Building Blocks

of

Information Literacy

Earn Your Information Literacy Blocks

1At summer camp you are learning about customs celebrated on Independence Day.

Which custom is NOT about July 4th?

1. Picnic with family and friends

2. See fireworks

3. Eat cold cereal for lunch

4. Go to a parade

For science you need to answer the following questions:* Why is ground water important?* How is rain formed?* What is water evaporation?

What is the topic for the science project?

1. Oceans

2. Lakes and Rivers

3. Underground Water

4. Water Cycle

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3Which resource would you use to find a synonym for the word frozen?

Name the resource on your paperUse the computer

and book resources

at the tables to decide.

dictionary

encyclopedia

atlas

thesaurus

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A primary resource is original information

and can not be changed or edited. Which of these pictures show a primary resource?

Write your answer on your paper.

Time Magazine

Declaration of Independence

The State Newspaper

Food Menu

5Your friend just told you about a great chapter book from the S.C. Children's

Book Award list. The book is Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton. You

looked it up in the library catalog and the book is in. When you get to the

fiction section where will you find the book?

1. On the "F" shelf for Frankie?

2. On the "C" shelf for Clifton?

3. On the "L" shelf for Lutricia?

4. On the "J" shelf for Joe

Your assignment is to explain how to play your favorite sport,How would you decide on your sport?

1. ask a friend

2. get a idea from your teacher

3. choose a sport I really like

4. go to the sports books to look through them for ideas

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7Data are numbers in lists, charts or graphs.

Information is facts written in sentences.

What do you see in the pictures? DATA or INFORMATION

Write your answer on your paper.

8You saw the t.v. show Animal Planet and they were featuring penguins.

What is the best way to search in the library catalog for books about this arctic animal?

1. Title

2. Subject

3. Series

4. Author

Do a search on the library catalog. Click on the picture to connect to the library catalog.

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9Look at the screen shot below from the library catalog.

If you wanted to check out this book, where would you find it?

1. Non-fiction section 2. Fiction section

3. Reference section

4. Everybody section

10 You looked up Martin Luther King, Jr. in World Book Encyclopedia

and want to organize your facts. On your note taking chart, where would you

put information about the famous "I Have a Dream" speech that Martin Luther

King, Jr. delivered in Washington, D.C.?

1. Early Life

2. Events During Public Life

3. Why Important to History

4. Interesting Facts

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Early Life ____________________________________________________

Events During Public Life_____________________________________

Why Important to History _____________________________________________________

Interesting Facts

____________________________________________________

11Look at this title page. What is the name of the publisher?

1. Martha Rustand

2. Capstone Press

3. Ballentine Elementary

4. Pebble Plus

Your family has just moved to the Ballentine area and you want to learn more about things to do at school and after school. Which resource would NOT be helpful?

Look at the resources on the table

before you decide.

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RUN Hard Marathon flyerRanger Rick magazine

Can YOU give at least ONE brochure

I can’t wait to (Girl Scout) paper

Soccer Shots form

MAD Science paper

13To do research on furry animals, you are using an encyclopedia.

How should you take notes on new and important facts?

1. Copy word for word from the encyclopedia pages

2. Write facts in my own words

3. Make a copy of the encyclopedia pages at the copy machine

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When you do research, you must always show where you get your information. You also might need to find it again.

Name three items that would help you easily locate the article again.

Name 3 on your paper.

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_______________________

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publisher

authordate of article

title of magazine

article title medium – kind of resource

date you found the article

URL address

15To find books and other resources on the library catalog, what are the simplest ways you can search?

Name 3 on your paper.

1. _____________________

2. _____________________

3. _____________________ Do a search on the library catalog. Click on the picture to connect.

author

glossary

index

titlesubject

table of contents

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