1. How Do I Find The Info I Need?

2. Planning Your Search Like a road map, search plans make finding information easier

3. The Plan Step 1 : Understand Your Topic Step 2: Create a Search Plan Step 3: Decide on The Types and Formats of Information You Need Step 4: Create Search Statements Step 5: Locate and Obtain The Information Step 6: Evaluate The Information/Resources

4. Apply It! You are teaching 2 nd grade and must teach to the following curriculum standard: The student will demonstrate an understanding of daily and seasonal weather conditions. You decide to plan a lesson on hurricanes.

5. Step 1: Understand Your Topic Review your curriculum standards (what do you need to teach?) What do you already know about hurricanes? Look at some general references to gain a better understanding of the topic (dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)

6. Apply It! Look up hurricanes in the information resource at your table. Jot down facts to help you develop your topic.

7. Step 2: Create A Search Plan Identify keywords  Keywords should describe info you are seeking as well as any relationships between the keywords Develop at least 2 concepts or related ideas about your topic

8. Apply It! Using the search strategy given to you, develop some concepts

9. Types Formats Historical Current Government Technical Statistical Research Legal Demographic Books (print and electronic) Journals articles (print and electronic) Videos Charts CD-ROMs DVDs Newspapers Web sites People Step 3: Decide on The Types and Formats of Information You Need

10. Apply It! Identify what type of information you will need to teach about hurricanes Identify what formats you will use to find the information

11. Step Four: Create Search Statements “…set of instructions or a group of keywords that will assist you in locating appropriate information.” Example: “Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad” “Quakers and slavery” Riedling, Ann. Learning to learn. 2nd. New York: Neal Schuman Pub, 2006.

12. Apply It! Create a search statement for your topic

13. Step 5: Locate and Obtain The Info Identify the type of reference (book, video, journal, Internet, etc.) Write down the name, location, and all other pertinent data about the resource

14. Step 6: Evaluate The Information/Resources Accuracy/ Authority Objectivity Currency Scope

15. The Search Tools Books Academic Journals Magazines Newspapers Library Catalogs Periodical Databases

16. Books

17. Academic Journals

18. Magazines

19. Newspapers

20. Library Catalog

21. Periodical Databases