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#843. Reference Materials

other, level: Elementary
Posted Fri Jun 18 08:34:32 PDT 1999 by Karen Matthias ().
Readlyn Elementary, Readlyn, IA USA
Activity Time: 40 minutes
Concepts Taught: Referencing

Reference Book Scavenger Hunt

Now that we have discussed and used the reference section of the library, let us look at the Internet. We will use the Internet for locating information and to answer questions that previously we would have used the reference section of our school library/ media center.

Almanac
1. What is the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean in feet and in meters? What is the name of the location?
(http://www.infoplease.com/ipka/A0775284.html)

Answer: _________________________________________________

Foreign Language Dictionary
2. How do you say goodbye in German?
(http://www.allwords.com/query.asp)

Answer: ________________________________________________

Encyclopedia
3. What two components make up the Plimoth Plantation?
(http://archet.uconn.edu/topical/historic/plimoth/plimoth.html)

Answer: _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

Thesaurus
4. What are ten synonyms for the color red?
(http://www.thesaurus.com/roget/III/434.html)

Answer: ________________________________________________

_______________________________________________



Calendar
5. What day of the week was Halloween in 1995?
(http://highhopes.com/21centurycalendar.html)

Answer: _______________________________________________

Atlas
6. What are the zip codes for Watertown, New York?
(http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/)

Answer: ______________________________________________

Dictionary
7. What does the word metamorphosis mean?
(http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary)

Answer: _____________________________________________

Now that we have completed your scavenger hunt, work with your teacher and classmates to fill-in the Plus-Minus-Interesting Chart.


Teacher Note: Only one computer in the library/media center has access to the Internet, so the scavenger hunt is library/
media specialist led using projection on the large screen television monitor.