Learning Tools Online Research & References Websites for Kids

Online Research & References Websites for Kids

Here are more than 50 free kid-friendly online research websites, search engines, and references to help students with research in all subjects and grades levels.  In addition to search tools, there are bibliography tools, MLA citation generators, online dictionaries, primary sources, encyclopedias and thesauruses.  Read reviews of some of the best research paper websites.

To learn the steps of doing a research project, look at the section on Research Skills.

Also, read reviews of free bibliography makers and MLA citation generators.

 
 
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Archiving Early America

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Author/Host of Website

earlyamerica.com
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: Here at Archiving Early America, you will discover a wealth of resources — a unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America. Scenes and...
 
 
ArtLex Art Dictionary

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Author/Host of Website

Michael Delahunt
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: Welcome to ArtLex. You'll find definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images,...
 
 
Awesome Library Student Research

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Author/Host of Website

Dr. R. Jerry Adams/EDI
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:  Awesome Library organizes the Web with 35,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.
 
 
BibMe

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Author/Host of Website

bibme.org/greenriver.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Welcome to BibMe! The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it's free. ...
 
 
bio. True Story

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Author/Host of Website

A&E Television Networks
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)
Students will find this site useful to learn about historical and current figures in social studies, science, literature and the arts. Each person's listing contains links to text...
 
 
Census Bureau

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Author/Host of Website

U.S. Census Bureau
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)
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. Some of the types of data you can see include population,...
 
 
Citation Center

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Author/Host of Website

citationcenter.net
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Editor's note: Citation Center is no longer available. We would like to recommend some free alternative citation generators and bibliography tools. Try one of these: {module...
 
 
CiteThisForMe

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Author/Host of Website

CiteThisForMe.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
CiteThisForMe is a tool designed to help students prepare their whole bibliography or reference list using a Harvard Referencing generator, commonly used in UK, Australia and Europe.
 
 
CyberSleuth Kids: Search the Internet

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Author/Host of Website

Cybersleuthkids.com
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: Welcome to CyberSleuth-Kids.Com, an online search engine and guide for the K-12 student. CyberSleuth-Kids is the creation of the hard work of a teacher...
 
 
Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts

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Author/Host of Website

Library of Congress
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Did you ever wonder why a camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a...
 
 
Fact Monster

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Author/Host of Website

Pearson Education
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Fact Monster contains a wealth of resources. It has an almanac, atlas, dictionary and encyclopedia. You can have fun with their games and quizzes. There's a homework...
 
 
Footnote

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Author/Host of Website

Footnote.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site:  Footnote helps you find and share historic documents. We are able to bring you many never-before-seen historic documents through our unique partnerships with The National Archives, the...
 
 
FreeThesaurus

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Author/Host of Website

FreeThesaurus.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
This website is about dictionaries and thesaurus. It uses WordNet and Moby Dictionaries. There is visual thesaurus and popularity index, showing how popular is selected word.The website is still...
 
 
Google Book Search

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Author/Host of Website

Google
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)
Google Book Search enables teachers and students to browse books online, search for text, and even download pdf versions of out-of-copyright books. In addition to viewing parts of...
 
 
Google Earth

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Author/Host of Website

Google
Type of Educational Content

Software
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Google Earth is a downloadable satellite imagery-based view of the earth from space to street level, that can be used by teachers and students in their studies of geography, the...
 
 
 
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