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Reference Book Assessment
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What Can You Do? You are writing a report about chimpanzees
for your science class. You want to find a map to include in your report. Which is the best reference book for you to use?
BiographyDictionary
AtlasThesaurus
Encyclopedia
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Excellent! An atlas is a collection of maps, so it
would be a great place to look for maps. You look in an atlas and find out that some chimpanzees are found in Africa.
http://students.umf.maine.edu
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What Now? In your research you find out
that Jane Goodall was a scientist who studied chimpanzees. Which book would be the best research source to find out information about her life?
BiographyDictionary
AtlasThesaurus
http://www.smh.com.au
Encyclopedia
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Great work! A biography is a
book that tells about a person’s life. You could discover all about Jane Goodall
if you found a biography about her.
http://web.rollins.edu
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What’s Next? You also discover that
chimpanzees have prehensile toes. You don’t know what that means. What is the best source to use to find the definition of prehensile?
BiographyDictionary
AtlasThesaurus
Encyclopediahttp://
www.chimpsanctuarynw.org
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You are correct! A dictionary will
give you the definitions of words you do not know. Prehensile means that the toes can grasp or hold.
http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com
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What Now? You now want to find information about
a chimpanzee’s habitat, physical features, and eating habits. Which reference book would be the best to use to find all this information?
BiographyDictionary
AtlasThesaurus
Encyclopedia
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com
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Yes—you are exactly right! An encyclopedia is the best
reference source to find information on a topic.
http://www.sciencedaily.com
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What’s Next? You find out that
chimpanzees are primates. You would like to find another word that is a synonym for primates. Which would be the best resource to use?
BiographyDictionary
AtlasThesaurus
Encyclopedia
http://upload.wikimedia.org
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Good work! A thesaurus is a
reference book that gives synonyms of words. Two synonyms for the word primates are monkeys and apes.
http://universe-review.ca
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What Can You Do?
You want to discover if any chimpanzees were considered to be endangered in 2013 in Africa. Which would be the best resource to use?
AlmanacGazeteerNon-fiction bookDictionary http://en.wikimedia.org
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That’s right! An almanac is a
reference book that is an annual publication containing statistics and other information on a variety of subjects.
http://img1.imagesbn.com
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What’s Next? You read that
chimpanzees are found near Tchissanga in the Tchimpounga Sanctuary. You want to find out what country Tchissanga is located in. Which resource should you use?
AlmanacNon-fiction bookThesaurusGazeteer
globalgiving.co.uk
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Excellent! A gazetteer is a
reference book that is a dictionary of geographical names. A gazetteer would tell you that Tchissanga is located in the Republic of Congo.
http://universe-review.ca
openlibrary.org
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What Now? You want to read much
more detailed information about the Republic of Congo where the Tchimpounga Sanctuary
is located. Which resource is best?
AlmanacNon-fiction bookDictionaryGazeteer
cia.govtravel.nationalgeographic.co
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You are correct! A non-fiction
book is a work that contain information and facts
bigzoo.com
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CONGRATULATIONS!You have completed the reference book
assessment!
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Sorry! Go back and try again!
http://scienceblogs.com
http://www.solarnavigator.ne
http://lilt.ilstu.edu
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http://scienceblogs.com
http://www.solarnavigator.ne
http://lilt.ilstu.edu
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http://scienceblogs.com
http://www.solarnavigator.ne
http://lilt.ilstu.edu
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http://scienceblogs.com
http://www.solarnavigator.ne
http://lilt.ilstu.edu
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http://scienceblogs.com
http://www.solarnavigator.ne
http://lilt.ilstu.edu
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http://scienceblogs.com
http://www.solarnavigator.ne
http://lilt.ilstu.edu
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http://scienceblogs.com
http://www.solarnavigator.ne
http://lilt.ilstu.edu
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Sorry!!! Go back and try
again!!!
http://scienceblogs.com
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