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What is an encyclopedia?
An encyclopedia is a reference source we
use to get information for a report, to find an answer to a question,
or to read about something in which we
are interested.
Two types of encyclopedias:
print encyclopedias
online encyclopedias
What is a print encyclopedia?
A print encyclopedia is a set of books
that contains information about
many different subjects. Because
the amount of information cannot all be put into one book, it is divided into many smaller
books. Each book is called a volume.
How are the volumes of an encyclopedia organized?
The volumes in each set are arranged in alphabetical order to make it easy to
find the information. They are also numbered to make it easy to keep
them in order.
How are the subjects in an encyclopedia organized?
On the pages, the subjects are arranged in alphabetical order with
guide words on each page like a dictionary.
To find a subject, look for the letter it begins with and choose that volume. The subjects on each page are usually printed with large, dark letters.
Example: dinosaurs
To find a person, look for the person’s last name.
Example: George Washington
To find a place named with two parts, look for the first
part.
Example: Grand Canyon
No one knows the answer to everything, but clever people know
where to find answers. Many answers to questions can be found
in the encyclopedia. But you must know what to look for.
When you have a question, look for the most important or specific name (key word or words). This will most likely will be
the topic, or subject, to look under for the information you
want.
In which volume of an encyclopedia would you find
the answers to these questions?
What are the four types of karate?
In what year was Abraham Lincoln
born?
When was the first Valentine’s Day celebrated?
How many rooms are in the White
House?
How many legs do arachnids have?
In what year did Georgia become
a state?
How many eyes does a bee
have?
What are the names of the
nine planets in our solar system?
Let’s go find it in the
encyclopedia!