Facts Plus Activity Book

Table of Contents

1. Finding Facts Fast
   How Reference Books Are Organized
   Reorganizing Reference Information
   Parts of a Book
   Scanning
   Alphabetical Order and the Index
   Reading a Table
   Note-Taking and Paraphrasing
   Student Stumpers
   One Paragraph Reports
   Crossnumber Puzzle
   Reading and Interpreting a Table
   Scavenger Hunt
   Crossword Puzzle
   Write Your Own Reference Book
   Tiny Trivia Books
   Mini Reports
2. The Facts Game
3. Calendar Capers
   Assignment Board
   Make Your Own Calendar
   Perpetual Calendar
   Holidays of the Future
   About My Birthday
4. On This Day in History
   General Suggestions
   The Calendar Game
5. Our Place in Time
   Time Line of the Earth
   Geological History in a Year
   Geological Time Line Questions
   Time Line of Man
   Time Line of Recorded History
   Time Line Questions
   Time Line of US History
   Invention of Time Lines
   Other Time Line Ideas
6. Our Place in Space
   Brainstorm & Read
   Space Questions
   Make Your Own Solar System
   Cards for Personal Solar Systems
   Putting the Planets in Order
   Solar System Worksheet
   Pacing Out Space
   Measuring Space Between Planets
   Weigh Away
7. United States Maps, Charts and Graphs
   Census Region Maps
   Census Region Charts & Graphs
   Outline Map of the US
   US Population Growth
8. Country Comparisons
   Population Density Activities
   Countries Questions
   South America Graphs
   Charts and Graphs
9. Passport to the World
   Countries Questions
   Introduction to Time Zones
   Time Conversions
   Currency Conversions
   Class "Trip" to Mexico
   Passport Applications
   Passport Activity
10. Odds & Ends
    Memorization Challenges
    Periodic Table
    Keyboard
    Classroom Map Game

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