A research and web based source evaluation exercise in 5th Grade Library Classes

LONG HOUSE

• Selected Unusual Facts
  • Madison Square Park, Washington Square Park, Bryant Park, and Union Square all used to be cemeteries.
  • Albert Einstein’s eyeballs are stored in a safe deposit box in NYC.
  • On May 28th and July 12th the sun aligns with the grid of the city!
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EDELSON HOUSE

• Selected Unusual Facts
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PERRY HOUSE

• Selected Unusual Facts
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NEUBAUER HOUSE

• Selected Unusual Facts
  • New York was once the capital of the USA in about 1788.
  • The Empire State Building got its own zip code (10118) in 1980.
  • NYC has the biggest Chinese population outside of Asia.
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MCELFRESH HOUSE

• Selected Unusual Facts
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The Middle School Library Game Show for 4th and 5th grade students, DO YOU KNOW BOOKS?!, will be back in the spring of 2014.

This year’s titles are all beloved children’s books that were adapted for the Big Screen:

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman	Holes by Louis Sachar
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien	The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum	City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau