Student Research


Pitsco's Ask An Expert - This site connects you with hundreds of experts, from astronauts to zookeepers. Teachers and students can access experts by using a keyword or phrase to find the expert or by browsing specific categories.


Ask Jeeves for Kids - Enter a question and Ask Jeeves to point you to the right web page that provides an answer. Also, if Ask Jeeves cannot answer a question, it pulls results from various other search engines.


Yahooligans - The Web Guide for Kids-Designed for ages 7 to 12, these sites are hand-picked to be appropriate for children. Launched in 1996, Yahooligans is the oldest major directory for children.


Kids Click - Backed by librarians, KidsClick lists about 5,000 web sites in various categories.


Kids Search Tools - Search a variety of kid-safe search engines gathered on a single page.


Info Please Kid's Almanac - Reference provider Information Please maintains this site which provides facts and information oriented around the needs of children.


CyberSleuth - Educational directory and homework helper for the K-12 student. Search from thousands of subject specific Internet sites.


Family Friendly Search - Meta search service that uses four major kid-friendly search engines.


Ivy's Search Engine Resources for Kids - Numerous search forms for major Internet search engines for children.


Reference Desk - Homework helper, Grades 1-college. Reference area, Ask the Experts, tools for research papers, much more.


Britannica - Search the 32 volume Britannica encyclopedia.


Homework Spot - K-12, research by curriuclum. Study skills, SAT practice, current events and reference links.


Librarian's Index to the Internet - An entire library of materials for all grades.


Kids Konnect - A safe Internet gateway for kids.


2Learn - Resources for students by grade levels K-6, 7-9, 10-12.


2Learn Kid's Backpack - A backpack of resources to keep open while browsing the Internet. Backpack includes notepaper, planner, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, translator, encyclopedia and more. (elementary)
Teen's Locker, for high school students.


Easy Bib - Creates numerous types of bibliography entries.