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Reference Sources
Deciding where you should look for information.
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What is a reference source?
A reference source is a tool people use to find
information about a topic.
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What reference sources could you use to gather information for a report?
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Reference Sources
Your Ideas:
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Almanac - a book of facts on many different subjects, printed yearly.
Atlas - a book of maps and facts about geography
Nonfiction books from our MC about your topic.
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Encyclopedia - contains articles on people, places, things & events. Topics are listed alphabetically.Good place to begin gathering information because it gives you a broad overview of your topic.
Interview people who are knowledgeable about your topic.
Dictionary - use the dictionary to look up spelling, meaning, pronunciation of a word.
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Periodicals - give current & up to date information published daily, weekly, bi-monthly, or quarterly such as magazines and newspapers.
Thesaurus - identifies synonyms of words giving you choices for words instead of using the same words over and over.
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What about
the Internet?
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What would be the best source to use???
1. What is a mesa?
Dictionary
2. In what state is the Rocky Mountain National Park?
Atlas
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3. What is the weather forecast for Washington, D.C.?
Internet, T.V., Newspaper
4. What issues led up to the Civil War?
Encyclopedia
5. How do you pronounce archaeoastronomy?
Dictionary
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6. What team won the world series in 1976?
Almanac
7. What is another word for indigenous?
Thesaurus
8. What states border Tennessee ?
Atlas
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9. What does a beluga whale eat?
Encyclopedia
10. What is another word for ecstatic?
Thesaurus
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Now YOU give it a try!