Monday, 3 March 2014
Library Skills Week 5-Jhardae
Using an index
L.I. - Library/Research skills
Using an index to find information quickly
Most non-fiction books have an index. Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail. It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search. Below is an example from a health book.
INDEX
aerobics 2-14
breathing 9-10
carbohydrates 36
co-ordination 20-25
cycling 32
diet 30-40
diseases 45-65
doctor 40-44
drinking 63
drugs, harmful 70-75
drugs, medical 60-65
exercise 11-20
fat 35
fatigue 76-79
good health 80-90
happy 91-92
hospital 40-44, 48-65
hygiene 93-94
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illness 45-65
incapacitated 45-65
injuries 60-65
inoculation 96-98
lungs 9-10, 60-64
medicine 45-65, 96-98
mental illness 99-120
moods 99-104
pharmacist 60-65
physical activities 121-150
rest 151-155
self-discipline 115-120
smoking 121-124
sport 15-20
strength 12-14
vigour 140-150
vitamins 64-65
weight 30-35
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
Fatigue-Physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion.
Vigour- exuberant and resilient strength of body or mind.
Incapicitated-to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength make incapable or unfit,disable.
Aerobics-A system of physical conditioning designed to enhance circulatory and respiratory efficiency.
Why are there two index entries for drugs?
There are two index pages because it’s telling you that they are harmful.
Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?
moods 99-104
rest 151-155
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?
injuries 60-65
Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?
vitamins 64-65
good health 80-90
Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?
smoking 121-124
diseases 45-65
On which pages would you find out about hospital life?
hospital 40-44, 48-65
Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?
There are two ranges of page numbers for lungs because it’s telling you heaps of information about lungs.
On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?
sport 15-20
physical activities 121-150
exercise 11-20
Monday, 24 February 2014
Jhardae-Library skills
How the contents can help
L.I. - Library/Research skills
How to use the contents page to research effectively
The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book. It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research. Below is an example from a book about the moon.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The size of the moon in relation to the earth 5
Chapter 2 How the moon influences Earth’s tides 17
Chapter 3 Full, half, and quarter moons 31
Chapter 4 The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults 45
Chapter 5 The maria of the moon 57
Chapter 6 Theories about the origins of the moon 69
Chapter 7 Lunar geology 77
Chapter 8 The moon and the age of the telescope 89
Chapter 9 Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon 103
Chapter 10 The Apollo programme 119
Index 135
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
Influences-The capacity to have an effect on the character
Lunar-Determined by, or resembling the moon.
Origins-The point or place where something begins
Geology-The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
Answer these questions from the contents page above:
Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon?
2 & 8
Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth?
1, 2 & 3
Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon?
4, 5 & 7
Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides?
2
Friday, 21 February 2014
Waitangi Day Explanation- Jhardae
Waitangi Day
Why do we celebrate Waitangi Day?
We celebrate Waitangi Day because that was when the signing of the treaty was. The treaty was signed on February the 6th 1840. The people that signed the Treaty on behalf of the English was James Busby and William Hobson. The people that signed on behalf of the Maori were the Maori chiefs.
Waitangi is a day when children, adults and everyone else gets a day off work and school. Over 500 hundred Maori chiefs signed the treaty which is considered to be the New Zealand founding Document. Waitangi has been a public holiday since 1974.
On Waitangi Day celebrations are held each year around the South Island .
By Jhardae
I know someone who can- Jhardae
I know someone who can…..
I know someone who can
move their nose up and down.
I know someone who can
cross their eyes.
I know someone who can
make fart sounds with their hands.
I know someone who can
talk underneath the water.and that someone is me.
This is my I know someone who can poem.
Monday, 17 February 2014
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