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Using Reference Materials

Atlas, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Telephone Books, Internet, and Thesaurus

You would like to travel to Washington D.C. How can you find out where this place is located?

Atlas

You need to mail a letter to the mayor of your town but you dont know the address of his office. Where can you look to find the mayors address?

Phone Book

You are working on a story about amusement parks. You have used exciting over and over again. Where can you find a synonym for exciting?

Thesaurus

Last night there was a tornado that hit in Puerto Rico. What resource can you use to find out more information about last nights tornado?

Internet

Your class is doing research papers on someone who has made an impact on our countrys history. Where can you find information about the person you chose for this report?

Encyclopedia

You are reading a chapter in your social studies book and you find a word you do not know. How can you find the definition to the word?

Dictionary

This weeks spelling words are hard for you to understand. You have already written the definition to the words. You believe that by finding synonyms and antonyms for the words might give you a better understanding of the definition. Where can you find synonyms and antonyms for a word?

Thesaurus

Yesterday you exchanged phone numbers with your friend but you forgot to write down the area code. Where can you look to find out the area code?

Phone Book

Tomorrow your class is going to be learning about the inventors. Your teacher mentioned that Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals. How could you find more information about Benjamin Franklin?

Encyclopedia

Your family is planning on taking a trip to the Florida Keys. You would like to see how far it would be from Tennessee to the Florida Keys. What reference material would you use to look at the distance?

Atlas

President Obama is set to sign a new law into effect at 12 noon today. At 2:00 p.m you want to know if the law was passed. What resource can you use to find out if he signed it or not?

Internet

You are learning about landforms and would like to find out what an island is. Where would you look for the definition of an island?

Dictionary

You want to go to Chick-filA for dinner tonight. Your parents are unsure which Chick-fil-A is the closest to your house. What can you use to find out where the closest Chick-fil-A is located?

Phone Book

You are trying to find out how far it is from your house to your favorite park. Where would you look for this information?

Atlas

Your teacher has assigned each person a continent to research. Where would you find information about your continent?

Encyclopedia

I am writing an informational paper on Eleanor Roosevelt for my teacher. I need to know when she was born. I do not have an encyclopedia at home. What other resource can I use to find out this information?

Internet

You are participating in the spelling bee at your school. The teacher says a word you do not know. When you ask her to give you the definition where might the teacher get this information?

Dictionary

You are working on mountain language. One of the questions asks you the opposite of a word. You do not know the opposite of the word. Where can you find the antonym for this word?

Thesaurus

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