Abdurrahman: Using A Index

Using an index

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using an index to find information quickly

Most non-fiction books have an index.  Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail.  It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search.  Below is an example from a health book.

INDEX aerobics                    2-14 breathing                 9-10 carbohydrates      36 co-ordination         20-25 cycling                       32 diet                              30-40 diseases                   45-65 doctor                       40-44 drinking                    63 drugs, harmful      70-75 drugs, medical       60-65 exercise                    11-20 fat                               35 fatigue                      76-79 good health            80-90 happy                       91-92 hospital                    40-44, 48-65 hygiene                    93-94

illness                           45-65 incapacitated           45-65 injuries                         60-65 inoculation                 96-98 lungs                             9-10, 60-64 medicine                      45-65, 96-98 mental illness            99-120 moods                          99-104 pharmacist                 60-65 physical activities     121-150 rest                                 151-155 self-discipline              115-120               smoking                       121-124 sport                             15-20 strength                      12-14 vigour                           140-150 vitamins                       64-65 weight                           30-35

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

Hygiene: Conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.

Fatigue: A reduction in the efficiency of a muscle or organ after prolonged activity.

Pharmacist: A person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs.

Vigour: Effort, energy, and enthusiasm

Why are there two index entries for drugs?

One is healthy medical drugs and the other is harmful drugs.

Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?

co-ordination         20-25

rest                            151-155

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?

injuries                         60-65

Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?

good health            80-90

diet                              30-40

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?

smoking                       121-124

On which pages would you find out about hospital life?

hospital                    40-44, 48-65

Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?

I think it is because there are different types of info about the lungs.

On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?

sport                             15-20

Why do we celebrate Waitangi Day? By Abdurrahman.

Why do we celebrate Waitangi Day?

We celebrate Waitangi day because that is the day the British and Maori made peace with the Treaty. The British wanted to use the Maori land but they couldn't just go and use the land. At that time the Maori had no laws so there was no police so someone could steal and get away with it. So the British people decided to make their peoples laws the Maori peoples laws. So they sent William Hobson to pass the message to the Maori people. The Maori people agreed and the Treaty was made. It was signed on 6th February 1840.  Williams Hobson was the first to sign for the British side and the Maori chief Hone Heke was the first to sign for the Maori side. When Hone Heke signed the Treaty he said “He iwi tahi tatou” which meant ‘We are now one people’. The Treaty was made into several copies with a different language for each one. The Treaty house was the house of James Busby. When the British left Hone Heke cut down the flagpole to remember that the british was once there.

By 1974 it became a public holiday. Nowadays people remember the Treaty by celebrating it on Waitangi day. Some people go to Waitangi to celebrate. They have great feasts and lots of activities.

I like Waitangi day because it reminds people about how the Treaty was made and is a great public holiday.

My Voicethread. By Abdurrahman.

My Xtramath Results. By Abdurrahman.

This is my Xtramath results. My goal is to reach Subtraction by the end of this week.

Abdurrahman-Today's Number.

Today’s Number:

420

Write it in words

four hundred and twenty

Write it as an expanded number

400+20

Add 3

423

+ 25

445

Subtract 5

415

- 17

403

Next 3 even numbers

422,424,446

Double it

840

Last 4 odd numbers

419,417,415,413

Half of it

210

10% of it is

42

25% of it is

150

⅓ of it is

140

Multiply by 6

2520

x by 4

1680

Divide by 4

150

÷ by 6

70

The easiest part was add 3.

The hardest part was multiply by 6.

I need to work on multiplying.

I Know Someone... By Abdurrahman

I know someone

I know someone who is

good at defending at soccer.

I know someone who can
make a wooden pencil.

I know someone who
is a balloon because they make people happy.

I know someone who
can walk like a penguin

I know someone who
can twist his thumb back a bit and that someone is me.

Abdurrahman-Today's Number.

Today’s Number:

360

Write it in words

three hundred and sixty

Write it as an expanded number

300+60

Add 3

363

+ 25

385

Subtract 5

355

- 17

343

Next 3 even numbers

362,364,366

Double it

720

Last 4 odd numbers

359,357,355,353

Half of it

180

10% of it is

36

25% of it is

90

⅓ of it is

120

Multiply by 6

2160

x by 4

1440

Divide by 4

90

÷ by 6

6

The easiest part was subtract 5.

The hardest past was multiply 6.

I need to work on my times table.