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Here at McCarter, students need to do research for all kinds of class projects. But where can you go to get good information? There are lots of great websites that can help you find what you're looking for. But you have to be careful: not all of the websites that come up when you do a Google search will be trustworthy. Below are a few good websites that should help you find lots of helpful information. 

 

Be sure to read the description before you click on the link!

 

1. World Book Online  (www.worldbookonline.com)

    World Book Online is an online encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a set of books or a website that gives information and facts on thousands of             different topics. In encyclopedia books, topics are arranged in alphabetical order. On an encyclopedia website, you can search for your topic by           typing it into the search bar and pushing the return or enter key. Encyclopedias are very reputable sources. That means that you can trust                 them to give you true information. If you need to find facts about a topic, try searching here first. Start out with World Book Kids (K-3) and             then move up to World Book Student (4-5).  You will need a username and password for World Book Online. Please let Ms. Schramm know if               you forgot what they are. 

 

2. Fact Monster  (www.factmonster.com)

    Fact Monster is kind of like a search engine (like Google) and kind of like an online encyclopedia. You can search for your topic using the search           bar just like you do in World Book Online. If you're not sure what to do your project on, you can also browse different articles to find topics that       are interesting to you. Click on the category you want (United States, Science, People, Sports, World, Math and Money) and then see all of the           articles you can click on in that category. For "Sports" you will see more categories such as Olympic Games, Baseball, Basketball, Women in               Sports, and Animal Sports. Keep clicking until you find the article you think will help with your project. 

 

3. National Geographic Kids (http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/)

    National Geographic for Kids is a great place to go if you want information, photos, or videos on something related to science or social studies.         Animals, weather, countries, history, habitats, insects, it's all here. The best way to find information is to type your topic into the search bar on       the right side, close to the top of the screen. You may have to click on a few different articles (be sure to scroll past the games) to find what           you're looking for, but there is a lot of useful information on this website. 

 

4. Time for Kids (www.timeforkids.com)

    If you need to find facts, pictures, or videos about a person or an event that happened in history, Time for Kids is the place to be. Type your
    topic into the search bar on the top right of the screen, or click on the New Archive categories on the left to browse articles and see what might
    interest you. 

 

5. Ducksters (http://www.ducksters.com/)

    Ducksters has many great articles on all kinds of topics written at a kid's level. Skip the search bar and scroll down to the different categories           under Kid's Stuff on Ducksters. If you want to search for a certain topic, do not use the search bar on the main Ducksters home page. You will           get much better results if you click here. The Ducksters Kids' Site Search allows you to search for just about any topic and the results will only         be from kid-friendly websites such as Kids. gov, Cybersleuth Kids, and National Geographic for Kids. 

 

6. A-Z Animals (http://a-z-animals.com/)

    Doing a project about animals? This is the place to be! A-Z animals is an online encyclopedia, like World Book Online, but just for animals. Type an
    animal into the search bar, click search, and see all of the articles you can use to get information about your animal. A-Z animals also has articles
    about different animal habitats. 

 

7. Native American Facts for Kids (http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm)

    Fifth graders at McCarter do a unit on Native Americans. This website has tons of great information about different tribes, as well as as links to         many other helpful websites about Native Americans. 

 

8. Internet Public Library for Kids: Stately Knowledge (http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/)

    Doing a research project about a certain state? Start here to get basic facts about your state, links to online encyclopedia articles about your
    state, links to other websites about your state, interesting state trivia, and lists of famous people from your state. 

 

9. Internet Public Library for Kids: Presidents of the United States (http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/)

    Pick a President, any President! This website will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the leaders of our country and give you links       to other websites where you can learn even more about them. 

 

10. KidSites.com: Space (http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/space.htm)

      Fourth grade students at McCarter do a unit on space. This website gives you links to lots of great websites for kids all about the solar system,         the planets, the International Space Station, and other information to help you understand the universe. 

 

11. Kids.gov (http://kids.usa.gov/government/index.shtml)

      Curious about how our government works, what the President does, and how laws are made? Check out this website put out by the United               States government to teach you all about how our country is run. 

 

12. Kids.gov: Jobs (http://kids.usa.gov/jobs/a-z-list/index.shtml)

      What does a paleontologist do? What about a dentist? How do you become an astronaut? Go here to learn about different jobs in your                     community and beyond.