Student Resources - Research/Reference/Help
A Maths Dictionary for Kids
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
"An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common
mathematical terms in simple language."
AOL@School Research a Topic
http://www.aolatschool.com/message
The AOL@School site organizes links from other sites by subject and user and then
redirects you to those pages. The Research a Topic page lets you search by subject and
grade through the huge number of links they've gathered.
A Research Site for Students
http://www.aresearchguide.com/
The goal of this Web site is to provide all the necessary tools for students to conduct
research and to present their findings. The site includes annotated Research, Writing, and
Style Guides (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, CGOS, CBE, Harvard), and a comprehensive
Virtual Library arranged by the Dewey Decimal System. Worlds of Knowledge housing some of
the best education Web sites in a Virtual Library arranged by the Dewey Decimal
Classification System covering all major content areas. There is a step-by-step guide on
how to write an A+ research paper, deliver an effective speech, document sources, and
more. Definitely bookmark this site and give your students the URL for this invaluable
resource!
Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
If you have a math problem you just can't solve on your own, Dr. Math should be able to
help. Students may submit math questions by filling out the special form provided at the
site. However, they are first encouraged to check out the archives of previously asked
questions. The questions are answered by hundreds of college math students who volunteer
their time to supply answers to the questions that others submit. There is a section for
Elementary, Middle School, High School and College.
Basic Steps to the Research Process
http://www.crlsresearchguide.org
Some high school teachers will require research projects and assume that you know how to
do them. This research guide goes step by step through the process. One of the best parts
is the Tip section. These tip sheets come in handy for quickly locating whichever part of
the process a student needs. Tips include: Selecting a research topic; Making source
cards; Finding information within sources; Writing a statement of purpose; Brainstorming
research questions; Writing a thesis statement; Citing sources; Writing a conclusion, etc.
This site was created by Holly Samuels, Librarian, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
Comprehensive Online Research Education
http://gemini.lib.purdue.edu/core/default.cfm
The research paper is growing in popularity as a way to evaluate a student\'s ability to
absorb and produce knowledge. It is also excellent preparation for students headed for
college. This site provides a look at each of the stages of doing research, from
identifying a workable topic to finding sources of information to correctly citing
sources. Teachers about to assign research projects should do their students, and
themselves, a tremendous favor and assign this site first.
Dictionary Link
http://www.dictionarylink.com
A nice compilation of free online dictionaries, thesaurus, language translators,
encyclopedias, crossword solvers, quotes and other language resources. Also contains an
alternate page with links to major news sources and newspapers.
Discovery School: Students
http://school.discovery.com/students/
Homework Help & More
Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
The information available here is drawn from the seventh edition of the Columbia
Encyclopedia and may be searched by keyword or browsed alphabetically. Adding to the
reference's usefulness is the presence of in-text links to related information.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/start.htm
Very much a virtual encyclopedia, this site draws upon the considerable online resources
of the Smithsonian Institution, which cover a broad range of topics. The encyclopedia's
contents are browsed by subject in an alphabetical list.
Kid Info
http://www.kidinfo.com/SchoolSubjects.html
This is a resource for students, teachers and parents containing sections with many links
for Homework Help, Reference Resources, Search Engines and Fun Sites.
KidsKonnect.com
http://www.kidskonnect.com/AlphabetizedList.html
Described as "a safe Internet gateway for kids." This is a kid-friendly Internet
site with many links created and maintained by teachers. Site links are listed in
alphabetical order with Highlights listed in groups at the top.
NationalAtlas.gov
http://nationalatlas.gov/
Use this site from the Department of the Interior to help students build knowledge by
creating and using digital maps about a variety of topics. NationalAtlas.gov presents the
"scientific, societal, and historical information" of the United States.
Clicking on the "Atlas Maps" button presents five options for working with
digital maps. Of the most interest is the "Interactive Maps" section of the Web
site that enables the user to build maps online about a host of topics that include
agriculture, invasive species, climate, population and crime, among others. By clicking on
the "Identify" button once a map has been drawn, the user can query any specific
data point on the map. Using this tool, teachers could build lessons that require the
interpretation of visual data.
NewspaperLinks.com
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
Noodle Tools
http://www.noodletools.com/
NoodleTools provides a collection of research tools that enables students to determine the
right search engine for their research needs. It also allows students to instantly create
bibliographies in MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological
Association) styles from resources they have used and to access a searchable database of
academic bibliographies written by researchers. The site also provides teacher resources
for teaching 21st Century Literacies.
OneLook Dictionary Search
http://www.onelook.com/
This is yet another dictionary site, but it is worth looking at. You can search multiple
dictionaries all at the same time for definitions or translations of words and phrases.
Online Conversion Tables
http://www.bagatrix.com/conversions.htm
Use this interactive table to make a variety of conversions, including Celsius to
Fahrenheit, kilometers to inches, pounds to grams, liters to gallons, and binary to
hexadecimal.
So you have to do a Research Project?
http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/research.html
UnitsConverter.net
http://www.unitsconverter.net/
This is a handy site for converting just about any measurement. Also included in the
drop-down menus are a Calculator, Tabulator, KitchenMath, Dictionary, Thesaurus, RhymeZone
and Text Tools. Worth bookmarking for future use!
Visual Dictionary
http://www.infovisual.info/
This site aides students to learn by way of images with thematic, clear and precise pages,
with concise
and rigorous texts, and is multilingual. Detailed views show all relevant details. Some
animations are
included.
Visual Dictionary
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
The Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a
glance. Filled with
illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal
language-learning and
vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work. You can use the Index to
enter a word or use
the picture index to navigate through 15 themes with 6,000 images. The themes are:
Astronomy, Earth,
Plants and Gardening, Animal Kingdom, Human Being, Food and Kitchen, House, Clothing and
Articles,
Arts and Architecture, Communications, Transport and Machinery, Energy, Science, Society,
and Sports
and Games. Try the Game of the Week, where you can put your language skills to the test.
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
This fascinating Web-based encyclopedia offers yet another great example of the power of
Hypertext, the
linking of ideas and concepts. If you scroll down to the topics listed on the lower
portion of the home page
and select a topic, up will come new links with categories subdivided into sub-categories,
and these
further subdivided into topics. Also the text is rich in hotlinks so that a student
unfamiliar with a word can
click on it and see it defined.
Word Central
http://wordcentral.com/
This site is mainly about looking up words in the dictionary, thesaurus, etc. You can also
make your own dictionary, go to the science lab or other places in the
"hallway", and compose your own poem by choosing various parts of speech in a
"Mad Libs-like" activity. All links and activities are "word" related
from buzz words to bulletin board. The site helps to build vocabulary through its
"word" activities and popup screens with brief definitions.
World Almanac for Kids Online
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
Explore this virtual world of facts about subjects ranging from aardvarks and other
animals to Zulus and other peoples of the world. Each subject area is broken down into
subtopics for easy navigation, and colorful graphics enhance the information.
WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary
http://www.writeexpress.com/online2.html
This is a very simple rhyming dictionary that students can use to help them complete
poems. From the drop down Rhyme list they can find “end/beginning rhymes”,
“1st and last syllable rhymes”, and “double rhymes.”
Yahooligans! Reference
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/
Yahooligans World Factbook has links to Countries, Flags, Maps, Currencies, etc. There are
also many other reference tools at this site.
Your Dictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
A comprehensive online dictionary with sections for translations, synonyms, etc. Keep in
mind that most online translators give literal translations and you can come up with some
unusual statements! There are also ten other language dictionaries.
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