GENERAL SITES FOR RESEARCH
NC Wise Owl: Elementary Zone
This is an excellent resource for elementary reference material. It includes links to the following sites:
- Infotrac: search for magazine, newspaper, and reference articles
- Grolier Online: Multimedia Encyclopedia, InfoBits, New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, Lands & Peoples, and the New Book of Popular Science
- Thompson Gale: Junior Reference Collection to search for people, places and books.
- Featured Web Sites: Monthly themed website links.
CultureGrams
Here you can find information on a variety of countries and their cultural backgrounds. Also, there are facts about each of the fifty states and Canadian Provinces.
Fact Monster
Info on many different topics—history, math, science, sports, geography, people. Also includes
an atlas, timelines, almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Look up a word. Find definitions, use thesaurus, hear the word pronounced or learn the Spanish word.
Ask for Kids
Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way to search online. Just ask a question the same way you would ask a parent, friend or teacher.
Kids Click!
A web search designed by librarians, Kids Click! Contains over 600 subjects with links to thousands of websites.
Citation Maker: Elementary
Look here to see how to cite the sources you use during research. It is important you remember this step in the writing process.
Copyright Kids
Here you can get answers to your questions about using information from the Internet and books.
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