National Geographic Kids website Retrieved from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
This free website has many resources for research as well as pleasure. We have been using it with Susan's class to research temperate rainforest animals and Louisa's class to learn about the arctic. The students enjoyed the site and found it easy to navigate. The animals and pets tab led to many resources they wanted to explore including animal facts, habitat maps and videos. While the animal selection for the arctic was limited, it did include the snowy owl which we didn't find on the World Book Kids site. This led to a great discussion about using different resources when we research and how some are better for one project, but not so good for another. The many high quality nature videos (after all, what National Geographic is all about) are another great resource. The students loved the 'Quizz your Noodle' games (piggy backing on the trivia fascination that fuels Guinness World Record Books). The Canada section is very limited, but does provide a good map. This is a user friendly, high interest resource that is great for introducing students to research. It is also a great site for educational games and videos.
Primary/Intermediate/Teacher resource
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