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$100 Question from Atlas An Atlas can be used to find which of the following: What black bears need to survive Where black bears live How black bears raise their young

$100 Answer from Atlas Where black bears live - maps can be used to show what kinds of natural resources are available in an Area - this could include wildlife.

$200 Question from Atlas You could use an Atlas to find out which languages are spoken in Jamaica. True or False

$200 Answer from Atlas False - the best source for finding this information would be an encyclopedia

$300 Question from Atlas An Atlas would be the reference source you would choose to find - Who the state of New York was named for -Information about things New York is famous for - Which states border New York

$300 Answer from Atlas Which states border New York - Remember an Atlas is a book of maps. If you need a lot of information about a subject, this would not be the BEST source!

$400 Question from Atlas The following kinds of information maps can be found in Atlases: - Population - Distance between places - Product - Resource - Landform - All the above

$400 Answer from Atlas All the above - maps are used to show many things that are characteristic of places. Symbols and colors are used on maps to represent numbers of people or things in an area, road maps show distances between places.

$500 Question from Atlas You could get most of the information you needed to write a report on the thirteen original colonies from an atlas. True False

$500 Answer from Atlas False - you could find maps of the colonies in an atlas and get some facts there, but you would need to use information books from the library, encyclopedias, and internet sources to get the information you would need to write a good report!

$100 Question from Almanac An Almanac is a book that contains statistics, geographical and historical facts, and summaries of important events. It is revised every year. True False

$100 Answer from Almanac True - many facts like “who is the oldest living person in the world” change often, so Almanacs must be revised and published each year to stay up-to-date.

$200 Question from Almanac A very famous Almanac is used by many people to decide when to plant their gardens. What is the name of that Almanac?

$200 Answer from Almanac The Farmer’s Almanac has information about phases of the moon and long- range predictions about weather. Many people use it to decide when and what to plant in their gardens.

$300 Question from Almanac Almanac’s contain important statistics. Statistics are: Numbers Stories Plants Animals

$300 Answer from Almanac Statistics are numbers that relate to a topic - like keeping the “stats” for a baseball player, how many homeruns, how many earned runs, etc.

$400 Question from Almanac What form could an Almanac be in other than a printed book? Magazine CD-ROM Picture book

$400 Answer from Almanac Almanacs are available on CD-ROM as well as in print version. A CD-ROM may be searched electronically to find information faster than you could find it by reading.

$500 Question from Almanac Even though Almanacs are published each year, if you needed absolutely correct information about a statistic what reference resource could you use to verify your facts?

$500 Answer from Almanac If I needed to know something like who the oldest living person in the world was, I might check the Internet to see if the person listed in the Almanac was still living. These facts are interesting to so many people that information about that should be easy to find on the Internet.

$100 Question from WILD CARD What is the primary use for a Dictionary?

$100 Answer from WILD CARD To find the definition (what a word means) of a word.

$200 Question from WILD CARD What two things do a dictionary, an encyclopedia, and a glossary have in common?

$200 Answer from WILD CARD They are arranged in alphabetical order, and use guide words to help you find information quickly.

$300 Question from WILD CARD A periodical is a work that is published at regular times. It may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Individual publications are called issues. What is an example of a periodical?

$300 Answer from WILD CARD Any of the following are acceptable: Magazine Newspaper Journal

$400 Question from WILD CARD Which periodical is the most up-to-date information? Magazine Newspaper Journal

$400 Answer from WILD CARD Newspapers are the most up-to-date because they are published daily.

$500 Question from WILD CARD As you take notes while doing research, it is very important that you: - Take a break once in a while - Keep track of your sources for the Bibliography of your report - Copy the information

$500 Answer from WILD CARD While it is important to take a break once in a while, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you keep track of your sources and cite them in the Bibliography of your report. You must give credit to the owner of the information you are reading and using. You should NEVER copy information word-for-word, that is plagiarism (stealing) of another person’s work.

$100 Question from Encyclopedia An encyclopedia is your BEST source if you need: The definition of a word Recent statistics about a topic Directions from one place to another A lot of information on a specific topic to write a report

$100 Answer from Encyclopedia A lot of information on a specific topic to write a report. Although you can get bits of information from other sources, an encyclopedia is your BEST resource for lots of information on a topic.

$200 Question from Encyclopedia An encyclopedia would be the BEST source of information about: What a word means The names of the states bordering Georgia Characteristics of a certain species of animal

$200 Answer from Encyclopedia Characteristics of a certain species of animal - a dictionary would be used to find the meaning of a word, an Atlas to find which states border Georgia.

$300 Question from Encyclopedia You would NOT use an encyclopedia to: Get a lot of information Find out all you could about dinosaurs Find the definition of word

$300 Answer from Encyclopedia Find the definition of word - you would use a dictionary for that.

$400 Question from Encyclopedia When you are using an encyclopedia to do research and write a report you should: Copy information word for word from the encyclopedia Write complete sentences as you find Information Write keywords and phrases that you will put into your own words later.

$400 Answer from Encyclopedia Your Text Here

$500 Question from Encyclopedia Where would you find the index for an encyclopedia?

$500 Answer from Encyclopedia An encyclopedia index is usually at the end of the last volume of the set of encyclopedias, it tells you where to find information about a subject in the entire set of encyclopedias rather than just in one volume. It often has a “see also” giving you other keywords which could be helpful in finding more information.

$100 Question from Internet How do many people use the Internet to communicate?

$100 Answer from Internet

$200 Question from Internet Google, Yahoo, and other sites where you use keywords to find information are called: Search engines Key holes Websites

$200 Answer from Internet Search engines like Google and Yahoo use keywords to pull information from the websites in their database.

$300 Question from Internet Encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and other reference sources are also available on the Internet. True False

$300 Answer from Internet True - many of these resources are available free on the Internet, some require a subscription fee.

$400 Question from Internet Information you find on the Internet can always be trusted and you can count on your facts being accurate if you use Internet information for a research report. True False

$400 Answer from Internet False! Anyone who can build a webpage can put information out on the Internet. When doing research on the Internet, it is very important to check your information on several sites to see if they all agree. If three sites that are not connected to each other have the same information, it is probably correct.

$500 Question from Internet What is the most important skill you can develop to help you find information on the Internet? Typing Identification of key words Playing Internet games

$500 Answer from Internet Identifying keywords that connect with your topic is the most important skill you can use to make Internet research successful.

Final Jeopardy Where does research begin and end?

Final Jeopardy Answer Research begins with a question and ends with an answer.