Reference%20Materials

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Reference Materials
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Types of Reference Materials

• Encyclopedia
• Atlas
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus

• Almanac
• Newspapers
• Phone books

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Encyclopedia

• Why do we use encyclopedias?
• An encyclopedia is used when someone wants to
  find information about a person, place, or thing.
• You may want to find out information about George
  Washington. You can learn about him from reading
  information in an encyclopedia.

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Atlas

• An atlas is a map.
• If you want to find a specific place, street,
  road, city, or state.
• Many people use an atlas when they are going on
  vacation or traveling to another place.

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Dictionary

• We use a dictionary to look up words.
• You will find the meaning of words in a
  dictionary.
• For example, when you do not know the meaning of
  a word in a story. You may use a dictionary to
  look up the meaning of the word.

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Thesaurus

• In a thesaurus, you will find synonyms for words.
• First, you look up the word in the thesaurus.
  Next to the word you will find a list of words
  that mean the same things as the word you looked
  up.
• Like wonderful great, magnificent, excellent,
  terrific, cool, and fantastic
• Also in a thesaurus you will find an antonym for
  the word. Like horrible or awful would be an
  antonym for wonderful.

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Almanac

• An almanac is published yearly. It contains
  weather forecasts, gardening tips, Olympic game
  results.
• The Table of Contents or Index will guide you to
  the information you are looking for.

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Newspaper

• A newspaper is published daily or weekly.
• It contains current news, articles,
  advertisements and local items for sale, rent or
  lost.

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Phone Book

• A phone book lists names of people and
  businesses.
• If you are looking for your Aunt Sues phone
  number, you may find it in the phone book.

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Lets see what you know!

• The new few slides will describe a situation.
  You must decide what type of reference material
  would be used in each situation.
• Do you know what reference material to use?

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Challenge Question One

• My teacher has assigned a report on the country
  of Mexico. I need to find information on when
  the country began and who lived there in ancient
  times.
• Where would I find this type of information?

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Answer

• Encyclopedia
• Great Job!!!

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Challenge QuestionNumber Two

• My family is planning a vacation to Florida. We
  are going to Universal Studios. I am so excited!
  My father is trying to decide what interstate he
  needs to take. Or how to get there from
  Tennessee?
• What reference material should he use to find
  this information?

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Answer

• Atlas
• Great Work!!!!

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Challenge QuestionNumber Three

• Jimmy is working on writing a sentence with each
  of his spelling words. He comes to a word he
  does not know.
• What reference material would I use to find this
  information?

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Answer

• Dictionary
• Fantastic!!!!!

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Challenge Question Four

• My dog needs a hair cut. I need to contact a dog
  groomer in the town where I live.
• What reference material would I use to find this
  information?

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Answer

• Phone book
• Great Job!!!

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Challenge Question Number Five

• I am writing a story about my experience at
  summer camp. I want to find another word to use
  instead of saying great.
• Where can I find a word that means the same as
  great?

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Answer

• Thesaurus
• Wonderful Job!!!!

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Challenge Question Number Seven

• Jane is working on a research paper for her third
  grade class. She is trying to find information
  about how people in France celebrate Christmas.
  First, she must find out where her country is
  located and some of the major cities.
• What reference material would she use for this
  report?

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Answer

• Atlas
• Encyclopedia
• Fantastic Job!!!!

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Challenge Question Number Eight

• Tracy is learning new vocabulary that goes along
  with her reading story for this week.Her teacher
  has explained the word to the class. Tracy would
  like to find another word that means the same as
  the vocabulary word she is working on.
• What reference material should Tracy use to find
  a synonym for this word?

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Answer

• Thesaurus
• Excellent Job!!!!!

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Challenge Question Number Nine

• Amanda is wanting to plant her first garden. She
  needs to know the best time to plant potatoes in
  the region where she lives.
• What reference material will she use to locate
  this information?

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Answer

• Almanac
• Excellent Job!!!!!

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Reference Materials

• Reference materials like encyclopedias,
  dictionaries, atlases, and thesaurus, almanacs,
  newspapers, and even phone books help us find
  information.
• It would be hard to find the information we need
  without these materials.
• The internet has all of these reference
  materials. So, if you dont have these materials
  at home, you could find them on your computer if
  you have internet access.