Web Search Resources
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 Kiddle
Safe Search...Kid-Oriented Results...Big Thumbnails...Large Arial Font...Privacy...Google Search for Kids
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Sweet Search
Search Engine for Students - helps students find outstanding information, faster. It enables them to determine the most relevant results from a list of credible resources, and makes it much easier for them to find primary sources.
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KidRex
KidRex is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids! KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search™ and use Google SafeSearch™ technology.
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InstaGrok
Search Engine with an Interactive Concept Map that you can customize and share.
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DuckDuck Go
Private Smart Search with fewer ads and less spam.
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KidTopia
Subject Directory and Search Engine using only websites recommended by teacher, librarians and educational consortia. Utilizes a Google Custom Search allowing students to get less junk while enjoying some of Google's cool features.
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Online Databases
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**Available only to School District of Manawa Students & Staff**
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BadgerLink Funded by the state of Wisconsin, BadgerLink provides resources for books, encyclopedias, magazines, multimedia, newspapers, primary sources and scholarly journals. This resources can browsed by subject or audience age level. Grades: K - 12 |
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Biography in Context Biography In Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day news makers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that students have access to the very latest information.
Grades: 5 - 12 |
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Brain Pop Jr. Animated curricular content that engages students.
Grades: K - 3
Topics: Science, Health, Reading & Writing, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Technology |
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Brain Pop Learn about your body, space, science and health. Have your homework questions answered with a movie, ask for advice, or just browse and learn.
Grades: 3 - 8
Topics: Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Engineering & Tech, Health, Arts & Music |
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CQ Researcher Noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy. Themed issues provide historical perspective, recent developments, pros/cons, and charts and graphs.
Grades: 7 - 12 |
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CultureGrams Experience countries throughout the world through maps, photos, biographies and cultural rituals and ways of life.
Grades: 3 - 12
Topics: Geography |
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DK findout! Free Online Encyclopedia
Grades: 1 - 5
Topics: Science, Mathematics, English, History, Geography, the Human Body, and more with age-appropriate content. |
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FactCite Fully searchable online information resource brought to you by The Lincoln Library Press.
Grades: 1 - 6
Topics: Biographies for Beginners, Shapers of Society, Sports Champions, World Biography, Mythology, American History, Science, Essential Information & Defining Moments in History |
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Fact Monster Combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and homework help for kids.
Grades: 1 - 8
Topics: World, U.S., People, Science, Math, Language Arts, Homework, Games, Holidays & Calendars, and Tools. |
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Global Issues in Context Designed to support global awareness, Global Issues In Context ties together a wealth of authoritative content that empowers students to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
Grades: 6 - 12 |
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Google Scholar Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
Grades: 9 - 12 |
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Health & Wellness Resource Center Health And Wellness Resource Center With Alternative Health Module, provides accurate, authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative and complementary medical practices. Designed for researchers at all levels, its intuitive interface provides multiple pathways to information. New periodical and newspaper articles are added daily.
Grades: 7 - 12 |
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Infoplease Student resource for an Atlas, Encyclopedia, Almanac, Dictionary, Thesaurus and much more.
Grades: 3 - 6 |
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LitFinder LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
Grades: 7 - 12 |
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National Geographic Kids They teach kids about the world and how it works, empowering them to succeed and to make it a better place.
Grades: 1 - 6 |
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context Discover pro/con perspectives from authoritative voices. Covers today’s hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to violent video games.
Grades: 7 - 12 |
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PebbleGo Emergent Reader Research Solution
Grades: K - 3
Topics: Animals, Science, Biographies, Social Studies |
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ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher Current information on social issues with a pro and con look at most topics.
Grades: 7 - 12 |
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Research in Context A cross-disciplinary database —spanning literature, science, social studies, and U.S. and world history.
Grades: 4 - 12 |
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Teen Health & Wellness Provides middle and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, curricular and self-help support, aligned to state, national, and provincial standards. Topics include diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide and bullying, green living, LGBTQ issues, and more.
Grades: 6 - 12 |
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Wonderopolis® A place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways.
Grades: K - 8 |
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Youngzine A new online magazine that brings current events to school-age children in a simple and unbiased manner with the appropriate context.
Grades: 3 - 12 |
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Government Resources
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NCES Kids' Zone Provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education. |
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CIA Kids' Zone Learn more about the CIA, their employees, and what they do every day. |
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U.S. Department of the Interior Protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future. |
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services The U.S. government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. |
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National Center for Education Statistics The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. |
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CIA World Factbook Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. |
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American FactFinder Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data about your community. |
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