English Resources
Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS): This site provides an excellent elementary school research guide as well as EBSCO research databases for students and teachers:
Altlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
FactHound is an innovative new Web portal designed to provide students with the most accurate and current resources available on the Internet. Searchable by grade level.
American Library Association Great Websites for Kids
Links to great science resources compiled by OMSI
Portals to the World: Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria.
Glossopedia: A new kind of resource,offering visually exciting, rich multi-media content, including photos and video of cultures and places, rare creatures and endangered species from environments across the globe. Each Glossopedia article contains text, video clips, audio files (vocabulary pronunciation
guides, recorded animal sounds,etc.), photo galleries, maps, interactive features, and content-related vocabulary lessons. Children explore Glossopedia content by using one of foursearch and discovery tools: a text search; “GeoSearch,” a geography-based graphic interface; and a photo image search and a current events “In The News”search. Glossopedia also includes a Fast Facts section, and an email tool sochildren can submit questions.
BookHive
Catch the latest buzz on books at the BookHive: Your Guide to Children’s Literature & Books.
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