Lesson 4

1. What is a Rock?
Lesson 4 - (Encyclopedia Britannica)
In this lesson, students will review the research process (presearch,
research). Students will also discuss the importance of using more
than one nonfiction resource to answer a research question.
Students will learn how encyclopedias are a resource used for
research. For the first time, directions for today’s activity will be on
Seesaw. Students can refer to the directions to help them navigate
the multiple steps in today’s lesson. Students will learn how to
access Encyclopedia Britannica, search the Elementary site for an
article about a rock or a mineral, select an article, and then listen to
the article being read to them. After reading a relevant article in
Encyclopedia Britannica, students will tap the add button under
today’s activity and record a fact they learned about a rock or mineral
from Encyclopedia Britannica.

2. Welcome to the library

3. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/01-02/petra/
The stone city of Petra
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/archaeology/lost-city-petra/

4. Today, our research questions are:
What is a rock?
What is a mineral?

5. What do you do when you
want to know the answer to
a question?

6. Research

7. What is the 1st step of the resource
process?

8. Step 1: Presearch
Think about or determine a
research question.
Think about what you already
know about the topic.
What is a rock? What is a mineral?
Topic

9. Think about what
resources you can use to
answer the
research question.

10. magazines
Digital
resources
books
places
DVDs/TV

11. Now you are ready to begin
Step 2 of the
research process…………

12. Research

13. When you are researching, do you use fiction
or nonfiction resources?

14. Today, we are going to use a
digital resource, an online
encyclopedia,
Encyclopedia Britannica.

15. Digital Citizenship
A good digital citizen is someone who is safe, responsible
and respectful when they use digital tools.

16. The directions
for today’s
activity are in
Seesaw.

17. To see
the
directions
for today’s
activity,
tap on
activities.

18. Directions

23. Tap on
the
article
you
want to
read.

25. Tap the
next
heading to
read this
section
about the
rock cycle.

26. If you
want to
read the
mineral
article as
well, type
mineral in
the search
box.

29. Remember
you need
to tap the
next
heading to
read more
of the
article.

34. Go to Seesaw and
add the activity for
Encyclopedia
Britannica.
rock
mineral
Today’s Directions:

35. Find books
Find your seat
and then…..
Read
Use your shelf marker to: