Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

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A library often holds more than collections of books and magazines.
Due to advances in technology, information can be stored and
presented in many different forms. To use a library or media center
successfully, choose the correct resources.
Choose the resource from the chart that would provide useful
information for each item below. Write the name of the resource on
the line provided.
Practice
Study Skill: Using the
Library and Media
Center
1. Which resource would you use to read articles about these common trees
in the United States: black cherry, box elder, black willow?
2. Which resource would you use to hear what a typical day in a rain forest
sounds like?
3. Which resource would you use to fi nd pictures of a tree named
“General Sherman” in California and a tree called a “dancing lime” in
Germany?
4. Which resource would you use to learn about techniques used to control
wildfi res?
Sample of Media Center Resources
Thomas Pakenham’s book of photographs about trees around the world
online encyclopedia, key words “wildfire” and “containment”
CD entitled The Music of the Brazilian Rain Forest
video documentary called Three Forest Biomes and the Animals that Live in Them
print encyclopedia, volume B, article about common trees
CD-ROM entitled Maps, Geography, and the Environment
At Home: Choose a topic to fi nd information about using one of
the resources, and write a short paragraph about your topic.
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