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Library Research Resources

Working on a project for your classroom means you need resources. Here are some of our favorite on-line resources you might find useful in your research. Click on the link to view the site and start the research process.

Almanac

The Old Farmer's Almanac

The World Almanac For Kids

Atlas

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

Atlases

Holt, Rinehart and Winston Atlas

Great maps with basic information. Click on the ABC icon in the upper left corner and this links to an alphabetical list of all nations in the world and states and provinces. There is basic information on each of these pages.

Citing Sources

OSLIS:Citing Sources-MLA: Middle and High School

Current Events

Ask Jeeves for Kids: News Resources

Data

NCES Kids' Zone

This Day in History, Did you Know?, The Word of the Day, The Quote of the Day

General Information

Fact Monster

Infoplease

Geography

Rader's Geography 4 Kids

Maps

Houghton Mifflin Education Place

These maps may be printed and copied for personal or classroom use

National Geographic Map Machine

Research

Ask For Kids

Ask For Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web searches.

DLC

Digital Learning Commons-Start Here! Click on DLC Library for Nettrekker, Grolier's Online, Corbis Images, Facts on File, SIRS and InfoSkills

ELibrary

Easy to Use On Line Research Site

Kids.gov

Great resource for all subject areas. Example-Select Grades 6-9 tab/Social Studies/Maps/Geography/Background Notes=Find out detailed information on every country in the world.

KidsClick!

Web search for Kids by Librarians

King County Library

King County Library has many databases that you can access using your King County Library Card

Research Process

Research Process and Search Strategies for middle school, but helpful to Fifth and Sixth Graders