The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book. It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research. Below is an example from a book about the moon.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The size of the moon in relation to the earth 5
Chapter 2 How the moon influences Earth’s tides 17
Chapter 3 Full, half, and quarter moons 31
Chapter 4 The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults 45
Chapter 5 The maria of the moon 57
Chapter 6 Theories about the origins of the moon 69
Chapter 7 Lunar geology 77
Chapter 8 The moon and the age of the telescope 89
Chapter 9 Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon 103
Chapter 10 The Apollo programme 119
Index 135
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Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.
Faults - (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults
Lunar- of, determined by, relating to, or resembling the moon
Maria- a large, level basalt plain on the surface of the moon, appearing dark by contrast with highland areas
Geology- the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it..
Answer these questions from the contents page above:
Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon? 9 & 10
Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth? 3, 1 & 5
Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon?
4, 5 &
Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides? 2
