Research/Reference

Research/Reference

KID-FRIENDLY SEARCH ENGINES

Ask for Kids :

www.ajkids.com

KidsClick:

http://www.kidsclick.org/

KidSpace@the Internet Public Library:

www.ipl.org/div/kidspace

Yahooligans:

www.yahooligans.com

American Library Assoc. Great Sites for Kids:

www.ala.org/greatsites

WRITING “WORKS CITED” (BIBLIOGRAPHIES)

Here are some sites with interactive tools that create the citations for you.

Citation Maker:

http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/MLACitations/elementary/index.php

MLA citation maker for elementary school students.

Online Tools For Classroom Use :

www.kathyshrock.net/cooking/index.htm

Includes interactive “bibliography maker,” blank and map outlines, certificate creators and more.

BIOGRAPHY SOURCES

Biography.com:

www.biography.com

Famous People with Disabilities:

www.disabilityresources.org/FAMOUS.html

Lists of famous personalities, listed by disability. (adult site)

JockBio.com:

www.jockbio.com

Biographies of famous athletes.

REFERENCE TOOLS

Choosing the Best Search for Your Information Need:

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

RefDesk:

www.refdesk.com

Every reference tool you can imagine: dictionaries, thesauri, currency converters, etc etc etc.

InfoPlease:

www.infoplease.com

Atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more.

Useless Knowledge:

www.coolquiz.com/trivia

Cool site - lots of good trivia about everything.

TekMom:

http://tekmom.com/search/index.html

Ask Jeeves for Kids-4 star web site A great site for kids, with or without their parents to explore.

http://www.ajkids.com

Parents Guide to the Internet from the U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet

Dictionary Link

www.dictionarylink.com

Dictionaries in 11 languages, encyclopedias, thesauruses, word translators, etc.

The Inflation Calculator

www.westegg.com/inflation

Plug in a monetary amount and calculate its buying power between 1800 and 2002.