Student Resources
| Subject | Site Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General | National Geographic for Kids | Interactive information about nature and geography. |
| General | Funk and Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia | Encyclopedia entries. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| General | Kid’s Search | Elementary/middle school search engine.. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| General | Biography Reference Center | Biographies of actors, athletes, authors, composers, explorers, significant historical figures, inventors, musicians, U.S. Presidents and current world leaders. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| General | Phoenix Public Library | Home page of the Phoenix Public Library |
| General | Student Research Center | Provides students with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining the information needed. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| General | Searchasaurus | A kid friendly information tool that makes it easy for students to search by icon, keyword or by topic. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| General | Referencia Latina | Resources in Spanish. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| General | Time Magazine for Kids | Current events, social studies, science and great reading activities for students. |
| Geography | http://online.culturegrams.com/ | log in as "roadrunner"; password is "roadrunner" |
| Language Arts | Novelist Plus | Browse theme-oriented book lists at every reading level. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| Language Arts | Finding Books in a Series | This a good site to use when trying to identify the order of books in a series. |
| Language Arts | Literary Reference Center | Access biographies, bibliographies, plot summaries, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| Science | Science Reference Center | In-depth articles from hundreds of science resources. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| Social Sciences | History Reference Center | Covers all aspects of history with a focus on America's past. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| Social Sciences | Points of View Reference Center | Designed to aid students in the study of today’s social issues. (Login ID: wesd Password: wesd) |
| Technology | Finding and Evaluating Websites | Here are some steps to help you use the Web for your research. |
| Testing Resources | Arizona Department of Education AIMS Resources | AIMS testing guides and sample tests |
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