General Resources

General Resources for Projects and Reports

 

Little Explorers/Enchanted Learning

            

Dictionaries
      Merriam Webster Dictionary

       Dictionary.com

       Encarta Dictionary

       

On-Line Encyclopedias

      World Book,  Britannica & Comptons On-Line (use our database)

             School use only!  (For home use see database information below)

       Electric Library

       Encarta

          

           

Almanacs    

        World Almanac for Kids

         Information Please Almanac (Fact Monster)

             

Atlases
       World Atlas
       Live Maps
       
Databases:

            School use:  http://udlibsearch.lib.udel.edu/elementary

            Home use  (you will need your public library card and password):

             http://www.lib.de.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/x/0/49/

     Databases included are:

• SIRS Discoverer – Database of magazine articles. Also, a dictionary,
  thesaurus, encyclopedia and World Almanac for Kids.  Additionally a
  way to search for websites.
• Ebsco Primary Search - Database of resources including a general
  encyclopedia, an animal encyclopedia, magazine articles, and a dictionary.
• World Book Encyclopedia, Comptons Encylclopedia, and  
  Britannica Encyclopedia - Online encyclopedias in English and Spanish
• Kids InfoBits- Newspaper & Magazine articles, maps & charts
• Facts on File Science Online 

On-Line Nature Field Guides 
                E-Nature

Today’s News

       CNN        
        Time for Kids       
        WBOC     
        WMDT 

Student Search Engines (search the internet)

    Ross launch page for approved search engines

Kids Konnect (Launch pages for safe website links)
Listed Alphabetically

     

Search for Pictures

      Pics for Learning

      Also use the Databases (see above)