Gather Information From a Variety of Sources

Local Print and Nonprint Resources	Skills
School Library holdings Destiny Public Library holdings BCPL Online Catalog Print Encyclopedias Reference Books (check with your Library Media Specialist for availability and other titles) CulturGrams Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture and Daily Life Peoples and Places Lands and Peoples CD-ROM Encyclopedias Encarta Grolier Other CD-ROM products Encarta World Atlas CIA World Fact Book Online Encyclopedias Britannica.com (free access to limited encyclopedia)	Search Strategies (Boolean, Natural Language, etc) Using the BCPL Online Catalog Unpacking the "Big" Question (Extracting Key Words Using Print and CD-ROM Encyclopedias... Advantages of different encyclopedia formats Using Online Encyclopedias ...See help section on each encyclopedia website
Internet Resources	Skills
Holidays The Day of the Dead...in English Dia de los Muertos...from azcentral.com Mexico's Day of the Dead...from MexicoConnect Day of the Dead...directions for building an altar Food for the Ancestors...from PBS Los Dias De Los Muertos...from Holiday Net Mexico, The Day of The Dead...picture gallery New Year's Eve...New Year's grapes tradition Religious Festivals Navidad... from mexconnect.com El Carnival Semana Santa de Sevilla ...Easter Week in Sevilla The Three Kings...from About.com Christmas in Spain Carnival!...from About.com Mexican Holidays: Carnaval ...from Mexico Online Mexican Holidays: Semana Santa ...from Mexico Online Celebrating Christmas in Mexico - Posadas ...from Mexico Online Worldwide Holiday and festival Site Costa Rica's Holidays...from infoCostaRica.com Bolivia Holidays and Events Holidays and Festivals in Bolivia ...from About.com with some external links General Cultural Pages All About Spain...culture and popular customs Costa Rica- Traditions...infoCotsaRica.com The History, Myths and Traditions of Mexico...from MexicoConnect Culture and Society of México México...information on the land and its people Culture and Society of México...FAQ Welcome to Puerto Rico...general information El Boricua...online bilingual, cultural magazine for Puerto Ricans Costa Rica in a CocoNutshell...holiday information with links Información de Bolivia...Bolivia information in Spanish Logon for newspapers, magazines, maps, excerpts from books, and tv and radio transcripts.	Evaluating Websites for Authenticity...This skill lesson would be extremely helpful for evaluating web sites pertaining to the Holocaust. Using Electric Library...Learn how to search for magazine, newspaper and transcripts. Comparing Search Tools on the Web...Learn the various search engines and why each produces a different set of results. Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine. Using the Internet