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All About Encyclopedias Order Person, Place, Or Thing Text Features Online Encyclopedia APPLAUSEFinal Trivia

Every entry in an encyclopedia is arranged in this order. ?

What is alphabetical?

An encyclopedia is best for locating this kind of information. ?

What is general information?

The index for a set of encyclopedias is usually located in which volume? ?

What is the last volume?

Name two encyclopedia formats. ?

What are print and online encyclopedias?

Encyclopedias give what sort of information? ?

What is factual information?

Which would come first? apple axolotl Atlas ?

What is apple?

Which would come first? candle corn Cape Cod ?

What is candle?

Which would come first? hail habitat hill ?

What is habitat?

Which would come first? Abraham Lincoln Mary T. Lincoln Robert T. Lincoln ?

What is Lincoln, Abraham?

Which name would come first in a set of encyclopedias? Benjamin Franklin Betsy Ross George Washington Carver ?

What is Carver, George Washington?

In which volume would you find the following? monkey James Madison Mediterranean Sea ?

What is the “M” volume?

In which volume would you find the following? George W. Bush George H.W. Bush James Buchanan ?

What is the “B” volume?

In which volume would you find: Neptune Richard Nixon newt ?

What is the “N” volume?

In which volume would you find the answer to this question? What material does the hummingbird use to make its nest? ?

What is the “H” volume? The hummingbird uses spider webs and plant material to make its nest.

In which volume would you find the answer to this question? When was Walt Disney born? ?

What is the “D” volume? Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901.

These words help you find your place in the encyclopedia. ?

What are guide words?

This text feature helps you understand what is happening in a picture or photograph. ?

What is a caption?

This text feature makes some words stand out in order to catch your eye. ?

What is bold print?

This text feature may be used to help you understand what topics will be discussed in the next paragraph. ?

What are headings?

These other text features help you understand details and comparisons. ?

What are diagrams and graphs?

Online encyclopedias get their name because they can only be found where? ?

What is on the Internet?

One of the advantages of online encyclopedias is the addition of this kind of media. ?

What is video or audio?

Name of an online encyclopedia you can access in the Library Media Center. ?

What is the Encyclopedia Britannica Online ?

An advantage to using an online encyclopedia is that certain texts are a different color, indicating that you can click on them to link to other articles, pictures, or information. What are these clickable texts called? ?

What are hypertext links?

There are different ways to search for information in an online encyclopedia. ?

What is a subject or keyword search?

Final Trivia Question What volume and keyword(s) would you use to locate the information to the following question…

Final Trivia Question Where does the axolotl live? ?

What is the “A” volume and keyword: Axolotl Or broaden the search: What is the “S” volume and keyword Salamander Answer: Mexico

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