SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Grolier Online
This is a complete reference library with a winning combination of thorough, age-appropriate reference sources.
Do you want to use Grolier Online at home?

• New Book of Knowledge - A great source for research and current events, this is the cool site with serious information for elementary school students.
• New Book of Popular Science - This SciClopedia includes NewsBytes (for science news), SkyWatch, biographies and science projects.

Search for your topic. When you view results, be sure to click MULTIMEDIA for photos, maps and video clips.
Do you want to use Britannica Online at home?

This Gale database is perfect for Lower School research. Check out the Kids InfoBits Tutorial.
Do you want to use Kids InfoBits at home?

This Gale database has magazine, journal, and news articles, experiments, images, videos, and links to quality web sites. (Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) FULL SUITE OF GALE DATABASES
Do you want to use Gale Science in Context at home IN MASSACHUSETTS?
Do you want to use Gale Science in Context OUTSIDE MASSACHUSETTS?

Science Reference Center is designed to meet your science research needs, providing full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
Do you want to use Science Reference Center at home?

A complete reference database containing thousands of entries covering almost every field of science. Categories include: Diagrams, Definitions, Biographies, Essays, and Experiments.
Do you want to use Science Online at home?

SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
A directory is collection of web sites organized by subject and indexed, with brief descriptions of content.

Kids Click!
Web searching for kids, designed by librarians, the people who really understand searching! Click on a subject and another page appears with a list of age appropriate websites for that subject. This directory is also searchable by keyword. Each website lists the suggested reading level.

IPL2 for Kids: Information You Can Trust
IPL2 for Kids has resources to help students your age to find answers to their research questions and locate interesting things to read. No matter what your interest you are sure to find websites covering that topic.

SEARCH ENGINES

Custom Science Search Engine
This is a customized search engine. Google searches ONLY those web sites the fifth grade has evaluated and chosen.

Bing

SweetSearch

SortFix

Duck Duck Go

WEB SITES

Science Fair Central: Project Ideas
Here is a great site from Discovery Education where you can search for investigation ideas in Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science.

Vicki Cobb's "We Dare You!" Videos
Vicki Cobb, infamous children's science author, has created numerous videos that demonstrate scientific principles. You'll want to try them all yourself!

EurekAlert! for Kids
Science news from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Exploratorium
The museum of science, art, and human perception. Click on "Explore" for current features.

EVALUATING WEB SITES

Web Site Evaluation Tool
If you have found a web site using a search engine (like Google Advanced Search) and you're wondering whether it's a good source for your research, use this Fay Library tool to find out! Just answer three questions.

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updated 04/04/2011