Find the Right Words with Thesauruses
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
How many times have your students struggled to find the best word to describe a feeling, a scene, or an impression? This new title from Cherry Lake helps explain to young readers how a thesaurus can be used to help them become more precise and descriptive in their writing.
Join Forces
Teaming Up Online
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to collaborate with other people using the Internet.
Getting Around Online
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Describes how to search the Internet effectively, discussing choosing good keywords, using search engines, narrowing down a search by using additional keywords, using subject directories, and using subscription databases.
Take Note! Taking and Organizing Notes
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to collect information from books and other sources by taking notes. Students will learn organizational techniques that act as foundational skills for all present and future areas of study.
Present It! Creating and Sharing a Slide Show
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to gather, organize, and present information using slideshow software on your computer. Students will use relevant prior knowledge of technology to present their ideas in a new way. The domain-specific vocabulary helps students grow deeper in their understanding of how to create slide shows.
Designing a Winning Science Fair Project
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to design, carry out, and present the results of a science project. Students will use relevant prior knowledge of scientific experiments to present their ideas in a new way. The domain-specific vocabulary helps students grow deeper in their understanding of how to carry out experiments effectively.
Mind Your Manners Online
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Introduces proper online etiquette for children, including respect, fairness, responsibilty, and manners.
Find Your Way With Atlases
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Designed to educate young readers on how to use an atlas. Includes information explaining various types as well as parts of atlases, including layout, keys, table of contents and index.
Get to the Right Site
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Describes how to evaluate websites, discussing how to assess their accuracy, authorship, and purpose.
Maintaining a Positive Digital Footprint
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to avoid developing a bad reputation or revealing too much personal information on the internet. This book will challenge students' prior knowledge of Internet safety and help them adopt better habits, both academically and personally. By learning these foundational skills so early, students will be able to build upon them as technology inevitably advances.
Review It! Helping Peers Create Their Best Work
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to review other people's work and provide constructive advice with these fun activities. Students will practice giving tactful critiques, a foundational skill that will benefit them both academically and personally. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
Being Respectful Online
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Just like in real life, using the internet involves interacting and collaborating with other people. Readers of this book will find out why it is important to be respectful of the people they meet online. They will learn methods for interacting appropriately in collaborative online discussions and for constructively criticizing others' work. They will also reflect upon how they would feel if someone treated them poorly online.
Speak Up! Giving an Oral Presentation
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to prepare and give an oral presentation with these fun activities. Using their prior relevant knowledge of public speaking, students will learn foundational skills that will benefit them both academically and personally. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
Watch It! Researching With Videos
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to perform research using video sources with these fun activities. Using their relevant prior knowledge of how to find video clips, students will learn how to use videos as effective research tools. With tips that are relevant across multiple academic disciplines, this book encourages students to incorporate visual elements into their project research, rather than only text-based sources.Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
Choose It! Finding the Right Research Topic
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to select a topic for a research project with these fun activities. Students will build foundational skills as they learn how to begin new projects effectively. With tips that are relevant across multiple academic disciplines, this book encourages students to think critically about their project before they begin, to avoid wasting time, effort, and resources. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
Find Out Firsthand
Using Primary Sources
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how primary sources can help improve your research projects.
Record It!
Shooting and Editing Digital Video
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to shoot, edit, and publish videos.
Learning and Sharing with a Wiki
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Wikis can bring people from around the world together to collaborate on online projects. Wikis also offer a great opportunity to practice using technology to produce and publishing writing. Readers of this book will learn how to create, edit, and manage a wiki. They will find out how to use photos, text, sounds, and videos to convey ideas and share information with their group. They will also learn the importance of sharing the workload with team members.
Play It Safe Online
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Introduces proper online safety for children, including cyberbullies, limiting personal information, and being responsible
Citing Sources
Learning to Use the Copyright Page
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Activities provide tips and instructions for using and crediting copyrighted material.
Speak Out!
Creating Podcasts and Other Audio Recordings
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Activities provide tips and instructions for creating and sharing audio recordings online.
Find the Facts with Encyclopedias
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
This new offering from Cherry Lake Publishing, was developed to educate young readers on how to use both print and electronic encyclopedias.
Post It!
Sharing Photos with Friends and Family
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Learn how to take photos and share them online.
Starting Your Own Blog
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Blogs are a great place to practice using technology to produce and publish writing, interact and collaborate with others, and share ideas with the world. Readers of this book will learn how to set up and maintain their own blogs for personal or educational use. They will find out how to write and edit posts using clear and descriptive language, add photos and other media to emphasize facts or details, and interact appropriately with readers in collaborative discussions held through blog commenting systems.
Find New Words With Dictionaries
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
So many words, so little time! This exciting new title from Cherry Lake publishing helps students understand and harness the power of print and electronic dictionaries.
Reading and Learning from Informational Text
Part of the Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior series
Sometimes it can be difficult to find the information you are looking for in a text. Readers of this book will discover tips and tricks for proficiently comprehending informational texts and carefully searching them for the knowledge they need. They will find out how informational texts are organized, how to identify important points and key details, and how to demonstrate understanding of a text using information from both illustrations and text.
