Elementary Library

Unit 5 3-5

Week 1 How do people find new knowledge?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will identify information needs by asking questions. Students will identify key terms for searching and locating information. (4.1, 4.2)

I can ask questions to get the information I need. I can determine search terms to use in researching.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Inquiry - the process of asking questions and exploring them to learn and discover new things Research - the process and method of collecting and analyzing information to answer a question Question - a clear, concise, and open-ended wonder that centers your research Problem - a specific gap in existing knowledge that you want to fill through your research Search term - The words you use to describe the main ideas of your research question in a search engine or database. Search terms can be one word or multiple words.

NYT “What’s Going on in this Picture?” Images (Available in the Shared Drive and online ) Sticky Notes Pencils

Choose 1 book per grade:

3rd Grade ●​ Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating ●​ The Boo-Boos That Changed The World by Barry Wittenstein Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus by Suzanne Slade ●​ One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia by Miranda Paul 5th Grade ●​ Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jennifer Bryant ●​ The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics by Susan Hood ●​ Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved A Mystery by Mara Rockliff 4th Grade ●​ June Almeida, Virus Detective! The

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Pass out scratch paper and pencils

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