Credible Research Websites for Students by Jennie Casey

National Geographic Kids

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 21:56:32 UTC

This is the ultimate learning website for kids. It features games, videos, and educational articles. It is an excellent first stop for students researching animals or nature. It is most appropriate for children from 1st to 7th grade.

CIA World Factbook

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:06:10 UTC

Compiled by the CIA, this World Factbook provides up-to-date facts and statistics about countries around the world. Although there is no recommended age, students as young as 10 should be able to easily use this site as a reference.

National Museum of African American History and Culture

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:12:09 UTC

The museum's website provides information about African American history and culture. Downloadable activities are available for preschool through high school. This site is recommended for independent use by students from 3rd to 12th grade.

NASA Kids' Club

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:13:16 UTC

NASA Kids' Club provides STEM articles and activities for students K-12. For ease of use, articles are divided by grade level.

Ology

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:15:01 UTC

Ology is a science website designed for kids by the American Museum of Natural History. It features games, reading, and hands-on activities for grades K-8.

The Exploratorium

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:18:34 UTC

This San Francisco-based museum includes exhibits featuring science, technology, and the arts. This site provides engaging information for children of all ages.

Bill Nye: The Science Guy

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:21:27 UTC

This site's episode guide features the scientific information presented in Bill Nye's original series. Although the show is appropriate for all ages, the content is designed for 4th through 8th graders.

How Stuff Works

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:26:01 UTC

How Stuff Works is website for middle school and up that provides information about animals, culture, and science.

Time For Kids

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:27:20 UTC

Time for Kids provides current events articles for students K-6. The site also features science, history, and ELA content.

NC EdCloud

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:28:03 UTC

NCEd Cloud is a compilation of reliable databases provided for North Carolina public school students.

Smithsonian Open Access

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:30:31 UTC

Smithsonian Open Access provides free use of information, data, and images. Copyright has been waived to content, so it may be used without permission. This site will be most apprecitated by students from 4th to 12th grades.

SciJinks by NOAA

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:31:55 UTC

This site is produced by NOAA and NASA to teach kids about Earth science and weather. Articles and videos have been developed to engage middle and high schoolers.

BBC History for Kids

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:44:22 UTC

This site features articles about ancient and world history. It is best suited for middle and high school students.

Newsela

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:50:30 UTC

Newsela provides articles on current events as well as information about core subjects. It is recommended for 2nd grade and up. Users can search four age ranges (lower elementary, upper elementary, middle, and high school) to find appropriate content. Newsela Lite articles are free. Subscriptions to a wider variety of information are also available.

DOGO News

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:52:38 UTC

DOGO News publishes articles featuring current events, politics, and science. Its intended audience is students in 3rd through 10th grades. Articles are also available in Spanish.

Scholastic Kid Press

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 22:54:32 UTC

Scholastic presents "news for kids, by kids" with articles written by 10-14 year olds.

Youngzine

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-24 23:00:13 UTC

This site is committed to fostering climate literacy. It features news and facts about the environment and the global policies affecting it. Articles are also available in Spanish. Students from 4th grade through high school will find valuable research information.

Purdue Owl Citation Machine

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-27 11:13:49 UTC

After finding the right research, don't forget to document it. Purdue Owl's citation machine will generate citations in APA or MLA style. Students between 4th-6th grades should be introduced to citations.

NC Kids Digital Library

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-27 11:20:51 UTC

This digital library provides 24/7 access to many popular ebooks and audiobooks. It is appropriate for all ages and is available to North Carolina residents.

NASA Climate Kids

jlcasey2 — 2024-05-27 19:39:54 UTC

This website is dedicated to answering children's questions about climate change. NASA presents articles and videos to explain this complex issue. Content is best suited for elementary and middle school students.

The Crash Course

jlcasey2 — 2024-06-01 19:40:12 UTC

This site features a wide variety of educational videos from astrology to zoology for middle and high schoolers.