Web Wise: How to Use an Online Encyclopedia

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Web Wise: How to Use an Online Encyclopedia

You can use the Internet to learn more about different kinds of bugs. Suppose you want to find out how butterflies and moths are similar and how they are different. One way to find out would be to look them up in an online encyclopedia. To do so, follow these steps:

Print out this web page to use as a guide.
Go to the Microsoft Encarta Concise Encyclopedia.
On the Microsoft Encarta Concise Encyclopedia Homepage, type "butterflies" or "moths" in the box to the left of the word "Find." Then press Return or click "Find."
Review the results of your search. Then click the hotlink for "Butterflies and Moths."
Locate the contents outline for the "Butterflies and Moths" article in the left margin. Click "Introduction."
Read the introduction and the paragraph about characteristics, looking for the similarities and differences between butterflies and moths. You may want to take notes.
Answer the following questions by writing each characteristic from the box in the appropriate location in the Venn diagram.

How are butterflies and moths alike? How are they different?

Return to Web Wise: How to Use an Online Encyclopedia by clicking the Back button on the browser toolbar several times.

Now go to Bug Safari: Observing and Drawing Bugs for a fun activity you can do at home.