Searchasaurus Retrieved from
Seachasaurus is an online database linked to our school district electronic resources and created for elementary students. You need a username and password to use this database at home - ask Kathy. As with all online databases, although the linked articles are checked by Searchasaurus staff, parents should supervise their children's online research - links can lead to different pages and different articles are appropriate for different ages. You can use the dinosaur icons to search general topics or type your specific topic into the "Find" box. One great thing about this site is that you can choose a reading level (called the lexile) appropriate for you. Lexile levels do not match grade levels so you might have to experiment to find the lexile level best for you. Make sure you choose the lexile BEFORE you type in your topic. It does not work if you do it out of order. Searchasaurus also has a visual search feature which shows you all the articles organized by relevance (how close they are to your original topic) and by date (so you can get recent information). The visual search option does not seem to work with the lexile choice, though, so you will need to look for your own reading level or get an adult to help you. Once you find an article you are interested in, you can choose to look at it as text only (loads faster on your computer) or as a PDF (shows you the original article with pictures, different fonts etc.). Remember to use the "citation" button to get a reference for what you read.
Late Primary and Intermediate
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