Locate information using available text features (e.g., maps, charts, graphics) SPI 0501.6.3

Links verified on 9/11/2014

1. Parts of a Newspaper - find what you're looking for in a newspaper, read headlines to predict what articles will be about and where you will find them in the paper, and match pictures with the right captions
2. Reading Charts and Graphs - read bar graphs, pie charts, and grid charts, review percentages in pie charts, and compare types of information shown in different kinds of charts.
3. Using Maps
   1. Distance and Directions on Maps - three exercises are available at the site
   2. Index of topics and quizzes offered by David J. Leveson at CUNY in Brooklyn, NY
   3. Latitude and Longitude quiz - online quiz that checks answers
   4. Map Reading Activities - practice reading maps using compasses, latitude, longitude and more
   5. Map Skills Quiz - a Quia quiz
   6. Mapping the Road - [3:41] A mechanic helps Question Man (Joey Kola) read a road map.
   7. Mathematics of Cartography - several map activity from Cynthia Lanius
   8. National Atlas of the United States
   9. Reading A Map - read a city map to answer questions
   10. Use a Roadmap and Mileage Table - This activity is based on a Texas roadmap. Other states are available.
4. Using a Table of Contents - a sample table is given with four questions to answer

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