Research Links
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Science Buddies www.sciencebuddies.org/www.scienc ebudd ies.o rg/ Visit this website to learn how to do a science experiment and to find many ideas for science experiments.
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Databases www.accessmyschool.com/cps/Pages/school.php?loc=cps6800&school=Morton%20Career%20Academywww.access mysch ool.c om/cp s/Pag es/sc hool. php?l oc=cp s6800 & schoo l=Mor ton%2 0Care er%20 Acade my Use this database library to find articles related to your topic and keywords. These databases can only be accessed on school computers.
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Science Kids www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts.htmlwww.scienc ekids .co.n z/sci encef acts. html Science kids provides fun and interesting information on science and technology, searchable by grade level.
Posted February 28, 2013 at 10:34 PM
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Science News for Kids! www.sciencenewsforkids.org/www.scienc enews forki ds.or g/ This website has recent to current articles about all your topics. Most articles are based on research.
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National Geographic for Kids kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/kids.natio nalge ograp hic.c om/ki ds/ This website has a lot to offer. Start with News and navigate around the site to find articles that relate to your topic. You can also play games that will help you learn more about your topic for research.
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Bill Nye the Science Guy www.billnye.com/for-kids-teachers/www.billny e.com /for- kids- teach ers/ Watch a Bill Nye the science guy video here to help you understand your topic.
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How Stuff Works? www.howstuffworks.com/www.howstu ffwor ks.co m/ Wondering how something will work in your project, give it a look here.
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National Defense Education Program www.ndep.us/LabTVwww.ndep.u s/Lab TV Visit the Lab TV tab to learn more about your topic through videos.
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Exploratorium: Learning lab www.exploratorium.edu/www.explor atori um.ed u/ This is a sweet online learning lab, check it out!
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4 2 Explore 42explore.com/index.htm42explore. com/i ndex. htm Thematic pathfinders providing 4 or more sites on popular report topics for elementary and middle school reports.
Posted March 2, 2013 at 10:42 AM
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Chem 4 Kids! www.chem4kids.com/www.chem4k ids.c om/ This is a very useful website to conduct research on if your topic is Chemistry.
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Dictionary www.merriam-webster.com/www.merria m-web ster. com/ Aside from the wonderful access to the dictionary, this site offers words games and a word for the day.
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Fact Monster www.factmonster.com/science.htmlwww.factmo nster .com/ scien ce.ht ml Find information about a variety of subjects ranging from weather facts to how computers work.
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Kids Know It www.kidsknowit.com/www.kidskn owit. com/ Use this website to learn about your topics from how memory works to humans to animals to chemistry. Learn through videos, but remember, you have to be able to record what you learned!
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Internet Public Library www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/www.ipl.or g/div /proj ectgu ide/ An excellent resource from Internet Public Library that links kids to all sorts of exceptional resources for their projects.
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GoGooligans Search Engine www.gogooligans.com/www.gogool igans .com/ Search engine. Use your keywords to find articles and other sources of information.
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Pics 4 Learning www.pics4learning.com/www.pics4l earni ng.co m/ Looking for images to include in a project? Use this website for pictures to include in your research paper.
Posted March 2, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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Cosmo 4 Kids www.cosmos4kids.com/www.cosmos 4kids .com/ This website will help you with research based on the solar system.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/videos/www.jpl.na sa.go v/edu catio n/vid eos/ This NASA site has videos, games, and projects about outer space, the solar system, and space exploration.
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Amazing Space amazing-space.stsci.edu/amazing-sp ace.s tsci. edu/ Learn about astronomy, space, telescopes, stars, discoveries.
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Adler Planetarium www.adlerplanetarium.org/www.adlerp lanet arium .org/ Investigate outer space with this website.
Posted March 2, 2013 at 10:55 AM
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Chemicool www.chemicool.com/www.chemic ool.c om/ Does your project involve chemicals or chemical reactions? Then you'll definitely need to visit this site to learn about the periodic table.
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Jefferson Lab Science Education education.jlab.org/index.htmleducation. jlab. org/i ndex. html All you need to know about elements and more!
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Geography 4 Kids! www.geography4kids.com/www.geogra phy4k ids.c om/ This will guide your research with climate, weather, or the Earth's Structure.
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Explore Nature www.exploringnature.org/www.explor ingna ture. org/ This is a must visit website for research around plants in specific ecosystems.
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Sci Jinks scijinks.nasa.gov/scijinks.n asa.g ov/ SciJinks offers information for kids on the subjects of weather, the seasons and earth's place in the solar system.
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Sierra Club www.sierraclub.org/www.sierra club. org/ This site offers a number of pages on forests, trees, and the air.
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Tox Town toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/toxtown.nl m.nih .gov/ Wondering how the pollution is in the US? This site covers toxic chemicals and health risks in the various environmental settings of the city, the farm, a port, and those found on the US/Mexico border.
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Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/students/www.epa.go v/stu dents / Find the answers to these questions, and many others related to pollution, global warming, and recycling, at this site from the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Earth Rangers www.earthrangers.com/www.earthr anger s.com / Learn about conservation, meet and share with kids from all over the planet.
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Robotics www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/robotics/index.htmlwww.thetec h.org /exhi bits/ onlin e/rob otics /inde x.htm l The Tech Museum of Innovation offers this website for upper elementary/middle school children, providing articles on history, ethics and innovation in the field of robotics.
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Invention Dimension web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.htmlweb.mit.ed u/inv ent/i nvent -main .html This site profiles a different inventor each week with a biographical sketch covering his or her accomplishments and their impact upon society.
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Convert-Me: Measurement Converter www.convert-me.com/en/www.conver t-me. com/e n/ A conversion table for weight, time, length, area, speed, pressure, and other things.
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Computer Science Student Network www.cs2n.org/www.cs2n.o rg/ The Computer Science Student Network (CS2N) is a resource with engaging activitiesdesigned to teach students of all ages on how to program robots, animations, web pages, and games.
Posted February 28, 2013 at 10:44 PM
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Visible Human Body www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/www.madsci .org/ ~lynn /VH/ This website will assist with finding research in relation to any human body or anatomy questions you will have. The Visible Human Project consists of some 9,000 digitized sections of the body.
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Kids Health kidshealth.org/kid/kidshealth .org/ kid/ Does your project involve human behavior and the health of humans? Check this site out!
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BAM! Body and Mind www.cdc.gov/bam/www.cdc.go v/bam / Need to know about exercise, how the body works, how things affect your brain and body? Learn about fitness, food and nutrition, exercise, disease, and safety.
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Biology 4 Kids! www.biology4kids.com/www.biolog y4kid s.com / This is an extremely helpful website if your topic is life science.
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Cells Alive! www.cellsalive.com/www.cellsa live. com/ Are microscopic organisms a material in your project? This website teaches all you need to know about cells.
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ARKive www.arkive.org/www.arkive .org/ Working with fungi, algae, or invertebrates, this has research you won't want to miss! Explore endangered species and all you need to know about a specific species.
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Animal Diversity Web animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/animaldive rsity .ummz .umic h.edu / Are you using a special species in your project? You'll want to learn as much as you can before you interact with it. Learn all of if here!
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My First Garden urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/urbanext.i llino is.ed u/fir stgar den/ This "guide to the world of fun and clever gardening" offers information and hands-on guidance about flowers, and vegetables.
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Physics 4 Kids! www.physics4kids.com/www.physic s4kid s.com / Another awesome website that will help get your gears thinking about physics!
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Strange Matter www.StrangeMatterExhibit.com/www.Strang eMatt erExh ibit. com/ Find out what cell phones are made of, look at aluminum atoms, and much more
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Energy Kids www.eia.gov/kids/www.eia.go v/kid s/ Need to know where energy comes from? Or how to conserve it? Visit this website.
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Sports Illustrated for Kids www.sikids.com/www.sikids .com/ Find articles based on the sports you're studying.
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Olympics Then and Now www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/www.perseu s.tuf ts.ed u/Oly mpics / In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times.
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USA Track and Field www.usatf.org/Home.aspxwww.usatf. org/H ome.a spx Learn about all track and field events.
Posted March 2, 2013 at 10:19 AM
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