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Overview
Students learn that the library is the best place to begin research because
the librarian can help them find information in all kinds of media.
Objectives
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Identify resources available for research at the library |
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Recognize that the librarian can help find information |
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Construct appropriate questions to ask a librarian |
ISTE® National Technology Standards
Site Preview
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No Internet site is used in this lesson. |
Online Resources
Materials
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Activity sheets (2) |
Introduce
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Ask: What kinds of things
do librarians do at the library? (buy new books, keep books
in order, read stories to children, check books in or out, and so
on) |
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Tell students that one job of the librarian is to help them find
the information they need. |
Teach 1
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Distribute the activity sheets. NOTE: Pre-teach the following vocabulary
terms as needed - endangered animal, librarian, encyclopedia,
fact book, Web site, magazine. |
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Have students complete the activity sheets. Explain that learning
how to ask the right questions will help them find the information
they need at a library. |
Teach 2
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Remind students that whether they go into cyberspace at school,
at home, or at the library, they should always ask an adult before
giving out private information (full name, address, name of school,
school address, E-mail address, phone numbers, and password). |
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Discuss "Be CyberSmart!" explaining that the library has books
about many subjects that they can take home, read on their own, and
bring to school to show their class. |
Close
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Ask: What in the library
may have the facts you want? (encyclopedias, fact books, magazines,
the Internet) |
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Ask: Whose job is it to
help you find what you need? (the librarian's job) |
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Ask: What can you do if
you need a picture of a baby elephant? (Ask the librarian to
help you find one online and print it.) |
Extend
The following activity can be added for students who completed this lesson
in a previous grade.
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Have students write their own questions to ask a librarian based
on a project of their own choosing. |
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Ask a Librarian