Learning Tools Websites that Help Kids and Students with Research Skills

Websites that Help Kids and Students with Research Skills

These websites help kids and high school students learn the research skills they need to write papers and reports for school.

For excellent websites that are kid-friendly for children to conduct research and compile references and bibliographies, look at the section for Online References.

 
 
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History Matters: Making Sense of Evidence

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Author/Host of Website

George Mason U. & City U. of New York
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: This section helps students and teachers make effective use of primary sources. “Making Sense of Documents” provide strategies for analyzing online primary materials, with interactive exercises and...
 
 
How to Do Research

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Author/Host of Website

Kentucky Virtual Library
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Use this entertaining graphic guide to conduct research and explore the different ways you can share what you've learned in your research, including research papers and term papers. ...
 
 
Making History - A Guided Exploration

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Author/Host of Website

Kristin Robinson/CAST.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site: This book models the process of historical inquiry by stepping students through a sample inquiry. Students find the model inquiry and coaching support for creating their...
 
 
Module Maker

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Author/Host of Website

Jamie McKenzie
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Online Learning represents an exciting new way to structure and guide student research efforts so they will focus upon higher level thinking and rich electronic resources...
 
 
ReadWriteThink:  Hints about Print

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Author/Host of Website

International Reading Assoc & NCTE
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Upper Elementary (3-5)
From site:  Hints about Print, included in an extended research skills unit which also employs the Fact Fragment Frenzy interactive, aids students in evaluating print resources that contain the facts...
 
 
The Big 6

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Author/Host of Website

Michael B. Eisenberg & Robert E. Berkowitz
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: The Big6 is a proven approach to information problem-solving. It helps you succeed in school and life. Use the Big6 to find, use, apply,...
 
 
Virtual Training Suite

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Author/Host of Website

Institute of Learning and Research Technology/U. of Bristol, UK
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site: Welcome to the Virtual Training Suite - a set of free Internet tutorials to help you develop Internet research skills for your university course. All of the...
 
 
 
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