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EbscoHost

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Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus includes full-text research materials for both primary and middle-school students along with a general encyclopedia, an encyclopedia of animals, a searchable database of pictures, and a dictionary.  Check it out!!
Student Resource Center
The Student Research Center is designed especially for youth in grades 6-12.  Search the list of current issues or by topic (Arts & Media, English & Language Arts, Business, Careers, Health, History, Science, Math, Social Studies, Sports, and Technology.  Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
 
Kids Search
Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8, they can search current issues or topices (Animals, Arts & Music, Geography, Health, In the News, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and Sports).  There is also a Dictionary, Encyclopedia and LOTS of pictures!
MAS Online
Provides indexing and abstracts for over 230 general interest and current events magazines, including full text for nearly 200. Includes over 400 full text pamphlets and nearly 20 full text reference books.
NoveList K-8
Over 55,000 age appropriate fiction titles includes features specifically suited to young readers. It provides thousands of subject headings, and searchable full-text reviews.
TOPICsearch
Research social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. Contains full text for over 64,000 articles from more than 3,000 diverse sources.
 
World of Poetry

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Columbia Granger's World of Poetry is useful for:  looking up a poet's biography, viewing commentaries on poems and poets by well respected scholars, providing a glossary that answers questions about terms in poetry, finding poems for speeches, reports, term papers, fundraising purposes, cards and letters, and, refreshing the memory on well loved poems.

Homework Help Websites

Super-Duper Reference Tools!

Atlas - Fact Monster

Bio 4 Kids - A&E Biography

Dictionary.Com

Fact Monster

HOLIDAYS
Festivals.com
Holidays on the Net

Picture dictionary (different languages)

Scholastic News

World Almanac for Kids

Science

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Internet Public Library’s A Science Fair Project Resource guide

National Wildlife Federation's Kidzone

Animals

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife
PBS Nature Critter Guide
San Diego Zoo
Yahoo Animals
Zoobooks

Endangered Animals

American Museum of Natural History
Kids Planet
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Endangered Species
World Wildlife

Health

Just For Kids – Healthy NJ
Diseases  -  KidsClick
Medline Plus – Children’s Page

Solar System

NASA ‘s Solar System Exploration
Nine Planets

Science Fair

Super Science Fair Projects
Science Fair Central –Discovery School

Natural Disasters

FEMA for Kids
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
National Geographic – Forces of Nature

Math

Manipula Math with Java: Middle school-college

Brain Teasers: Each Wednesday night post new teaser. Gr 3-4,5-6,7-8

Room 108 Math

Social Sciences

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

50 States.com

Hangout, New Jersey – NJ Kids

National Park Service – Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

New Jersey Legislature's Kids Page

Stateris - MapsMSG

White House for Kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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