How the contents can help

How the contents can help

L.I. - Library/Research skills

How to use the contents page to research effectively

The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book.  It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research.  Below is an example from a book about the moon.

Table of Contents Introduction                                                                                                                                                       1 Chapter 1      The size of the moon in relation to the earth                                                            5 Chapter 2      How the moon influences Earth’s tides                                                                      17 Chapter 3      Full, half, and quarter moons                                                                                          31 Chapter 4      The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults               45 Chapter 5      The maria of the moon                                                                                                       57 Chapter 6      Theories about the origins of the moon                                                                    69 Chapter 7       Lunar geology                                                                                                                      77 Chapter 8       The moon and the age of the telescope                                                                  89 Chapter 9       Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon                  103 Chapter 10     The Apollo programme                                                                                                  119 Index                                                                                                                                                                   135

Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.

Influences: The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself: "the influence of television violence".

Faults:An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, esp. in a piece of work or in a person's character.

Origins:A person's social background or ancestry.

Geology: The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

Answer these questions from the contents page above:

Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon?

Chapter 9, 10

Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth?

Chapter 1,8,9

Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon?

Chapter 1      The size of the moon in relation to the earth                                                            5

Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides?

Chapter 2      How the moon influences Earth’s tides                                                                      17

Using Te Ara 3

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

3. Manukau Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Harbours and wetlands page to answer these questions.

What two adjectives are used to describe the Manukau Harbour?

It is wide and shallow

What landforms are common in the harbour?

Wetlands and Rivers

What two things about the Manukau Harbour have led to shipwrecks?

Its entrance is prone to swells and shifting sandbars – the cause of many shipwrecks.

What was the worst shipwreck on the Manukau bar?

On a fine day on 7 February 1863 the HMS Orpheus – carrying naval stores – approached Manukau Harbour. Seeing it was off course to cross the bar, the onshore signalman motioned to change direction. But the warning was too late, and the ship ran aground. As the sea got heavier, it began to break up. Lifeboats were swamped. With the crew clinging helplessly to the rigging, the ship’s masts fell one by one into the sea. Of the 259 people on board, 189 drowned. It remains New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster.

Library Skills - Using Te Ara 2

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

2. Tamaki River

L.I.    Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki river

    Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Tamaki river into the search box and use the Eastern suburbs: Oraki  to the Tamaki estuary page to answer these questions.

Where does the river flow from and to?

River flowing from Māngere East to a tidal estuary on the Waitematā

What was the link used by Maori called?

It was a vital link (by way of the Ōtāhuhu portage) to the Manukau for Māori

What two bodies of water does it join?

The two bodies that deportage is the Manukau Harbour and the Waitemata Harbour

What sort of landform is Tāhuna Tōrea?

Tāhuna Tōrea is a sandspit, reaching across towards Buckland’s Beach,

What is the name of the marina on the Tamaki river?

Half Moon Bay Marina is on the eastern shore of the Tamaki River

When was the first Panmure Bridge built?

The first Panmure Bridge was built to span the Tāmaki River in 1866,

When was the current bridge built?

The current bridge was built in 1959.

Using Te ara

Using Te Ara -

The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.

Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.

Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara

Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?

It is a drowned river valley.

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?

It was chosen to be the capital because the harbours deep navigable

channels and sheltered bays.

What does Waitemata mean?

Waitemata means obsidian waters 

Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:

Auckland’s chief port -  Auckland’s port on the Waitematā was vital to the progress of the city and region.

Viaduct basin - The Viaduct Basin, site of the old fishing harbour, was redeveloped in the mid-1990s as a site where the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America’s Cup in 1999 and 2003.

Westhaven - Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.

Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.

Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.

Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky submarine promontory.

How to write a bibliography Isabella

How to write a Bibliography

L.I. - Know how to reference a book correctly

When we are doing research we need to find corroborating sources of information.  A good way to do this is to find a book and a website that give you the same information.  This means that the information in most likely to be accurate.

At the end of the presentation it is important to cite the books and websites you have used.  This activity shows you how to present the book. information.

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Using the scans from books used in our volcanoes unit, write the bibliography entry.

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication

• Edward, John. (2005) Plate tectonics and continental Drift. evans brothers limited: London
• Netzley. Patricia D. (2003) Volcanoes Kidhaven press: Farmington Hills, MI
• Firestone, Mary. (2006) Volcanologist chelsea house publishers:USA
• Rae, Alison (2005) Earthquakes and volcanoes. Evans brothers limited: London

Library skills - Glossary

A helping hand from the Glossary

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using a glossary

Sometimes a book also has a glossary at the beginning or the end.  This gives short explanations of specialised or difficult terms used in the book.  The following is an example is from a book about the moon.

GLOSSARY Albedo        Asteroid   Mare Satellite Sputnik 1

in astronomy, the reflective property of planets a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across). a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth. a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body. the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

Name an artificial satellite. Spacecraft

Sputnik 1 - a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body.

the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

What is another term for a minor planet in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?

Asteroid a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across).

What is the term for an object that orbits around another larger planetary body?

Satellite a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body.

What is the term used for a large flat lava flow on the moon?

Mare a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth.

What term is used to describe the characteristic light reflecting from a planet?

Albedo in astronomy, the reflective property of planets

Week 9 library skills

How the contents can help

L.I. - Library/Research skills

How to use the contents page to research effectively

The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book.  It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research.  Below is an example from a book about the moon.

Table of Contents Introduction                                                                                                                                                       1 Chapter 1      The size of the moon in relation to the earth ✔                                                           5 Chapter 2      How the moon influences Earth’s tides ✔                                                                      17 Chapter 3      Full, half, and quarter moons    ✔                                                                                      31 Chapter 4      The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults   ✔             45 Chapter 5      The maria of the moon  ✔                                                                                                     57 Chapter 6      Theories about the origins of the moon  ✔                                                                  69 Chapter 7       Lunar geology     ✔                                                                                                                  77 Chapter 8       The moon and the age of the telescope                                                                   89 Chapter 9       Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon                        103 Chapter 10     The Apollo programme                                                                                                    119 Index                                                                                                                                                                   135

Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.

Influences: The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself: "the influence of television violence".

Faults:An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, esp. in a piece of work or in a person's character.

Origins:A person's social background or ancestry.

Geology: The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

Answer these questions from the contents page above:

Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon?

Chapter 9, 10

Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth?

Chapter 1,8,9

Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon?

Chapter 4, 5, 7

Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides?

Chapter 2