1987 Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz

Information Literacy for the Information Age http: //www. big 6. com/

Define the task What information is needed?

Brainstorm: think of topics

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Start with the broad topic. Think of a smaller or subtopic. animals mammals

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Animals Mammals Cats Domestic or House cats Wild Cats

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Animals Mammals Cats Domestic or House cats Tabby Siamese Persian Wild Cats Lions Tigers Leopards

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Subtopics added Physical characteristics climate survival locations desert plants animals birds reptiles insects Joshua Tree cactus sagebrush

Physical characteristics climate survival locations desert plants animals birds reptiles insects Joshua Tree cactus sagebrush

What resources can I use? Select the best resources

• Online library of electronic resources available through Utah Educations Network • Collection of research sites and magazine articles that are indexed and appropriate for elementary students • Pioneer sources are accurate and free no need to worry

What can I find at Pioneer? Information resources including: • Encyclopedias – World Book and Funk and Wagnalls • World Almanac – SIRS • Newspapers – Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune archives – EBSCO’S and SIR’s newspapers

• Magazines w. EBSCO, SIRS, and World Book • Journals w. EBSCO and SIRS • Biographies w. Wilson Biographies, EBSCO and SIRS

• Government Documents w. SIRS • Maps, Charts, and Graphs w. World Book, EBSCO, and SIRS • Audio/Visual clips, and Bubble Views (360 degree virtual tours) w. World Book

K-12 SCHOOLS ONLINE LIBRARY Brought to Utah Public Schools by the Pioneer Library Consortium http: //pioneer. uen. org/ Culture. Grams Up-to-date reports on all 50 states and country reports on 177 cultures of the world. Includes Kids Edition, States Edition, and World Edition. EBSCO General reference and journals, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedia resources. Student Home Access Utah Students can access Pioneer Library resources from home. When they go to http: //pioneer. uen. org from home, they must login with the following: Username: pioneer Password: home SIRS Discoverer Deluxe General reference for elementary and middle schools.

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EBSCO SEARCHASAURUS

Ebsco Searchasaurus Encyclopedia

EBSCO Searchasaurus— Animal Topics

Use

1. Put the keyword search term into OPAC Library Card Catalog. 2. If necessary, try related terms until you get the Result list you want. 3. Select the item you want. 4. Using the call number, locate the book you want.

Engage: read, hear, view, touch, collaborate Extract relevant information

1. Pick an animal 2. Do a keyword search 3. Find the resources available 4. Fill in the information on it My animal is Places it can live 1. 2. 3. What does It eat? 1. 2. 3. Name 3 characteristics 1. 2. 3.

• C 1. Complete your biome topic assignment. 2. Form into small groups according to your chosen biome. 3. Fold your worksheet #2 with the 3 questions on it and place it in the Scavenger Hunt Box. • E 4. Each student will receive a new worksheet #2 to do. • L 5. Locate information in the library and answer the questions. • S 6. Share your answers in small groups. • T 7. The first group to complete and share the assignments wins.

1. Pick a biome 2. Find the resources available 3. Fill in the information on it 4. Write 3 questions to share Worksheet #1 Animal Life Name 3 Plant Life Name 3 What source Characteristics did you use Of this biome to locate the answers?

Write 3 questions about your chosen biome to share. Worksheet #2 My biome is _______ 3 questions to share answers 1. 2. 3.

Organize information from all the sources Present the information

v. After the Scanvenger Hunt Activity, form new groups, one for each biome, according to the information you completed. v. Complete a team project, compiling all the data collected from everyone who did the Scavenger Hunt activity for your biome. v. Do one; either a poster, newsletter, brochure or Powerpoint project. v. Follow the evaluation guidelines provided by the teacher. v. Present your project to the class.

Judge the product for effectiveness Judge the process for efficiency

Review Define the task Narrow or broaden the topic as needed Complete a keyword search on OPAC Select the items from the result list Locate the items Access the information

Extract relevant information Organize and present the information as a project Evaluate

Citations • • http: //www. big 6. com/kids/3 -6. htm images of big 6 steps Animal Pictures Archive http: //www. animalpicturesarchive. com/animal/APAsrch 3. cgi? qt=cats&start=10&dsp. Num=10 House cats by Trudie Waltman Animal Pictures Archive http: //animalpicturesarchive. com/animal/APAsrch 3. cgi? qt =Siberian+tiger&start=20&dsp. Num=10 Siberian Tiger 2 - by Les Thurbon. jpg