📖 What Is Information?
Different Kinds of Sources
Learn that information can come from books, people, signs, and more.
If you wanted to know how to make a peanut butter sandwich, who or what would you ask? A cookbook? A grown-up? A video? All of those are sources!
What Is a Source?
A source is where information comes from. Just like water comes from a faucet, information comes from a source.
Source
The place where information comes from.
Kinds of Sources
- 📚 Books — great for learning about topics
- 👩🏫 People — teachers, parents, librarians, and doctors know a lot
- 🖥️ Websites and videos — fast and easy to find
- 🪧 Signs — tell you rules and directions
- 📰 Magazines — pictures and stories about many things
Your school library has lots of great sources. Your librarian is an expert at helping you find the right one. Ask them anytime!
Picking the Right Source
Different questions need different sources. If you want to know how to spell a word, a dictionary is the best source. If you want to know what the weather will be, a weather app or website is the best source.
"How do frogs grow?" → A book about frogs or a nature video. "What time does school start?" → Ask a grown-up or look at the school calendar. "How do you feel?" → Only YOU know the answer to that one!
Ready for the Quiz?
3 questions about what you just learned. You can do it!