GoalKnow three kinds of sources: print, internet and interviews, and see how people affect the plants and animals around them.
New words
print source · a book, article, newspaper or encyclopaedia on paperinterview · asking questions to a person who knows the topicencyclopaedia · a big book with information on many topicsEgyptian Knowledge Bank · a free online library for people in Egypt
Explanation
People affect the plants and animals around them in good ways and in bad ways. We can plant a tree and leave water for birds, or we can drop litter that hurts animals. A good explorer finds out first. To learn, use several kinds of sources. Print sources are books, articles, newspapers and encyclopaedias. Internet sources come from search engines and websites, such as the Egyptian Knowledge Bank, a free online library for people in Egypt. Always use the internet with a teacher or a grown-up. An interview means asking questions to a person who has studied the topic or lives with it, such as a park keeper or a farmer. Prepare three questions first, ask politely, and have a grown-up with you.
Kind of source
Examples
Print
books, articles, newspapers, encyclopaedias
Internet
search engines, websites, the Egyptian Knowledge Bank
Interview
a person who has studied the topic or lives with it
Worked examples
Marwan’s class plants a tree and leaves a bowl of water for the birds, which is a good effect. A picnic group leaves bottles in the park, which is a bad effect that can hurt animals.
Seif wants to learn about the birds in the park. He reads a bird book, asks his teacher to search with him on a child-safe site, and asks the park keeper some questions with a grown-up.
No.
My question
1
Which birds live here?
2
What do these birds need?
3
How can we help them?
Seif prepares three questions before the interview.
Class activity
Source hunt. Choose a plant or an animal near you, such as a palm tree, sparrows or street cats. On paper, draw three boxes: Print, Internet, Interview. In each box write where you would look (with a grown-up for the internet) and one question. Share with a partner.
Practice
1
Name the three kinds of sources.
Print, the internet and interviews.
2
Give one good and one bad way people affect animals.
Good: leaving water for birds. Bad: leaving litter. Other answers are possible.
3
Which picture shows an interview? Say the letter.
B, asking an expert questions.
4
Why do we prepare questions before an interview?
So we ask clear, useful questions and do not forget what we want to know.
