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  • Home
    • About
  • Blog
  • Resources
    • Research Tools
    • OER
    • Primary Sources
    • Books
  • Innovation
    • Makerspace
    • Genius Hour
    • Read Alouds
  • Digital Stories
    • Apps
    • Story Elements
    • Web Tools
    • Projects
    • Resources
  • Digital Citizenship
    • Cybersafety
    • Digital Footprint
    • Copyright & Intellectual Property
    • Resources
    • Posters
  • Augmented Reality
    • What is AR?
    • Apps
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Resources
    • Create Your Own
  • Challenges
  • Student Work

RESEARCH TOOLS

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The research tools below are just a handful of digital resources available for students to help them become savvy searchers and independent learners. Many of the resources come from the Michigan Electronic Library (MeL) that are reliable, timely and virtually free of advertising. It features easy to use gateways that allow you to find a variety of resources such as books and audiovisual materials, magazine and newspaper articles, practice tests, ebooks and much more! ​

​Encyclopedias and Online Databases

  • Mel.org
  • Britannica
  • Culture Grams
  • eLibrary Elementary
  • InfoTrac Junior
  • Kid Infobits
  • SIRS Discoverer

​Reference Tools

  • Dictionary.com
  • Fact Monster
  • Infoplease
  • Kids.gov Maps
  • Merriam-Webster
  • National Geographic Xpedition Maps
  • Rhyme Zone Dictionary

​Newspapers and Magazines

  • National Geographic for Kids
  • PBS Newshour Extra
  • Popular Science
  • Scholastic News Magazine
  • Sports Illustrated for Kids
  • Time for Kids​
  • ​Tween Tribune
  • The Learning Network
  • ​Youngzine

Media Literacy

  • Common Sense Media
  • Newseum

​Search Tools

  • Ask
  • GoGooligans
  • Instagrok
  • ipl2
  • KidsClick
  • Sweet Search

​Bibliography and Citation Tools

  • BibMe
  • EasyBib
  • NoodleTools
  • Citation Machine

​Libraries

  • ​Library of Congress

​Additional Resources


  • American Library Association (ALA) Sites for Kids
  • America's Story
  • Common Lit
  • Government Agency Pages for Kids
  • Kids.gov
  • Michigan Kids
  • Multimedia Resources
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