Internet+Searches

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=Look over the different search engines and information sites listed below. Note where the best sites are for biographies, maps, scientific information, current events, clip art and photos, author and book information, etc. You will be using these sites to look up specific information in an upcoming assignment.** =

[|KidsClick]A searchable web directory created by "a bunch of librarians" at the Ramapo Catskill Library System. [|The Internet Public Library]Check out both the Kid and Teen spaces. [|Great Sites for Kids]Directory of web sites for students, parents, and teachers compiled by the Association for Library Service for Children [|Infoplease]An online almanac, encyclopedia, and dictionary. This site also has a daily almanac, breaking news, and fun stuff. [|FactMonster]Online dictionary, encyclopedia and almanac. Also homework help and some fun and games links. From Information Please. [|Pandia Kids & Teens]This is a large directory of selected web sites [|First Gov for Kids]There is a wide variety of topics such as art, history, animals, and fun stuff at this US government site. It includes links to both goverment and commercial web sites. [|Education World]This is a great site for teachers, and you will find lots of links to web sites which will be helpful to students, parents, and home schoolers. [|The Virtual Middle School Library] Directory of sites for middle school students and their teachers and parents .[|Think Quest Library]This is a collection of over 5000 web sites created by students for students. They include a wide range of school subjects. [|KinderStart]KiderStart is a family-friendly portal with a searchable directory of web sites for both parents and children. This is a good site for the family that wants to surf together, but there are probably better sites for students who need information for school work. [|The Awesome Library for Kids]Sites are arranged by subject matter. [|KidsSites.Com]A rather limited number of sites, but the ones included are good ones. [|Surfing the Net With Kids]A guide to safe web sites by Barbara J. Feldman. There is also a good collection of games. [|Kaboose]This is a family friendy site with a search engine, and a directory of safe sites for all age groups. There are fun, games and educational sites for the kids, and recipes and other information for parents. [|Approved Primary Sites] These sites have been approved for use by primary students by the Bellingham WA School District. [|Kids.Net.Au] This Australian site uses the Kids section of the Open Directory Project as the basis for its directory. Good collection of web sites for school work or just for fun.

[|GoGooligans]This site uses Google technology, but is not by Google. It offers filtered searches for young people with options for acceptable sites for younger and older students. [|Ask Kids]Questions can be asked in sentence form, and the number of results is reasonable but not overwhelming for students. [|Kindernet] Safe searching for children. It also has a list of useful homework reference sources. [|Quintura Kids]This is a site which more for browsing than for searching. It is not the place to go for homework, but it is good for casual searching.


 * [|**KidsClick!**] ||  || Kids' sites from the Ramapo Catskill Libraries. Identified by reading level. Enter keywords(s). ||


 * [[image:http://www.tekmom.com/search/serchgif/bolt.gif width="18" height="24" align="bottom"]] Science Search Engines ||
 * [|**The "Why Files"**] ||  || Search 100's of articles about "the science behind the news" from the Univ. of Wisc.-Madison Enter keyword(s). ||
 * [|**SeaWorld Animal Info. Database**] ||  || Text and pictures. Enter keyword(s). ||

[|Explorers of the Americas] : easy to use, alphabetically, by region, or by time period []  [|Discoverers Web]– great resource and information is listed many ways including alphabetically [|http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html] [|Explorer’s Hall of Fame-] A Thinkquest emtry, includes some of the explorers on the list, but not all. [] [|Mariners Museum Age of Exploration Menu] – arranged by topic with several links to many famous explorers. [] [|Homework Central] - Search this site using "explorers." ||
 * [[image:http://www.tekmom.com/search/serchgif/plane.gif width="31" height="25" align="bottom"]] History Search Engines ||
 * [|**American Memory**] || All Collections Photos and Prints Documents Maps Sound Recordings Motion Pictures Find plurals and variations Find exact word || American History Collection, Library of Congress. Enter keyword(s) or phrase. ||
 * [|**Yahooligans! History**] ||  || For students ages 7-12. Enter keyword(s). ||
 * [|**The History Channel**] ||  || The online version of A&E's History Channel. Enter keyword(s) or phrase. ||
 * [|Explorers A to Z] - Hundreds of links organized alphabetically by explorer

 Find plurals and variations Find exact word || American History Collection, Library of Congress. Enter keyword(s) or phrase. ||
 * [[image:http://www.tekmom.com/search/serchgif/camera.gif width="29" height="24" align="bottom"]] Image Search Engines ||
 * [|**Pics4Learning**] ||  || Copyright-friendly images for education. Enter keyword (or phrase in quotes). ||
 * [|**American Memory**] || Photos and Prints Maps
 *  __[|Classroom Clip Art]__ [] || of historical figures, mostly black and white and slow to load, but interesting pictures. Free to use if in educational, non-commercial setting ||  ||


 * [[image:http://www.tekmom.com/search/serchgif/encyc.gif width="27" height="27" align="bottom"]] Encyclopedias ||
 * [|Britannica] ||  || Click on a title to see the entire article. Enter keyword, phrase or question. ||
 * [|**Encyclopedia.com**] ||  || The Columbia Encyclopedia. Enter keyword(s) or phrase. ||


 * [[image:http://www.tekmom.com/search/serchgif/books.gif width="29" height="29" align="bottom"]] Dictionaries and Thesauruses ||
 * [|**Merriam-Webster Dictionary**] || (Press Return/Enter) || The trusted source. Enter a word. ||
 * [|**RhymeZone**] || Find perfect rhymes Match last sound only Find homophones Find semantic siblings Find synonyms Get related words Spell check || Formerly the Semantic Rhyming Dictionary. Enter a word. Click the popup box to select an option. ||


 * [[image:http://www.tekmom.com/search/serchgif/people.gif width="23" height="29" align="bottom"]] Biographies, Authors ||
 * [|**Biography.com**] ||  || Over 25,000 biographies; many with picture. Enter full name or last name. ||
 * [|**Yahooligans Authors**] ||  || Over 300 authors. Enter full name, first name or last name. ||
 * [|**Children's Literature Web Guide**] || [|**Browse Authors and Illustrators**] || Directory. Browse to locate author. ||


 * [[image:http://www.tekmom.com/search/serchgif/map.gif width="32" height="23" align="bottom"]] Maps ||
 * [|**Geography: Merriam-Webster's Atlas**] || Easy-to-use atlas of countries and states. Click a pop-up box and select a map. ||
 * [|**National Geographic Xpedition Atlas**] || Includes black & white maps made especially for printing (use landscape mode). Click on the map or click the pop-up box to select a map. ||
 * [|**Atlapedia**] || Physical and political regional maps of the world. ||
 * [|**National Geographic Map Machine**] || Super maps, but complicated to use. To find a specific place, type it into the "Find a Place" box. ||

Major search engines with filtering options
[|Google]Go to the preferences section to turn on filtering of Google search results. [|AltaVista]The family filter option is available from the settings page. The family filter option may also be protected with a password.