Research Hot Links

What are you writing about? What is your focus? What information can you use to prove it?
Helpful websites for researching your topic

General Search ~ Child Friendly

• Internet Public Library - Search page for children New addition!
• OneKey Searching Screen - This page pulls child friendly pages from a general search
• www.dogpile.com
• Ask Jeeves ~ ajkids.com
• Kids Search Tools
• Cybersleuth
• Quintura Search

Child Friendly Sites by Topic

Museums New addition!	Museum of Modern Art Metropolitan Guggenheim Louvre and short history NY City Museums ~ all and those with activities for kids Smithsonian Museum of Art
Conservation	Recycling
Health topics	Kids Health Junk Food Work & Stress
Animal topics Specialized topics	Animal Diversity Web Kids Planet ~ Facts National Geographic Kids Sea Horses and Sea Horses Sea World Red Eyed Tree Frog Nat'l Geo Red Eyed Tree Frog Whales and Whale Watch Guinea Pigs Health and Humane Society
Sports	Fact Monster ~ Sports Association for Library Services Links to Sports Information Baseball - MLB, the science of baseball, almanac
Historical Figures	Famous Leaders for Young Readers Women in Sports
World	Volcanoes ~ FEMA and Volcano World

Resource Searchs and lists of useful links

• Library Main Page - Great selections for research on animals and health
• Library Catalogue Search
• World Book for Kids
• World Book Online
• newschool.eb.com - Encyclopedia Britannica Online (requires password)World Book
• marcopolo-education.org
• enchantedlearning.com

Think about this ~ What is a thesis statement? What is your focus? What is the question you are trying to answer?

• Persuasive writing supports ~ Writing Engine and Outline Form
• Other writing support tools: http://www.teacherscafe.com/forms/