WEBOPAC
An online public access catalog of resources in the Hayes' school library.
EBSCO
An excellent resource of full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tool for students.
World Book
An excellent resource which includes articles from the print set plus additional online-only articles as well as more than 9,500 pictures and maps, 115 videos and animations, 9,300 sounds, 129 panoramic views and more that 100 simulated historic web sites.
Clip Art
A collection of over 2.5 million searchable clip art, photos, images, fonts, and sounds.
AP Multimedia Archives
This database, allows students to incorporate information from Associated Press stories, photos, and sound into their reports, research papers and presentations.
AccuWeather Premium Service
AccuWeather gives you access to climatology databases of over 1,000 US weather stations from ranging 1992 to the present.
Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning is an electronic help desk and training system complete with tutorials for your favorite software programs.
UnitedStreaming
An excellent resource of K-12 video clips of various subjects correlated to state standards.
Kids Search Tools
An excellent resource of search engines and reference tools for students to begin their research by Jerry Kuntz, Electronic Resources Consultant, Ramapo Catskill Library System.
Search Tools
for Students
TekMom's favorite research tool organized by type of search and subject.
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to find answers to their questions online.
CyberKids
Kids publish their works on this site.
Big 3 and Big 6
Big 3 and Big 6 plan for information literacy
Fact, Fragment, Frenzy
Interactive site practicing research building skills and finding facts in what your read.
Notetaking Activities
Activities designed for learning and practicing note-taking.
Online Safety Rules
From SafeKids.com, this is a list of online safety rules for children.
KidsConnect Tools
In KCTools you'll find help with four basic phases of the research process.
Permission to Use Graphics or Create Links
Forms for use by students in creating projects with Internet resources.
TekMom's Citation Format
TekMom's favorite format for citing Web resources creating a reference for every online resource you use.
Landmark's Citation Machine
David Warlick provides APA and MLA citation templates for citing research resources.
Oregon's School Library Information System's Citation Format
Oregon's School Library Information System's templates for citing Web resources creating a reference for every resource you use. A Works Cited page in a report gives credit to the authors or creators who originally researched and published the information.
Index to Graphic Organizers
Most of the graphic organizers displayed were constructed using Inspiration, a visual thinking and learning software program.
NCREL Graphic Organizers
Most of the graphic organizers displayed were constructed by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
Graphic Organizers
Most of the graphic organizers displayed were compiled by SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education).
Internet Public Library Youth Division
Developed by the University of Michigan, this site provides subject searches.
700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them
Created by the Association of Library Services to Children, a division of American Library Association, this site provides 700 great sites for subject searches.
Green's Farms Elementary School Library for Students
This is an excellent subject directory including topics of research, reference tools, citing resources, search engines, and other websites for kids.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster from InfoPlease offers research using references such as atlas, almanac, dictionary and an encyclopedia.
Berit's Best Sites for Children
One of the oldest and most reliable lists of sites for children in primary grades.
KidsClick!
Fifteen categories of information.
Yahooligans!
An excellent subject search start.
Homework Help and Student Activities
Multonomah County Library Homework Center
Multonomah County Library provides subject search for research and homework help.
Math Modules
Interactive math activities for grades 2-5 in numbers and operations, measurement, geometry, and algebra.
Math Activities
Interactive math activities for grades 2-5.
Science Modules
Interactive science activities for grades 3-5.
Observing the Sky: Motion of the Earth - Rotation
The Space Place - Why is Earth Rotating
Interactive space science activities about the Earth's rotation.
Moon and Earth Phase Viewer
Interactive space science activities about the earth and moon for grades 3-5.
Lunar Phases
Keith's Moon Page
Interactive space science activities about the moon and its phases for grades 3-5.
Gravity
What Goes Up Must Come Down
Interactive space science activities about gravity for grades 3-5.
