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Reference Books

Reference books include Encyclopedias, Atlases, and Almanacs.  These books can be found in a library and are organized using indexes and alphabetical listings.

Internet Search

You can search for topics or answers to questions using an internet browser like Google.  But you want to be careful that the information you get is VALID and ACCURATE by checking to see who shared the information online.

Personal Interview

Personal interviews involve sitting down with someone who is an expert on a topic or period of history about which you would like more information.

Where Do We Get Answers to Our Questions?

 

Information resources are everywhere.  We'll take a look at three types today...

Which of these informational resource would be best for each of the following questions?

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1. Was anything added to the Boston Time Capsule before it was reburied in 2015?

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2. What was buried in the Harrisburg Time Capsule?

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3. Where is Boston, Massachusetts located?

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A Database is an organized set of information in one controlled location.  Databases are easily searchable and, because they are monitored for content, are valid and reliable sources of information.

Why Use a Database Instead of the Internet?

Click on the following internet link and use the information on the site to answer the questions on the Website Review Guide.

Next: We'll practice using a subscription database (Pebblego Next) to find facts that will help you answer some US State Mystery Questions.  We'll do this for the next two weeks.
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What You Need to Know:
  • You will work independently
  • You will use an iPad and PebbleGo Next to Solve the Mystery
  • You will take an iPad from the bin at your table and follow directions to scan the QR code to access PebbleGo
  • You will search PebbleGo for information to solve the mystery on your card to answer BOTH mystery questions (Let's talk about an example).
  • You will return your iPad to the bin and turn your mystery answer slip into the box on the circulation desk before getting a shelf marker or an after checkout activity.
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Mrs. Simpson will check answers each week and award prizes for CORRECT responses for those who meet ALL EXPECTATIONS!  Good luck and may the facts be ever in your favor:)
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Databases

HOW CAN WE BE SURE OUR SOURCES

ARE TRUSTWORTHY?

Let's Review...

DOES IT MATTER WHERE WE GET OUR INFORMATION?

The following pictures have been shared online A LOT!  But, are they REAL or FAKE?  Can you tell?  How? Why is it important to ask that question?

 Why is it important to ask WHERE the information we FIND or are TOLD or see SHARED came from?

Questions:

  • Where did this come from?  

  • Who is the author?

  • Is the author an expert?

  • Can I trust this information as FACT?

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