Makenzie is watching TV, and they are talking about photosynthesis on an episode of The Magic School Bus. If she wants to know the definition of photosynthesis, where should she look?
Atlas
Dictionary
Newspaper
Thesaurus
Addy's teacher said she needs to find some information about famous basketball players from the year 2000. Where should she look?
Almanac
Dictionary
Atlas
Encyclopedia
How is an index organized?
author
year
alphabetically
topic
What resource would you use to find out who won the World Series of 1998?
Almanac
Newspaper
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus
Lily wants to know if the book she has talks about sea turtles. Where can she look to see if the book has that information?
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Index or Table of Contents
Atlas
Lyndsey needs to know some basic facts about polar bears. She has to use a printed resource. Where would be the best place for her to start looking?
Dictionary
Encylopedia
Index
Atlas
Harley wants to use the index to see if his book has information about cells for science class. How will the information be ordered?
Names
Sports
ABC order
Categories
Which resource gives information about a particular year?
thesaurus
dictionary
atlas
almanac
Saniyya is editing someone's paper. They use the word looked, and she wants to find a synonym that she could suggest to them to replace the word. Where can she look?
Thesaurus
Almanac
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Vannah says a dictionary would be a good place to find the meanings of words she doesn't know. Is she in the right place?
Nope!
Who cares...
Yes!
Santi needs to know how to pronounce segregation. What resource should he use?
Index
Encyclopedia
Dictionary
Almanac
Dalbeer said the library database would tell whether the library has any books about fire ants. Is he right?
You bet!
Nope!
Tyonna said her World Almanac would show her maps of the different countries. Is this the best resource to use?
No - an atlas is the best source for maps!
Yes - that is the best source for maps!
No - a dictionary is the best source for maps!
No - an index is the best source for maps!
Brayden wants to find synonyms for the word historic. Where should he look?
Thesaurus
Atlas
Dictionary
Newspaper
Dennis is taking a cross country trip. He wants to look at a map to see which states he'll pass through.
Newspaper
Almanac
Index
Atlas
Yuvraj wants to make a list of some of the countries in Africa. He needs a map. Where should he look?
Atlas
Thesaurus
Almanac
Newspaper
What is an encyclopedia used for?
Finding synonyms of words
Finding what page something is on
Finding pronunciations of words
Finding basic facts, like Google in book form
Anmoldeep uses walk too many times in his story. He wants some replacement words.
Thesaurus
Index
Dictionary
Atlas
Damen has the challenge of not using the word said in his writing. Where can he look to find replacement words?
Index
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Atlas
Jonathon has to write an essay about life in 1970. He needs to know some world records from the time. What resource should he use?
Newspaper
Almanac
Dictionary
Atlas
What reference book will help you pronounce obstreporous?
dictionary
newspaper
atlas
thesaurus
Kellan is researching lizards and needs some basic facts. He has to use a book from the library. What should he use?
Encylopedia
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Almanac
Where can you find the meaning of a word or definition?
Dictionary
Atlas
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia