Using an index

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

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

Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.

Faitage- 1. physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion

2. A tiring activity or effort

Why are there two index entries for drugs?

Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?

Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?

On which pages would you find out about hospital life?

Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?

On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?

Syllables

Syllables

This is my Syllables activity and I think I've done better than before but I need to level up for harder words.

2	3	4
Succeed	Comical	Discovery
Throughout	Establish	Altogether
unite	Gentleman
Whisper	Instance
amuse	Meanwhile
Chorus	Varnish
Comvict	According
Degree	Corection
Digest	Heritage
Flannel	Introduce

Xtra maths

This is my xtra maths and I think I need to work harder on my xtra maths.

Xtra math

This was easy that I got only 2 wrong and I have inproved.

Glossary activity

A helping hand from the Glossary

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using a glossary

Sometimes a book also has a glossary at the beginning or the end.  This gives short explanations of specialised or difficult terms used in the book.  The following is an example is from a book about the moon.

GLOSSARY Albedo        Asteroid   Mare Satellite Sputnik 1

in astronomy, the reflective property of planets a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across). a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth. a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body. the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

Name an artificial satellite. SpaceCraft

What is another term for a minor planet in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?

Astroyed

What is the term for an object that orbits around another larger planetary body? Satellite

What is the term used for a large flat lava flow on the moon?

Mer

What term is used to describe the characteristic light reflecting from a planet?  Albedo

This was a bit hard because I was not fast enough.

Syllables

Syllables

2	3	4
Bridle	According	Discovery
Command	Corection	altogether
Delight	Heritage
Forever	Introduce
Nonsense	Memory
Plateform	Quality
Seldom	Division
Stranger	Occup
Swallow	skeleton
Topic	oppisite

Syllables

Syllables

2	3	4
evil	camera	altogether
topic	alien	discovery
seldom	collection	crocodile
swallow	difficult	secondary
voyage	pioeer	motorcycle
delight	meanwhile	entertainment
bridle	examine	participate
bale	refreshment	constelation
burger	corection	opposition
wander	corecting	kilometer