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Library Orientation Using the Library Media Center -- orientation Research Unit -- worksheet and test Metric in the Library -- worksheet Science and Technology-- Monsters We have Created -- literature/research activity

 

    This is a low key way to introduce a junior grade to the library and throw in some rudimentary computer research skills at the same time. Take it up in the library either during the same period or the next day.

       Harriett Hyman is a media specialist at Johnsonville High School  in the small rural district  of Florence, South Carolina.   This orientation is much more intensive  than mine above;  she uses it for her Grade nines.  You will be able to adapt the handout for use in your library very simply by inserting some call letters and substituting any books which you do not have.  Harriett can be reached at  HEHyman

    As part of a Grade 9 research unit, I had to teach the students the basics of searching and I had to introduce the unit without any computers. This short introduction involves a work sheet which supports the board notes and a short test which I can evaluate.
 
• Work Sheet
• Test

    This is a unit which I developed to get a Grade 9 science class into the library, re-inforce a unit of study, and provide orientation at the same time. Each student came to the library equipped with a metric tape measure and the worksheet. Later, in the same period, I took it up. Some of the small, previously hidden books that they found were amazing discoveries and they really got to investigate the library. Oh yes, my library has tropical plants in it -- if you don't, then you can substitute furniture or shelving or computers or just about anything that stands up.

Science and Technology-- Monsters We Have Created

        This is another lesson from Lorne Warwick. Lorne says that he uses the lesson after studying Hawthorne's "The Birthmark" or Shelley's "Frankenstein". However, I think that it would be an extremely educational follow-up to any unit involving science fiction or modern problems. I have included Lorne's instructions for the lesson, his handout for the class as well as a list of brainstorming terms. As a teacher-librarian, I can also visualize this as a very effective instrument for teaching or refining library research skills. You can contact Lorne at:  lorne.warwick@hwcn.org

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