Learners gather information appropriate to the task by seeking a variety of sources. by Nikki Courtney

Smithsonian Learning Lab

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Helps students explore diverse primary and secondary sources for research tasks by giving them access to collections, primary sources, and artifacts online.

Britannica School

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A student-friendly digital encyclopedia with leveled reading options, it provides accurate, age-appropriate information from multiple formats (articles, videos, images). The drawback to this source is that it is available through a paid subscription.

Khan Academy

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This website offers completely free lessons and resources across math, science, humanities, and more.

National Geographic Kids

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Exposes students to multiple source types (visuals, text, media) to build information-gathering skills. Includes videos, articles, games, and maps focused on science and social studies.

Common Sense Education

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This is a curated list by educators of free, credible student-friendly websites and apps, emphasizing reliability of sources. It can be viewed by educators or by parents.

OER Commons

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This is a large library of openly licensed educational resources. It is free for students and educators to search, access, and use.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

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ERIC is a free searchable database for education research and information. It is useful especially for older students for gathering a variety of sources.

Unpaywall

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This is an open database of freely-accessible scholarly articles that helps students find full-text, open access versions of research papers.

CK-12 Foundation

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This non-profit provides free textbooks and learning resources across STEM subjects.

Ask a Teacher

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This is a curated list of free websites suitable for research tasks for kids that can help them select a variety of sources.

Why do you think it is important to look at more than one source when researching a topic and how does using a variety of sources help us become better researchers?

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