World Book Kids is an online encyclopedia linked to our school district's electronic resources .(You do need a username and password to access it from home. Ask Kathy.) This encyclopedia provides great resources for school projects as well as general interest. The information on the World Book Kids pages is written at an appropriate reading level for students in grade 3 and up and have a read aloud feature too (although I had trouble using it on my old laptop at home). All the links are checked and deemed appropriate for elementary school children. Many of the linked articles are at higher reading levels and may require some help from parents. The site also includes videos and photos for most topics. One of the great features is the 'Compare' feature where you can choose two animals or two places and compare them. The site creates bar graphs which compare common attributes. This feature is limited as not every animal is included. The science projects section contains projects with clear and simple explanations using everyday materials (usually). There are not many experiements for simple machines, unfortunately. The Games and Activities section has some more experiments in the activities part under the 'be it' category. Most of the games are not very interesting, but there is one about the provinces tcould be useful for memorization. The Maps section has printable outline maps. Each article or resource has a "cite this" area that provides references that can be copied and pasted into projects. Photographers have given permission for you to copy the pictures in the Pictures section - remember to give credit. If you can't find the topic, animal, person or place you are interested in, ask Kathy or click on the words 'online research' on the library home page. There are some other resources we can try.
Primary/ Intermediate
Primary/ Intermediate
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