Research Resources

Research

"It is impossible to know everything, but it is possible to know where information can be found." Anonymous

NHewLink Reference Databases

See your school librarian for Usernames & Passwords

Click on the EBSCO HOST icon to access these databases & more: Searchasaurus - Search tool for elementary school users

Primary Search - Over 50 popular elementary school magazines

Novelist K-12 - Search for fiction books by title, author, topic.

Click on the NewsBank icon to access the Manchester Union-Leader databases from 1989 to the current issue.

50 States.com-States and Capitals -
A categorized, annotated list of over 1,600 sites that contain information specific to each U.S. state. Check out the links to state home pages, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representatives, songs, birds, flowers, trees, and more.

AccuWeather.com -
AccuWeather.com has customized and accurate weather information for every location on Earth. The site gives access to current conditions, 15-Day forecasts, satellites, real-time local Doppler radar and much more.

Ask for Kids -
Formally, Ask Jeeves for Kids, a unique service where you enter a question, and Ask for Kids tries to point you to the right web page that provides an answer.

Association of Children's Museums -
Locate a children's museum around the world.

Atlapedia -
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Awesome Library -
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 31,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.

Awesome Stories -
A gathering place of primary-source information to help educators and individuals find original sources, located at national archives, libraries, universities, museums, historical societies and government-created web sites.

B4UCopy -
A free educational program designed to raise student awareness of copyright and encourage responsible behavior online from the Business Software Alliance.

Ben's Guide to the US Government for Kids -
Learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers that teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.

The Big6: Information & Technology Skills for Student Achievement -
The Big6 Skills home site, a six-step approach to problem-solving that integrates information search and use skills along with technology tools in a systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information to specific needs and tasks.

BrainyQuote -
This site is a source for famous quotes and quotations sorted by topic, author and types.

Bug Bios: Insects.org -
Really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures.

CIA: The World Factbook -
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Country at a Glance -
Find out basic information about countries all over the world. This United Nations site allows you to click on the name of the country and discover its flag, geographical facts, currency information, and other important data.

Cyberbee: Copyright for Kids -
Cyberbee's Copyright for Kids site is an interactive tool that gives basic answers to kids' questions about copyright and fair use.

Dinosaur Illustrations -
Looking for pictures of dinosaurs? Choose from an A to Z list of full color dinosaur illustrations. Images are copyrighted.

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center -
A search interface to the ERIC Database, providing access to over one million bibliographic records on educational research, theory, and practice.

The eSkeletons Project -
The site provides details on the bodies of humans and certain primates, allowing students to view individual bones and compare skeletons.View videos and clear up terms with the expansive glossary.

Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress -
Get scientifically explained answers to questions that deal with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted. Check out the Library of Congress's rich collections in science and technology.

Festivals.com -
Festivals.com is a local event and world festival calendar of events where you can find a music festival, film festival or even a jazz festival.

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial -
This tutorial from UC Berkeley is a learning resource for anyone interested in finding information on the World Wide Web, from beginning information to advanced searching and beyond.

Globio: Glossopedia -
A free, safe, multimedia online interactive encyclopedia, connecting kids to the world by supporting explorations of nature, animals, science, and culture.

Google.com -
The Google search engine - a highly recommended stop in your hunt for information.

The Holiday Zone -
Free holiday and seasonal materials including learning games, whole language activities, writing prompts, songs, action rhymes, printable worksheets, printable and interactive puzzles, coloring pages, and children's literature recommendations

Ipl2: Information You Can Trust: For Kids -
The Internet Public Library is the place to go for all your general reference needs! There are links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other sites for homework help or just looking things up.

KidsClick!: Web Search for Kids by Librarians -
Backed by librarians, KidsClick lists about 5,000 web sites in various categories.

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary -
A picture-dictionary format is used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosen child-friendly sites around the world. Links from EnchantedLearning.com are included.

A Maths Dictionary for Kids -
An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 500 common mathematical terms in simple language.

Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary Online -
The Visual Dictionary, filled with illustrations labeled with accurate terminology, is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary.

Merriam Webster Word Central -
Word Central, Merriam-Webster's area for kids on the World Wide Web, hosts an online Student Dictionary, Student Thesaurus and much more.

New Hampshire Almanac -
NH Almanac is a fun and informative site for students of all ages that has information about the people and places that make New Hampshire a great place to live, visit or study; compiled by the New Hampshire State Library.

NoodleTools: NoodleBib - (requires free registration)
Designed for students in grades 1-5, this site introduces the basics of citing a source. NoodleBib MLA Starter gives the student clear, color-coded examples of how to cite the sources they're likely to encounter (printed and online books, reference sources, magazines, newspapers, etc.).

North American Mammals -
The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History's searchable database of all living mammals of North America.

The Phrase Finder -
Find the meanings and origins of over 1,200 English sayings, phrases and idioms.

Portraits of the Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery -

This site features portraits of the American presidents with short biographies and educational resources.

QUICK-The Quality Information Checklist -

A checklist of eight ways to evaluate the quality of the information found on any web site.

RefDesk.com: Fact Checker for the Internet -
An extensive index of reference sites gathered on one page.

Rhyme Zone -
Rhyme Zone is an online rhyming dictionary.

Rochester, NH "The Lilac City of New Hampshire" -
Official site of the City of Rochester, NH. - current, as well as historic information about Rochester, NH, with access to city government offices and information.

Rochester Public Library -
The home of the Rochester Public Library in Rochester, NH. Users have access to the library catalog, as well as library news.

Science News for Kids -
Science news for children of ages 9 to 13. Find timely items of interest, suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, web resources, and other useful materials.

Smithsonian Education: Student Page -
Student information and resources from Smithsonian Education, the central education website of the Smithsonian Institution. It's a place where kids can explore, discover and learn.

Sweet Search: A Seach Engine for Students -
Sweet Search searches only 35,000 Web sites that have been evaluated and approved by a staff of Internet research experts, and librarian and teacher consultants. It lets researchers choose the most relevant results from a list of credible results, rather than having to waste time on unreliable sites.

WMUR Channel 9 News -
The home page for WMUR Channel 9 News.

Youngzine -
Youngzine.com is a community of parents, children, and teachers that offers online resources of news, sports, and entertainment stories for elementary school students.

Zoom Dinosaurs -
Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs.