Building Blocks

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Information Literacy

Earn Your Information Literacy Blocks

1At summer camp you are learning about customs celebrated on Independence Day.

Which custom is NOT about July 4th?

1. Picnic with family and friends

2. See fireworks

3. Sleep in late

4. Go to a parade

For a science project you need to answer the following questions:* Why is ground water important?* How is rain formed?* What is water evaporation?

What is the topic for the science project?

1. Oceans

2. Lakes and Rivers

3. Underground Water

4. Water Cycle

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3Which resource would you use to find a synonym for the word frozen?

Name the resource on your paper

Use the computer and

book resources at the tables to decide.

dictionary

encyclopediaatlas

thesaurus

4.

Which of these pictures showa primary resource?

Write your answer on your paper.

Time Magazine

Declaration of Independence

The State Newspaper

Food Menu

5Your friend just told you about a great chapter book from the S.C. Children's

Book Award list. The book is Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton. You

looked it up in the library catalog and the book is in. When you get to the

fiction section where will you find the book?

1. On the "F" shelf for Frankie?

2. On the "C" shelf for Clifton?

3. On the "L" shelf for Lutricia?

4. On the "J" shelf for Joe

Your assignment is to explain how to play a sport. How would you decide on the topic?

1. ask a friend

2. get a topic from your teacher

3. choose a sport I really like

4. go to the sports books to look through them for ideas

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7.Data are numbers in lists, charts or graphs.

Information is facts written in sentences.

What do you see in the pictures?

Put your answer on your paper

8You saw the t.v. show Animal Planet and they were featuring penguins.

How would you search for books about this arctic animal in the library catalog?

1. Title

2. Subject

3. Series

4. Author

Do a search on the library catalog. Click on the picture to connect to the library catalog.

9Look at the screen shot below from the library catalog.

If you wanted to check out this book, where would you find it?

1. Non-fiction section 2. Fiction section

3. Reference section

4. Everybody section

10 You looked up Martin Luther King, Jr. in World Book Encyclopedia

and want to organize your facts. On your note taking chart, where would you

put information about the famous "I Have a Dream" speech Martin Luther

King, Jr. delivered in Washington, D.C.?

1. Early Life

2. Events During Public Life

3. Why Important to History

4. Interesting Facts

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Early Life ____________________________________________________

Events During Public Life_____________________________________

Why Important to History _____________________________________________________

Interesting Facts

____________________________________________________

11Look at these title pages. What is the name of the publisher?

1. Cooper Beech Books

2. Michael Bright

3. Endangered and Extinct Animals …

4. Brookfield, Connecticut

Your family has just moved to the Irmo area and you want to learn more about things to do. Look at the resources on the table and decide which one will not have helpful local information?

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Golf business card?

Irmo News newspaper?

The State newspaper?

Time for Kids magazine ?A Peek At Child Development brochure?

Jr. Silver Fox Club brochure?

My RCPL information card?

13To do research on furry animals, you are using an encyclopedia.

How should you take notes on new and important facts?

1. Copy word for word from the encyclopedia pages

2. Write facts in my own words

3. Make a copy of the encyclopedia pages at the copy machine

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It is always important to show where you get your

Information. What should you always include when

giving credit to a person who has written a book?

Name 3 on your paper.

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

publisher?

Number of pages? copyright date?

title? author?

list of chapters?

Date due at the library?Table of contents?

15To find books and other resources in the library catalog, what three ways do most

people search? Name 3 on your paper.

1. _____________________

2. _____________________

3. _____________________

Do a search on the library catalog. Click on the picture to connect.

place of publication ?author?

Copyright date?publisher? title?

subject?

title page?

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