Research/Research/Reference Reference

SkillsSkills

4th Grade

Hardcopy ReferencesHardcopy References• Encyclopedia• Atlas• Almanac• Dictionary• Thesaurus• Magazines• Newspapers

EncyclopediaEncyclopedia

• Includes information on a wide range of topics or subjects–Arranged in alphabetical order by subject

AtlasAtlas

• A bound collection of all types of maps of the world, a country, or state

DictionaryDictionary• Spellings• Definitions• Pronunciation• Parts of speech

• An unabridged dictionary also gives the origin of the word

ThesaurusThesaurus

• A book of synonyms and antonyms

Some Features Reference Some Features Reference Sources may have in CommonSources may have in Common

• Title Page• Table of Contents• Glossary• Index• Bibliography

Title PageTitle Page• Title• Author• Publisher• Place of publication• Don’t forget the back of page

– Copyright date, publisher, city of publication, other information about the book

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

• What the book contains is broken down by – Chapters– Page Numbers– Includes where to find Glossary Index

GlossaryGlossary

• Includes important words from the textbook along with their definitions; it is the dictionary of a textbook

• Located at the back of the book, before the Index– It is in alphabetical order

IndexIndex• Includes information

about everything in the book and which page(s) to find the information in the book– located at the very back of

the book– listed in alphabetical order

Which source would be used Which source would be used to learn to pronounce a word? to learn to pronounce a word?

• Thesaurus• Dictionary• Almanac• Encyclopedia

Your family is driving to Boston, Your family is driving to Boston, Massachusetts, this summer. Massachusetts, this summer.

Where would you look Where would you look to find out how to find out how

long the drive will be?long the drive will be? • Globe• U.S. Atlas• Encyclopedia• Geography book

Jamal is reading a book about Jamal is reading a book about dinosaurs. Where should he look to dinosaurs. Where should he look to

find the definition of a wordfind the definition of a word he doesn’t know? he doesn’t know?

• Title page• Table of contents• Index• Glossary

What question can Anna What question can Anna answer using a thesaurus?answer using a thesaurus?

• What is the capital of Maine?• What words means the same

as funny?• What do bears do when they

hibernate?• Does it ever snow in Spain?

While doing math homework, While doing math homework, Taquila became confused by two Taquila became confused by two

words, words, numeratornumerator and and denominatordenominator. . Where in her book would she most Where in her book would she most

likely find correct definitions of likely find correct definitions of these words?these words?

• Table of contents• Glossary• Title page• Index

In which of these resources would you In which of these resources would you find a listing of major earthquakes find a listing of major earthquakes

during the last century?during the last century? • Almanac• Thesaurus• Dictionary• Encyclopedia

Which resource would contain Which resource would contain information on the information on the

development of electricity?development of electricity?

• Atlas• Almanac• Dictionary• Encyclopedia

Which part of the book gives the Which part of the book gives the name of the book and name of the book and

the name of the publisher?the name of the publisher?

• Index• Glossary• Title page• Table of Contents

Which would be the best source Which would be the best source for info about the years for info about the years

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive?Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive?

• Atlas• Thesaurus• Dictionary• Encyclopedia

The part of the book that contains The part of the book that contains references to other sourcesreferences to other sources

is called the… is called the…

• Atlas• Index• Glossary• Bibliography

Where would you find Where would you find a brief summary of a brief summary of

Abraham Lincoln’s life?Abraham Lincoln’s life?

• Atlas• Thesaurus• Dictionary• Encyclopedia

What piece of information What piece of information would be found would be found on a title page? on a title page?

• Author’s name• History of the publisher• Number of pages in the book• Number of other books by the

author