ready reference and almanac- fact monster
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Ready Reference and AlmanacsBy: Shamoral S. Johnson
Almanacs can be used for ready references
A ready reference answers questions such as what, where, how, who and which.
Almanacs
Almanacs will answer the questions of who, what, where, when and how many.
Almanacs will not give information as to how some things are done
Almanacs will not give information on why a specific detail is the way it is.
Example of a wonderful children's almanac
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0908747.html
Fact Monster.com
The website Fact Monster is a information source which provides various information for children.
Why is fact monster a wonderful internet source?
Fact Monster provides a wonderful and kid friendly Almanac Section Index
Fact s about the world can be found using Fact Monster Almanac searches Worlds
Countries
Flags
Major Disasters and Accidents
Religion
War
World Geography
World History
World Stats and Facts
Other important indexes that students can find in the Almanac on Fact Monster
Information about the United States
Biographies about people
Various science facts including facts computers and the internet.
Math facts including measurements, money, numbers, tables and formulas
Various facts about sports
Word Wise
Word Wise include facts and information about books
Creature Catalogs
Grammar and Spelling
Mythology
Various Languages
Arts and Living on Fact Monster
This section includes many subjects that are interesting to children. Subjects such as:
Architecture
Art
Business
Calendars
Data and Marriage
Entertainment
Fashion Dress
Holidays, Music and Pets
How can I conduct a search using Fact Monster?
Searching for a topic or fact on Fact Monster is very Kid friendly
In the Search box one would type in a question or the information.
What questions did I ask while using Fact Monster?
What are the tallest buildings in the United States?
What are the 7 Wonders of the Modern World?
What were my results?
What are the Tallest Buildings in the United States?
The answer was easy to understand. I believe that it is kid friendly. The information was presented in a bar graph which included the stories, year built and height information.
What were my results for question 2?
What are the 7 wonders of the modern world?
The answers to question 2 were also easy to understand and children friendly. The information included that name of the wonder, location, height, year built and various other information about the wonder.
Fact monster is a very children friendly website. I would encourage children as well as individuals who may work directly with children to use this website. It is fun and is filled with wonderful, educational and fun information
I hope you really enjoyed this slide presentation and find it as easily accessible as I. If you have any further questions please feel free to e-mail me at:
Thank you and have fun using factmonster.com