April 29, 2011
Weekend Website #54: 20 Great Research Websites for Kids
Here are quick, safe spots to send your students for research:
- All-around research site libraryspot.com
- Dictionary www.dictionary.com
- Edutainment site—requires subscription www.brainpop.com/
- General info research www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
- Internet research sites for kids http://ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html
- Kids search engine for the internet kids.yahoo.com
- Math, reading, arcade edutainment www.funbrain.com
- National Geographic for kids kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- Nova video programs www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs.html
- Research for kids www.factmonster.com/
- Research—by grade level www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=LabelMaps
- Research—chapters on subjects http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
- Videos on so many topics www.woopid.com/
- Research—for kids libraryspot.com/
- Research—history www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
- School Tube—learning videos from YouTube. Organized by topics http://sqooltube.com/
- Science headlines—audio science.nasa.gov/headlines
- Search the internet www.google.com
- Thesaurus—a great one www.thesaurus.com
- World Book Online (subscription required)www.worldbookonline.com/kids
Jacqui Murray is the editor of a technology curriculum for K-fifth grade and author of two technology training books for middle school. She wrote Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy midshipman. She is webmaster for five blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com, and a weekly contributor to Write Anything and Technology in Education. Currently, she’s working on a techno-thriller that should be ready this summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office, WordDreams, or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
