Almanacs

Subject Area(s):

• Social Studies(general)
• Geography

Grade Level(s):

• 5th-6th Grade

Description:

Students will become familiar with an almanac. They will discover the types of information available in one and be able to access that information.

Goals & Objectives:

Goal: The student will become familiar with the variety of information found in an almanac.

Objective:

• Students will demonstrate the ability to use the almanac by looking up the answers to 6 worksheet questions
  

Materials:

Class set of World Almanac 1997

or World Fact Book Web Site.

Procedures:

The teacher will introduce the almanac to the students.  She will show some of the informatiuon available in it.  She will demonstrate the use of the index.  Then she will give each student a list of questions to answer.  Students may work alone or on groups, depending on the number of almanacs available.  The teacher will assist those needing it.

Assessment:

Assessment will be based on the number of questions answered correctly.

Supporting Files:

• 6th_Grade_Almanacs.doc
  

Standards:

National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)

Accesses information efficiently and effectively.

• Develops and uses successful strategies for locating information.

Evaluates information critically and competently.

• Selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand.

Uses information accurately and creatively

• Integrates new information into one's own knowledge.

Appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.

• Derives meaning from information presented creatively in a variety of formats.

Strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.

• Devises strategies for revising, improving, and updating self-generated knowledge.

Practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.

• Uses information technology responsibly.

Information Skills and Subskills (K-16)

Definition

• Determines amount/type of information needed to complete research task

Selection

• Specifies subtopics or related keywords

Exploration

• Uses indexes and search engines
• Locates and accesses information resources

Collection

• Skims/scans information sources
• Locates relevant information within selected sources
• Identifies and extracts relevant information from selected sources
• Recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained
• Subject: Geography

National Content Standards (K-12)

Places and Regions

• Understands the physical and human characteristics of place
• Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment