Dana's volcano book has an index of topics with page numbers and a glossary of term meanings. She wants every page that mentions Mount St. Helens. Which part should she use?

While reading a science book, Luis keeps meeting the word "magma," which the book uses on many pages. Which part of that same book defines terms the way this book uses them?

Priya's report must show which countries share a border with Peru. Which source answers that need most efficiently?

Sam knows almost nothing about the Pony Express and wants a short overview of the whole topic before he picks a narrower question. Which source gives that overview most efficiently?

Rosa's owl book has chapters headed "Nesting," "Migration," "Feathers," and "Feeding." She needs to learn what owls eat. Which chapter should she open first?

Ben's report needs the number of visitors one national park recorded last year. Which source answers that need most efficiently?

Source sentence: Male emperor penguins hold the egg on their feet through the Antarctic winter. Which note copies the source's language almost word for word?

Source sentence: Bats find their food in the dark by listening to echoes of their own calls. Which note is a true paraphrase rather than a copy of the source's wording?

A report's source list must name every part of a book a reader would need to find it again. Which listing of Jean Craighead George's novel My Side of the Mountain leaves nothing out?

Text: Sea otters have no blubber. They keep warm with thick fur. Sea urchins eat kelp. Kelp grows in cold water. After otters returned to one bay, the kelp forest there grew back. Which detail best supports the claim that otters help kelp forests?

Text: Our school should plant a garden. Students would taste vegetables they grew. Classes could measure each plot's length and width. Last spring three classes asked for outdoor lessons. Which detail shows a garden could help with math?

Kofi read a fact about owls and wrote it in his report in his own words. What must he still do?

Source: Camels store fat, not water, in their humps. Note: A camel's hump holds fat rather than a supply of water. True or False: the note restates the source in new words instead of copying its wording.

Text: An owl can turn its head far enough to look straight behind itself without moving its body. Claim: an owl can watch what is behind it while its body still faces forward. True or False: the text supports that claim.

You are researching how sea turtles survive. Which source would likely be the most reliable?

When taking notes from a source, what should you do if you use the author's exact words?

Which trait usually makes a source more reliable?

Which search keywords would best help you find information about why bees are important to gardens?

Ella's report topic, Oceans, is too broad. Which research question is narrow enough for a short report?

You find two sources that disagree about an animal's average lifespan. What is the best next step?