Research Resources

Ask Kids - www.askkids.com
Search your topic. Get suggestions for narrowing or expanding your search. Want to search images or videos? You can do that from here too.

Yippy - www.yippy.com
Yippy finds results for you from other search engines - how awesome is that! It also “clusters” results by search topics in a side bar. Want to search images? Wikipedia? You can do it all from here.

Answers.com - www.answers.com
Here's a Question & Answer site for you. Just type a question and possible answers are displayed. Dictionary definitions, encyclopedia articles and more!

Google - www.google.com
Make general searches, or choose options to search images, videos, and maps.

Yahoo - www.yahoo.com
Search your topic. Yahoo will show your results, and give you suggestions for other sites and related topics in a side bar on the left. You can change your options so that you just search images or videos as well.

Dictionary.com - http://dictionary.reference.com Definitions are provided from multiple reference works. Word origins are included, and audio pronunciation. Also includes Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and Translator.

Word Central - www.wordcentral.com
Dictionary, rhyming dictionary, and thesaurus are all available here. Audio for pronunciation is available.

Fact Monster - www.factmonster.com
Search by category, or use the Search box to have FactMonster find your topic for you.

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that contains information submitted by users from all over the world. The content covered is extensive, but may not always be accurate. Older articles tend to be more reliable than newer ones, but because it is continually updated, it does have information about events that have occurred sometimes only minutes before.

Anne Arundel County Public Library - www.aacpl.net
Numerous databases and services are provided to county residents through the public library.
You can search for current magazines & newspaper articles, search historical newspapers, find biographical information, get Live Homework Help, find links for Math, History, Literature, and much more.
Use the homepage's Research/Reference link to begin, or go directly to the Homework Center

Enchanted Learning - www.enchantedlearning.com
An excellent encyclopedia plus so much more -- picture dictionary, charts, illustrations, diagrams, maps, coloring pages, activities, crafts, jokes...

Library of Congress -
www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html
Find original print documents -maps, photos, journals and diaries, photos, and newspapers - as well as audio, video, and web page materials.

Ad Access -
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/
Find images from over 7000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines from 1911 - 1955. Wow!

Education Place - www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.jsp
You can find over 40 different organizers here, including a Step-by-Step chart, Venn diagram, Story map, Sequencing chart, Fact and Opinion sheet, and charts for Problem-Solution and Time-Order.

Enchanted Learning - www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers
It's worth listing this site again just for the organizers found here. 38 different organizers plus help for choosing the right one for your research needs.

Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com/graphic-organizers.html
Need a Venn diagram? How about a comparison chart or a fact-gathering sheet? Organize your information easily with one of these tools.

Easy Bib - www.easybib.com
Creates citations for over 50 different types of materials. Entries can be stored in lists, added to over time, and edited.

My Note It - www.mynoteit.com
Take notes, share notes, keep track of assignments on your calendar... you can do all that here with MyNoteIt. You'll need to create an account to get started.

I Keep Bookmarks - www.IKeepBookmarks.com
Here's a way to keep your favorite web pages bookmarked so that you can find them on any computer with internet access. Create your own account, then upload your favorites. Your favorite websites are now web-based, and you can add to them, organize them -even share them with others.