Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?Reference Resources to Find the Facts

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Encyclopedias Many volumes Articles about each topic Arranged in alphabetical order

Encyclopedia Examples

Online Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Smithsonian from A to Z

Fact Monster - Encyclopedia Search Page

NASA - Index of World Book @ NASA Articles

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/default.htm

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/default.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html

http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/index.html

Almanacs Annual reference book Book of facts Statistical information in lists or tables Arranged by subjects

Almanac Examples

Online Almanacs

Infoplease Almanac

Almanac — FactMonster.com

The World Almanac for Kids Online

CIA - The World Factbook

http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html



http://www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Home.aspx

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Reviewing what we learned

Encyclopedias Almanacs Often in Volumes Articles Alphabetical Order

Published Annually Statistical Facts in

lists, charts and tables

Arranged by Topic

Are you Ready? Let’s Practice using the encyclopedia and

almanac.

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Michigan?

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Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs