Lesson 1 "Alphabetical Order"

Turn to page1 look at the picture on the facing page. Can you tell what the girl has to do with Looking up Information?

Scan Pages 2-4; focus on the Yellow box, on Page 2 which contains the key vocabulary term.

Scan Pages 2-3 for pictures, diagrams and information in the margins, read each one.

Read Pages 2-4 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 5? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Looking up information" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Alphabetical order - the order of letters of the alphabet.

Section Review Answers

1. beyond, fog, foggy, forty, garage, hall, jelly, nail, plate, possible, quite, sold, stage, tank, taste
2. desert, dessert, diamond, difference, dime, dine, direction, dirt, dive, divide, do doctor, doesn't, door, drive
3. swallow, swam, sweat, sweep, sweet, swept, swift, swim, swimmer, swimming swing, swish, switch, switching swung.
4. Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary.
6. Answers will vary.
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8. Answers will vary.
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10. Answers will vary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to alphabetize lists of words?

Lesson 2 "Guide Words"

Scan Pages 6-8; focus on the yellow boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 6-8 for pictures, diagrams and information in the margins, read each one.

Read Pages 6-8 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 9? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Guide Words" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Guide words - words at the top of a page of information given in alphabetical order. You will find words that come in alphabetical order between the two guide words on that page.

Section Review Answers

1. B, C
2. B, C
3. A, D
4. A, B, D
5. A, B, D

Hill, Hoffs, Holland, Hinton, Hokusai, Hoffman

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you determine what topics appear on a page with specific guide words?

Lesson 3 "Using Guide Words"

Scan Pages 10-12; focus on the yellow boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 10-12 for pictures, diagrams and information in the margins, read each one.

Read Pages 10-12 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 13? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Using Guide Words" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

None

Section Review Answers

1-15Answers will vary

16. wrap/sc-yo

17. scatter/sc-yo

18. seventy/sc-yo

19. jewel/island-rooster

20. eagle/action-hourglass

21. airplane/action-hourglass

22. pail/island-rooster

23. holiday/action-hourglass

24. Friday/action-hourglass

25. quilt/island-rooster

26. boat/action-hourglass

27. saxophone/Musical instruments

28. mug/island-rooster

29. summer/sc-yo

30. joke / island-rooster

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you use guide words to find information?

Lesson 4 "Knowing What to Look Up"

Scan Pages 14-18; focus on the yellow boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 14-18 for pictures, diagrams and information in the margins, read each one.

Read Pages 14-18 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 19? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Knowing What to Look Up" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Topic (subject) - what you want to find out about.

Subtopic - a topic that is part of a larger topic.

Key word - A word that names what you want to find out about.

Synonym - A word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Thesaurus - A reference book of words and their synonyms.

Related topic - a topic connected in some way to another topic

Section Review Answers

(Answers will vary but here are some possible answers)

1. Academy Awards
2. U.S. census
3. cats
4. national parks
5. world history
6. key words: World Series, baseball; related topic: baseball statistics
7. key words: Minnesota, Minneapolis; related topic: US cities
8. key words: Nobel Prize, Peace prize; related topic: nobel Prize winners
9. key words: Henry VIII, British kings; related topic: royal history
10. key words: Mexico, North America countries: related topic: Mexican cities
11. key words: Washington, D.C., monuments; related topic: national monuments
12. key words: Harvard, Ivy League; related topic: US universities.
13. A thesaurus is a reference book of words and their synonyms
14. A thesaurus gives you a list of key words.
15. A thesaurus lists words alphabetically.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to identify key words, synonyms, and related topics associated with a specific topic?

Lesson 5 "Where to Look for Information"

Scan Pages 20-24; focus on the yellow boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 20-24 for pictures, diagrams and information in the margins, read each one.

Read Pages 20-24 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 25? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Where to Look for Information" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Reference book - a book that contains facts on a specific topic or on several topics.

table of contents - a list of the chapters or sections of a book and the page numbers on which the chapters or sections begin

chapter - a part of a book

preface - an introduction to a book

index - an alphabetical list of main topics and subtopics covered in a book

cross reference - a note that directs a reader to look for more information under a similar or related topic

Internet - a large network of computers linked together

Web site - a source of information on the Internet; many businesses, government organizations, and individuals have Websites that give information and provide other Web addresses for more information.

Section Review Answers

1. p 22
2. No
3. Yes
4. No
5. p. 94
6. pp. 20-23
7. p.56
8. pot holders
9. You can get information by entering key words and by entering the Web site address.
10. The CIA World Factbook Web site, The U.S. State Department Web site.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you use a table of contents, an index, and the Internet to find information?

Lesson 6 "Using the Internet"

Scan Pages 26-30; focus on the yellow boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 26-30 for pictures, diagrams and information in the margins, read each one.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the olive/orange/brown/yellow boxes that you find on Pages 26-30.

Read Pages 15-16(take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 31? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "Using the Internet" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Online - connected to the Internet.

Data - Information

ISP - Internet Service Provider; company that charges a fee to give you Internet access

Browser - Software that provides a way to search, find , view, and store information on the Internet

Search engine - A Web site that helps you find information online.

Domain name - a Web site address or part of an address that tell you who owns the address

Bookmark - a computer tool that saves URL addresses

Download - to transfer data or programs online to a personal computer

Section Review Answers

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. Browser
5. Internet Service Provider
6. data
7. domain name
8. Answers will vary but here are some examples: (Costa Rica climate)
9. Europe tallest building
10. recipe pizza

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you use the Internet to find and save information?

 Preparing for Chapter 1 Test

On page 32-33 you will find the Chapter 1 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 1 Test "Beginnings of American Government"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 1 Review answers

1. index
2. chapters
3. synonym
4. Guide words
5. table of contents
6. reference book
7. subtopic
8. key word
9. alphabetical order
10. topic (subject)
11. preface
12. domain name
13. cross reference
14. ISPs
15. related topic
16. Internet
17. Web site
18. data
19. download
20. bookmark
21. online
22. search engine
23. browser
24. brook, brooks, loose, seven, seventy, shade, we're, wrote, you, you've
25. B,D
26. A, B, C
27. Answers will vary but may be Key word: Canada, Vancouver; related topic: Canadian population
28. Key words: Word Series, baseball; related topic: baseball statistics
29. C
30. B