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What are the information
can you get from
a DICTIONARY?
 September 19, 2017
Learning Objective:
To use the almanac, encyclopedia
and atlas in gathering relevant
information
ALMANAC
• An annual publication that includes information
like weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates,
tide tables, and other tabular data often arranged
according to the calendar.
• Celestial figures and various statistics are found
in almanacs, such as the rising and setting times
of the Sun and Moon, dates of eclipses, hours of
high and low tides, and religious festivals.
• The information are not arranged in order, table
of contents and index are needed to use.
Most widely used almanacs:
• Guinness Book of World Records
• Information Please Almanacs
• World Almanac and Book of Facts
• World Book Science Yearbook
 ATLAS
• A reference book that contains
many large, detailed maps of the
worlds.
• It also contains other sources of
geographical information, such as
statistics about population,
temperatures, oceans and
deserts.
Some reliable atlases:
• Atlas of World History
• The Britannica Atlas
• Collier’s World Atlas
• National Geographic Atlas of the World
• The Times Atlas of the World
 ENCYCLOPEDIA
• It contains general articles on nearly every
known subject.
• This information is organized alphabetically
into volumes.
• There are guide words at the top of each
page to help you find information.
• Each set of encyclopedia has an index,
which you should check before looking for
your information
Some useful encyclopedias:
• Collier’s Encyclopedia (24 volumes)
• Encyclopedia Britannica (29 volumes)
• Encyclopedia Americana (30 volumes)
• World Book Encyclopedia (22 volumes)
Below is a list of subjects. On the
line next to it, write the letter
or the letters and number found
on the volume you would look in
for that subject.
W-Z 20 Yak
_________1.
N 13
_________2. Niagara Falls
H 8
_________3. Hippopotamus
_________4.
Q-R 17 Rainbow
F 5
_________5. Farm
A 1
_________6. Africa
_________7.
C 3 Clouds
M 12
_________8. Machine
I 9
_________9. India
P 15
_________10. Popcorn
Circle the word/words that you will
use to find the following information
in the encyclopedia.

1. the capital of Greenland

2. animals of the Arctic
3. climate of the South Pole
4. the truth about Genetics
5. the average daily temperature in
Alaska
1. Where was Lou Gehrig from?
Gehrig
word(s)___________________
6
volume__________________
2. Who invented baseball?
baseball
word(s)___________________
2
volume__________________
3. What is Florida’s temperature
during the spring?
temperature
word(s)___________________
19
volume__________________
4. Which ball parks are in Ohio?
Ohio
word(s)___________________
14
volume__________________
5. When was Babe Ruth born?
Babe Ruth
word(s)___________________
2
volume__________________
 Tell which you would use to find the following information.
Atlas 1. The seven continents of the world
Encyclopedia 2. How chimpanzees live
Encyclopedia 3. World War II events
Almanac 4. Olympic gold medalists in track and field from
1980 to present
Atlas 5. Map of Asia
Atlas 6. The scenic spots in the Philippines
Atlas 7. The products of China
Encyclopedia 8. The different body systems
Atlas 9. The towns of Vietnam
Encyclopedia 10.The invention of telescope
 Write on the blank which resources you will use to find answer to the
following topics. Write either Almanac, Encyclopedia or Atlas.

Atlas 1. The Population of the Philippines

Almanac 2. The 1986 People Power Revolution
Encyclopedia 3. The Presidents of the Philippines
Encyclopedia 4. How the computer was invented
Almanac 5. The Olympic Sports Events