Broad Strokes The Beginning of Research Created by Kathleen Lyons Media Specialist, Osborne High School 2008.

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Broad Strokes The Beginning of Research Created by Kathleen Lyons Media Specialist, Osborne High School 2008

The first stop on the research path should be the broad information contained in encyclopedias. Grolier, Britannica, and World Book online are great places to refine a research topic.

There’s more than meets the eye to these fabulous resources – timelines, videos, flags, atlases, today in history feature, and headline news. Timeline image from: usfweb2.usf.edu/50/Timeline/,usfweb2.usf.edu/50/Timeline/

Grolier Online Upper-left corner … click on this image to return to the home page Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

Grolier Online Multimedia encyclopedia online –News recent news article highlighted includes a teacher’s guide –Today is … (On This Day in History) –Timelines (arranged by time periods) –Research Starters (arranged by subject)

Grolier Online Keyword searching

Grolier keyword search: tundra All Grolier Online Sources Notice: lexiles

Grolier keyword search: tundra All Grolier Online Beyond articles … Illustrations!

Grolier Online Multimedia Encyclopedia Research Starters –Social Studies –Civics –The First Amendment

Now it’s your turn … You have 10 minutes Answer these questions: –What is the wind speed range (in mph) for an EF-3 tornado? –What are the first three words of the national anthem of India? –What is an aye-aye?

How well did you do? What is the wind speed range (in mph) for an EF-3 tornado? A.faster than a speeding bullet B mph C mph D mph

How well did you do? What are the first three words of the national anthem of India? A.Glory to thee B.Hail, hail, hail C. My country ‘tis D. Oh India my

How well did you do? What is an aye-aye? A.A sailor B.The opposite of a no-no C. A “yes” person D. A primate

Britannica This Day in History Timelines Country Comparison State facts

Britannica

World Book Today in History Student Activities State facts and more Atlas

World Book Student Activities State resource guides Maps

A “neat” feature I found … Grolier World Newspapers Links to newspapers in various languages Great for AP language classes

Find one … Find a “neat” feature of one of these encyclopedias –Grolier –Britannica –World Book How could you use it for a lesson? Tell one … Now share this with one other person sitting near you You have 10 minutes!

Ticket Out the Door! Name the 3 online encyclopedias Name 2 features of these encyclopedias that are different from print versions List 1 way you could use one of these encyclopedias in a lesson you teach