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=3rd Grade Research Pathfinder = **Wax Museum**



A wax museum contains statues of famous people made out of wax. These statues are really life-like, they look like it's the real person! The third grade is going to have their own wax museum! You are going to be the statues. In our wax museum, the statues (you, the students) will "come to life" and give a speech on who they are and why they are famous.


 * __Your Task__:**
 * 1) Choose a famous person. For this activity, the person must not be living now.
 * 2) Using the following resources, find important and interesting information about your famous person.
 * 3) You will then use the information to write your wax museum speech.

**__Essential Questions to Consider__**
 * In what wasy to researchers gather information?
 * What is the purpose for research?
 * How can the use of technology enhance research?

__ SEARCH TIPS __
 * 1) When searching for a person's name in a resource, most of the time start with the **last name __FIRST__.** For example, if you are looking up George Washington, search under the W for Washington. The names will be listed with last name then first name (Washington, George).
 * 2) If there is a search bar on the web page (blank white rectangle with a Search button) [[image:search.jpg width="113" height="75"]]you can type in the name of your person in the box and click SEARCH.

Encyclopedias __** An encyclopedia is set of reference books with information on many different subjects.
 * __[[image:images.jpg width="141" height="100"]]


 * [|World Book Kids]** (online encyclopedia) - You will need a username and password, please see your teacher for this.
 * Here the biographies are organized by type. Look through to find the name of a person you might be interested in. They are organized by type. For example, if you like __football players__, click on **SPORTS**.


 * [|Encyclopedia Britannica Online]** (online encyclopedia) - You will need a username and password, please see your teacher for this.
 * The biographies in this encyclopedia are in ABC order. Use this encyclopedia if you already know the name of the person you are researching.



**__Databases__** A database is a way to organize lots of information so that it can be searched for easily.


 * [|Kids InfoBits]** (online database) - You will need a username and password, please see your teacher for this.
 * Biographies of famous people are listed here by type, and then in ABC order.

Websites__** A website is a set of pages of information on the Internet.
 * [|SIRS Discoverer on the Web]** (online database) - You will need a username and password, please see your teacher for this.
 * Here is another place you can look for information about your famous person. Just type the name in the search box at the top.
 * __[[image:website.jpg]]

I have searched our library for biographies of famous people. Here are some of the ones I found. You can check these books out!
 * [|Bio4Kids]**
 * This website if from the Biography Channel. It has a list of some famous people. Check to see if yours is there!
 * [|Biographies for Kids]**
 * This website includes information for many different people. Make sure to keep scrolling down the page to see what famous people are on this site. Click on your person's picture for more information!
 * __ Books __**
 * //Booker T. Washington// by Margo McLoone
 * //Davy Crockett// by Kathy Feeney
 * //Benjamin Franklin// by Steve Potts
 * //Thurgood Marshall// by Karen Bush Gibson
 * //Amelia Earhart// by Marilyn Rosenthal
 * //Eleanor Roosevelt// by Lucile Davis
 * //John F. Kennedy// by Steve Potts
 * //Thomas Edison// by Greg Linder
 * //Rosa Parks// by Gil Ashby
 * //Henry Ford// by Ann Gaines


 * [|Smyrna Elementary School's Online Library Catalog]**
 * Here you can search for more books in our school's library!

Last Updated: July 15, 2009