readysetresearch: Elementary (Kids!) Resources &amp; Research: Project Ideas &amp; Research Sites

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Learn about people, places, nature, history, and science from videos and eBooks on topics such as American Indians, Ancient Civilizations, Farm to Table, The Civil War, Continents, The Thirteen Colonies, U.S. Government, Disasters, Earth Science, Experiments, Extreme Science, Nature, and many more. Kids’ non-fiction eBooks that are enhanced with related content including primary sources, videos, audio clips, images, and related websites.

Amnesty International
Since 1961, we’ve been helping
people claim their rights across
the world.
Asian Human Rights Commission
Children of Conflict
BBC World Service. Click Child Soldiers; Wounded Children; Lost Children; Child Workers; Child-headed Households
Freedom of the Press
Human Rights Watch
UNICEF: Research & Reports
CHILDREN United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
ustainable Development Goals: 17 Goals to Transform our World
17 STDs
WHO: Health Topics
WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Our goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.

Great Websites for Kids: Literature & Languages
International Children's Digital Library
LearnEnglish Kids
British Council
MouseCircus
Official Neil Gaiman Site for Younger Readers
Stories for Children
Storyline Online
Videos of books read online. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.

The World Factbook
CIA The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Geography for Kids
Ducksters
Great Websites for Kids: Social Scieces
Social Science Facts for Kids
Kids World Travel Guide
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Resource Library
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BookFlix This link opens in a new window
This is a resource that pairs video storybooks with eBooks to build a love of reading and learning.

Britannica School Elementary
Britannica School Elementary is a comprehensive source of informational text for younger learners pre-K to grade 5. It includes encyclopedia articles, images, videos, and magazine articles. There is a Britannica Fundamentals section for children Pre-K through grade 2. Tools such as a world atlas, virtual tours, country comparison, etc., allow learners to explore geography and animal kingdom topics. A Britannica Fundamentals provides materials for children Pre-K through second-grade. [full description]
Cricket Media Collection
This collection includes hundreds of e-books from renowned family publisher Cricket Media. It can help build strong literacy skills in students from grades pre-K to 8 by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles. This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds. [full description]

Gale in Context: Elementary This link opens in a new window
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Little Pim Languages This link opens in a new window
eLibrary Card Needed! Interactive language program for kids, including: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
Overdrive for Kids This link opens in a new window
eLibrary Card Needed! Browse or search ONLY the children’s titles available from OverDrive. Like the main site, which still includes all of the children’s materials, the OverDrive for Kids page includes ebooks, e-audio and some e-videos too. Search “Read-Along” for audio with the book.

School Age Kids Resources
Homework Help, Technology for Kids, Library Card Sign-up

TrueFlix This link opens in a new window
Learn about people, places, nature, history, and science from videos and eBooks on topics such as American Indians, Ancient Civilizations, Farm to Table, The Civil War, Continents, The Thirteen Colonies, U.S. Government, Disasters, Earth Science, Experiments, Extreme Science, Nature, and many more. Kids’ non-fiction eBooks that are enhanced with related content including primary sources, videos, audio clips, images, and related websites.
World Book Online This link opens in a new window
Online encyclopedia filled with facts and information on many subjects. World Book Online contains thousands of informational articles with illustrations, videos, interactive maps, research help, and activities for kids, students and adults.