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General Research Sites

Citation Machine (http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=1&newstyle=1&stylebox=1, 11-28-2012)
 
Create citations for your research bibliography.

KidsClick! (http://www.kidsclick.org, 05-12-2008)
 
Web search for kids by librarians.

Fact Monster from Information Please (http://www.factmonster.com, 05-12-2008)
 
Great site with facts on many kid-focused topics.

Culturegrams (http://www.proquestk12.com/access/custom/aaps.shtml, 05-12-2008)
 
Information about states and countries around the world.

Answers.com (http://www.answers.com, 05-12-2008)

United Videostreaming (http://www.unitedstreaming.com, 05-12-2008)
 
Age appropriate and curriculum aligned streaming video and still images, available through a district subscription. See or email the school librarian for passwords.

eLibrary Elementary (http://www.proquestk12.com/go/aaps, 05-12-2008)
 
Database of articles from newspapers, magazines, books and other media. Available through a district subscription - see school librarian for passwords.

SIRS Discoverer on the Web (http://www.proquestk12.com/go/aaps, 05-12-2008)
 
Database of articles from newspapers, magazines, books, and other media available through a district subscription. See or email the school librarian for passwords.

Grolier Encyclopedia Online (http://go.grolier.com:80, 05-12-2008)
 
As an Ann Arbor Public Schools student you have free access to this Encyclopedia. FROM HOME the name and password are "annarborps".

Internet Public Library Kid's Page (http://www.ipl.org/youth, 05-12-2008)
 
A web site built for kids with plenty of educational information and lots of links.

Michigan Electronic Library: MEL (http://mel.lib.mi.us/SPT--BrowseResourcesNewMeL.php, 05-12-2008)
 
As a Michigander you have access to some amazing databases for free, just enter your driver's lisense number when asked. Databases for kids include elibrary elementary, Info Trac Junior Edition (these are both databases of articles), Kids Infobits, Michigan Authors and Illustrators and What Do I Read Next.

Library of Congress for Kids (http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi, 05-12-2008)
 
A great site for social studies, learn about "America's Story" by exploring the states, famous people and playing online games.

MEL for Kids (http://web.mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=679, 05-12-2008)
 
Databases and web sites selected by Michigan librarians just for kids.

World Almanac for Kids (http://www.worldalmanac.com/world-almanac-kids.aspx, 05-12-2008)

ALA Great Websites for Kids (http://www.ala.org/greatsites, 05-12-2008)
 
American Library Association's list of fab sites for kids to visit.

Yahoo! Kids (http://www.kids.yahoo.com, 03-14-2011)
 
Try this kid friendly search engine when you're looking for information.

OneKey (http://www.onekey.com, 03-14-2011)
 
This is Google's kid friendly search engine.

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