1. Using Reference Materials
Atlas, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Internet, Almanac and
Thesaurus

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

3. Atlas

4. You are working on a story about amusement parks
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?

5. Thesaurus

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

7. Internet

8. You decide to plant a garden this year, so you go buy all of the seeds
You decide to plant a garden this year, so you go buy all of the seeds. Where would you look to decide when to plant them?

9. Almanac

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

11. Encyclopedia

12. 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?

13. Dictionary

14. This week’s spelling words are hard for you to understand
This week’s 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?

15. Thesaurus

16. Tomorrow your class is going to be learning about the inventors
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?

17. Encyclopedia

18. Your family is planning on taking a trip to the Florida Keys
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?

19. Atlas

20. President Obama is set to sign a new law into effect at 12 noon today
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?

21. President Obama is set to sign a new law into effect at 12 noon today
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?

22. Internet

23. You and your family travel to Edisto for a beach vacation
You and your family travel to Edisto for a beach vacation. You want to go crabbing, and you know low tide is the best time for this. Where would look to find out information on this?

24. Almanac

25. You are trying to find out how far it is from your state’s capital to New York’s capital. Where would you look for this information?

26. Atlas

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

28. Encyclopedia

29. 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?

30. Internet

31. You are participating in the spelling bee at your school
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?

32. Dictionary

33. You are working on vocabulary
You are working on vocabulary. 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?

34. Thesaurus

35. You are doing a report on a recent tsunami
You are doing a report on a recent tsunami. Where would you look for information regarding the death toll?

36. Almanac OR
Internet