Mapping and Research ToolsEverything you need to get your Road Trip Across Canada Started

You will be starting a trip across Canada…

0Mrs. Ross and I have an awesome research trip planned for you

0You will be going across Canada in 13 days, and finding out interesting facts about each province and territory!0 You will have a variety of materials to help you find this

information0 We are going to give you the tips you need to be

successful

How to find information in a book!

0There are three very important tools in a book to help us locate information. They are:

0 The Table of Contents0 The Index

0 The Glossary0 Pictures0 Captions

The Table of Contents0 The Table of Contents is at the

start of the book0 It tells us what the chapters of

the book are, or how the information is organized0 You can use the Table of Contents

to help you locate information by subject

0 Your group has a Voices and Visions Text. Using the Table of Contents, locate information on “Vegetation in Canada”. Locate the information in the book and write it on your whiteboard.

Table of Contents

New Year’s Day………..….. Pg. 6Easter Sunday …………….. Pg. 8Canada Day…………….…. Pg. 11Thanksgiving……….……..Pg. 13Remembrance Day………Pg. 15

The Index

0The index of the book lets us know where specific information on a certain subject might be in a book – in alphabetical order.

0 In your group find information about the following subjects using the Index of the book, Voices and Visions of Canada 0 Potlash 0 Tsunamis 0 Slaves

The Glossary

0The glossary of the book gives us definitions of words we might not know. It also gives us more information about a certain subject.

0Find the definitions of the following words using the glossary of the book Voices and Visions of Canada: 0 Cordillera0 Muskeg 0 Paska

Maps

0What do maps do for us?0 A Map is a visual

depiction of an area, that gives the reader specific information about the area featured, such as the landforms, roadways, areas of interest, and bodies of water.

0What does this map tell us? - roadways

Map Info

0 Maps have four pieces of information0 Title0 Compass0 Map Symbols0 Legend

0 Legends are made up of0 Map symbols that tell us

points of interest0 A legend that tells us what

each map symbol means.

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Your Assignment

0 It’s your turn to make a map, and legend of our classroom!

0Don’t forget to fill in the four pieces of information that all maps have!

0Use whatever symbols you wish to represent:0 The chairs0 The bookshelf0 Mrs. Ross’ Desk0 The student desks0 The door