyms
Also uses guide words to find the words more easily
A Thesaurus is a reference source to help with writing. Example: Synonyms for the word RUN
Jog
Trot
Dash
Race
Sprint
Example: Antonyms for the word HAPPY
Sad
Unhappy
Depressed
Blue
Almanac, Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Newspaper, Online, Phone Book or Thesaurus?
Susy is writing a story about the Spelling Bee. She wants to find another word to use instead of saying “great” all the time. Where should she look?
A glossary is most like what kind of reference source?
Which resource would give you world records for everything?
Which reference source would you look in to find how large the land was that connected Asia and North America?
Where would you look to find out about airplanes and how they fly?
Where would you look to find the phone number for a local landscaper?
Where would you look to find the opposite of the word “plentiful”?
Claire wants to see what states border the state of Tennessee. Where would she look?
Where would you look to find out if North Cobb won their football game last night?
What resource would best describe the fastest, longest, or biggest?
What resource would you choose to find out how to pronounce a word?
This source has informational articles in volumes that are organized in ABC order. What is it?
Almanac, Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Newspaper, Online, Phone Book or Thesaurus?
What resource would you use to find out about the events that happened in 2009?
A truck driver wants to find the best route to Mobile from Atlanta. What resources should he use?
Where would you look to find an audio-clip of the National Anthem?
Max is interested in the latitude and longitude lines near Brazil? Where should he look?
What resource uses guide words to help find something more quickly?
Where is the best place to begin any sort of research project?
A Thesaurus is used to help with writing.True or False
Where would Bill go to find out how many syllables a word has?
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