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Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs
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Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

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Page 1: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?Reference Resources to Find the Facts

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Page 2: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Encyclopedias Many volumes Articles about each topic Arranged in alphabetical order

Page 3: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Encyclopedia Examples

Page 4: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Online Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Smithsonian from A to Z

Fact Monster - Encyclopedia Search Page

NASA - Index of World Book @ NASA Articles

Page 5: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Almanacs Annual reference book Book of facts Statistical information in lists or tables Arranged by subjects

Page 6: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Almanac Examples

Page 8: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Reviewing what we learned

Encyclopedias Almanacs Often in Volumes Articles Alphabetical Order

Published Annually Statistical Facts in

lists, charts and tables

Arranged by Topic

Page 9: Are You Smarter than a 5 th Grader? Reference Resources to Find the Facts Encyclopedias and Almanacs.

Are you Ready? Let’s Practice using the encyclopedia and

almanac.

What year was Coca-Cola first sold? What did Pablo Picasso do? Are Pythons Poisonous? What is the fastest animal alive? What does the flag of the Bahamas look like? What is Beta Centauri? What is the nickname for the state of

Michigan?