Ammon&Beatty_10_2B_Lesson_5521
Erin Ammon and Cheryl Beatty
Mod 10 / Assignment 2B: Bibliographic Instruction for Organization of the Collection:
Direct and Indirect - - Partners Assignment
OPAC Scavenger Hunt: Destiny Software
Grade Levels:
o 9th grade
o This would also be an excellent activity to do with your faculty at a staff development
session as a reminder of what the library program can offer students and faculty
members.
Objectives:
o Students will be able to search the OPAC to find materials.
o Students will be able to locate the materials in the library with the information found
in the OPAC.
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner:
1.1.4 = Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions
1.1.8 = Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing
inquiry.
1.3.5 = Use information technology responsibly.
4.1.4 = Seek information for personal learning in a variety of formats and genres.
4.3.2 = Recognize that resources are created for a variety of purposes.
4.3.3. = Seek opportunities for pursuing personal and aesthetic growth.
4.4.2 = Recognize the limits of own personal knowledge.
4.4.3 = Recognize how to focus efforts in personal learning.
Materials:
o Bookmark for each student
o Smartboard or projector
o Access to OPAC (Follett’s Destiny) for each pair of students
o Classroom printer or answer sheet for each pair
o Treasure maps of library for each pair of students
o Scrap Paper
o Clues (placed in library materials)
o Prizes
Procedures:
I.
Introduction:
A. Explain to students that they will be completing a treasure hunt within the library
and will receive a prize when they reach the treasure. In order to complete the
hunt, students must be capable of using the OPAC and locating materials within
the library.
II.
Instruction:
A. Give each student a bookmark and review the logistical organization of the library.
B. Demonstrate the use of the OPAC using Smartboard or projector
1. Basic and Power Searches
2. Destiny Quest
a. Search
b. Top Ten Books
c. Resources
d. New Books
3. Creation of “My List”
a. Printing
b. Citations
C. Ask students for examples of items from the library that they may need.
1. Possible answers: AR books, biographies about famous people, classic
books, research
2. Use the answers to practice searching for three or four books in the OPAC
III.
Practice
A. Students are placed assigned pairs
B. Each pair is given an answer sheet and treasure map as well as access to an OPAC
C. Review rules and expectations with students
1. Use the clues to find information in the OPAC. Clues have more than one
possible answer.
2. Put the record in “My List”
3. You may need to write down the call number on scrap paper to remember
it.
4. Locate the item in the library.
5. Mark the approximate location on the treasure map by writing down the
clue number.
6. Look in the front of the item to find the next clue.
D. Students work in pairs to complete the scavenger hunt.
IV.
Assessment
A. Students are given a “treasure” when they reach the circulation desk in
response to the last clue.
B. Students are instructed to print “My List” and hand it in along with their map.
(If a printer is not available in the classroom, students may use answer sheets.)
C. Students are also given an index card to provide feedback about the activity
including a minimum of one pro and con.
Process for Any OPAC:
* Students will have an answer sheet to record their answers on as they work through the
activity and find each book on the shelves.
* Activity should be created around your library collections and the books you have
available on your shelves
* The activity will begin with students sitting at a computer (or sharing or taking turns)
logged in to the OPAC.
* The first clue will be given for the first book. Examples: (1) What is the publication date of
the book written by Frank Jones that is about mythological animals? (2) Do a subject search
for the books we have in our collection about the solar system. Find the book that is about
Saturn.
* Clues can be as detailed as you want to make them. One idea is to make them continually
more difficult as they go through the hunt. Clues should not go in order; they should jump
around through the DDC in order to add a better challenge.
* Students will be required to locate the book on the shelves. If they find the correct book,
they will discover the next clue taped inside the front cover. Ask students to make sure they
re-shelve all books correctly or they might get docked points!
* After each correct discovery, the students will document appropriate information on an
answer sheet. Information should include at least the title, author, and call number.
* After finding all ten correct books, students will find the final clue “Where do you return
materials?” At the circulation desk, students will receive a small “treasure” such as a candy
bar, bookmark, pen with the school logo, etc. Perhaps the first student with all correct
responses could receive a T-Shirt or a donated gift certificate - a somewhat larger prize.
Alternate Formats:
If your group is large, your aisles may become crowded if everyone is going through the
same order of clues. To avoid this congestion, using the same clues, you could create a
search that begins in the middle of the order and part of the class could begin in a different
place. Another option would be to create two or three different sets of questions and clues,
depending on the number of students participating. If you have different sets of clues, make
sure to have matching answer sheets as well. Since some schools have study halls in their
library media centers, this would be a great activity for kids who do not have homework,
especially on a Friday!
Works Cited
American Association of School Librarians, First. Standards for the 21st-Century Learner.
Chicago: American Association of School Librarians, 2007. Print.
AASL standards focus on inquiry to gain knowledge, drawing conclusions, sharing
knowledge, and personal growth through the application of skills and resources.
Turner, Heather. “Yo ho ho! A Pirates Life for Me Scavenger Hunt.” S.O.S. for Information
Literacy: A Virtual Factory for Teaching Information Literacy Skills! Syracuse
University, n.d. Web. 4 April 2011.
This is a lesson plan to familiarize elementary students with the library and OPAC
through a scavenger hunt. The http://www.informationliteracy.org/ website won the
AASL Award for best website for teaching and learning in 2009. The site contains
searchable lesson plans and teaching ideas by grade level. RSS feeds of plans for
specific grade levels are available at the bottom of the page.
OPAC Scavenger Hunt Answer Sheet
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 1:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 2:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 3:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 4:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 5:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 6:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 7:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 8:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 9:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Book 10:
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Call Number: ___________________________________
Answer to question: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Destiny Clue Set:
Clue 1: What are snakes, turtles, and lizards?
Answer: Reptiles (Place Clue 2 in any book about reptiles.)
Clue 2: What new book do you find the most interesting?
Answer: Students Choice, see “New Arrivals” in Destiny Quest
Clue 3: Who wrote a book about the life of Edgar Allen Poe that’s less than one hundred fifty
pages?
Answer: Varies by library - Suzanne LeVert, Milton Meltzer, William Schoell, Aaron Frisch
(Place Clue 4 in biographies of Poe less than 150 pages.)
Clue 4: What AR book is about a reanimated corpse who drinks people’s blood?
Answer: AR books about vampires
Clue 5: Of the ten most popular books in the library, which one are you most likely to
recommend to a friend?
Answer: Any book from the Top 10 list
Clue 6: Where were Jews living in Germany taken during World War II?
Answer: Concentration Camps (not Japanese)
Clue 7: What dictionary might you need if you were travelling to Europe?
Answer: A Spanish, French, German, or Italian dictionary (Place Clue 8 in all dictionaries of
languages spoken in Europe.)
Clue 8: What AR book is filled with word bubbles?
Answer: AR graphic novels
Clue 9: What nonfiction book is about a country that touches a U.S. border?
Answer: Nonfiction books about Canada and Mexico
Clue 10: What book is by Mark Twain other than Tom Sawyer?
Answer: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Connecticut Yankee in King Author’s Court, etc.
Final Clue: Where do you return items?
Treasure Map
Instructions: Mark the clue number in the approximate location that you found the item in
the library. Draw a dashed line from clue to clue with an X marking the final spot.