Moorhead Media Center


Web Resources
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Warren Media Centers Web Resources: Elementary

Lowell Media Center - for more resources

Research Resources
Answers.com - great site for research
TCR Newsbank for Kids - search for current articles
OSLIS Citation Maker - creates citations to use for research projects
Factmonster.com - reference site used for WTMT trivia questions

 

Animals
Animal Bytes -- SeaWorld/Busch Gardens designed these pages for quick information gathering.
Wild Ideas -- The World Famous San Diego Zoo 
St. Louis Zoo -- Animals, Animals, Animals...

Tropical Forests & It's Animals -- What makes a Tropical Rainforest? Find out here.

 

Authors and Illustrators
Author Studies -- An index listing information about many authors from Scholastic.
Authors and Illustrators on the Web -- from the Children's Literature Web Guide.
Children's and Young Adult Authors & Illustrators -- Take a look here for a long list of authors.
Gale Author Biographies
-- Search the Gale database for information about an author.

 

Explorers
Explorers Database
-- Excellent Resource
Explorers of the Millennium -- The most important explorations of the millennium.
Discoverers Web --  You'll find any explorer your looking for right here!
European Explorer's Resources on the WWW - European Explorers organized by country.
Zoom Explorers -- Explorers of the Americas

 

General Sites
Kid Info -
search engines, reference resources, educational games, homework help

 

Guys
Guys Read - founded by Jon Scieszka.  Site dedicated to helping boys find books they'll enjoy

 

Government
Federal

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids -- Learn about the branches of the Federal Government, the making of laws, and MORE!  Also, find many links to additional sites about the U.S. Government.
FBI Kids' Page
The White House for Kids -- Learn about the residents of the White House and it's history.
Saved by the Bill -- Explains how bills become laws.
State
Access Indiana -- The official website of the State of Indiana.
Indiana Chamber
Public Information Reference Service -- Provides information by and about local, state, federal, & foreign national governments and international government organizations.
County & City
Indianapolis & Marion County -- Access local government information.

 

Indiana
Enjoy Indiana

 

Information Skills
Big 6 Research Skills Assignment Organizer -- Get organized before you start working on a research project.
"Do We" Really Know Dewey? -- Learn more about the Dewey Decimal System.

 

Math
Interactivate (Grades 3-8) - online manipulatives

 

Non Fiction Resources For Kids

 

Oceans
Fishin' for Facts Library -- find information on all types of ocean animals.
OceanLink - Ask a Scientist.  Click Answer Archives and recent answers to find information about all types of ocean life.
Oceans Alive! -- Learn about life in the ocean, the motion of the ocean, ocean scientists, and more from the Museum of Science.
Treasures@Sea -- Learn about ocean life.
World Records of the Animal Kingdom -- Land and Ocean Animal Records.

 

Olympics
International Olympic Committee -- Information about the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China

 

Poetry
Giggle Poetry -- The #1 Fun Poetry site for kids on the Web.
Magnetic Poetry - Create your own poetry on a virtual refrigerator :)

 

Reading
Kids' Place - Houghton Mifflin's textbooks connections
Aesop's Fables
FactHound
- web resources connected to non fiction books published by Capstone
Abdo Links - web resources connected to non fiction books published by Abdo Publishing
Book2Web - web resources connected to Book2Web books for grades 3-8

 

Rocks
Rocks for Kids -- Find out how rocks are formed, see pictures of all types of rocks, learn how we use rocks and minerals, and lots more.
Earth Science Explorer -- rock cycles, biomes, dinosaur extinction, geologic time...it's all here.
Rocks and Minerals -- if you are doing research on rocks and minerals, this site has loads of information. (Also includes lesson plans and activities)

 

Scientists
The Faces of Science
-- Find out what these African American scientists accomplished.
Windows to the Universe
-- Scientists who have changed history.
Super Scientists-- Energy Scienists with a paragraph and photo of each person, plus links to more information.
Science Wizards - all kinds of science topics and examples of experiments

 

Social Studies
Map Skills

 

Space
Planet 10

 


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