Elementary Library

look for information is called a source. Sources include people we trust, books, and many of us turn to the internet for sources of information. There are many good information sources on the internet, and many untrustworthy sources. Instead of using Google, you can use databases which have information that has been gathered and looked over by experts. We will be exploring one database today called World Book to answer the question: Why do communities choose to settle in certain places?

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Say: We have three learning goals. Listen closely: I can access World Book Online. I can identify features of electronic resources including cursor, scroll bar, hyperlinks, and URL. I can use geography to infer why a community settled there. DIRECT INSTRUCTION & PRACTICE Step 1: Introduce World Book Online Say: Let’s start with our first learning goal - accessing World Book Online. World Book is an online encyclopedia. Does anyone know what an encyclopedia is? [Allow response] Encyclopedias are collections of small nonfiction articles on many different topics. They don’t provide a lot of information, but they do give us the basic facts. Encyclopedias are great for school reports and answering questions on many subjects. We are going to familiarize ourselves with World Book so that you have the confidence to use it in your classroom or at home. Show students how to navigate to World Book Online through the library page on their elementary website. Show them the Student World Book site. Students will then navigate there themselves. Step 2: World Book Search Once accessed, pass out the Communities & Geography Graphic Organizer. Explain that they are to choose one area of the world to try and answer our research question. Model different features of World Book while doing one search as a whole group such as the read aloud, translation, and table of contents. Direct students to sections in the table of contents titles “The Land” as this is where they will find the information they need. Students work in pairs or small groups to look at 2-3 more parts of the world. Suggested searches: China, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Finland. Students may choose other places, however, these articles have been vetted and have information that can answer the research question. 5th Grade Social Studies Connection: Direct students to search for different North American indigenous peoples and seek to discover how the geography affected those communities and their way of life. Examples include: Crow, Pueblo, Ute, Creek. After sufficient time has passed, call students back to attention. Ask students what connections they found between communities and geography. Ask students to explain to a partner in their own words why communities choose to settle in specific places using the evidence they found. Provide sentence stems as necessary. Optional Step 3: Features of Online Resources Say: Many of you have been using this online resource intuitively, but did you know the features you use on a webpage have names? Just like a mouse and keyboard have names, the symbols 77 Remind students of library rules and consequences with device use.