Resources
Throughout the year, our students write papers, complete projects, and compete in
academic events.  The Internet is full of resources to aid in the research and completion of
these tasks.  We hope that these will be useful in whatever work your child will be
completing.

RESOURCES FOR SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET

A guide to finding information of the Internet.
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www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

A good article on Internet searches; also very informative and up-to-date page on search
engines
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www.sldirectory.com/search.html
- www.sldirectory.com/searchf/engines.html#

Guide to effective searching of the Internet; the complete source for search engines and
database tutorial.
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www.brightplanet.com/deepcontent/tutorials/search/index.asp

Kids Research tools (Wordsmythe, Britannica.com, etc.)
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www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
fair project ideas, and educational resources by subject.
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www.dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12/Student_Resources/

RESOURCES FOR WRITING STYLES

Founded in 1883 by teachers and scholars, the Modern Language Association (MLA)
promotes the study and teaching of language and literature.
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www.mla.org

MLA citation style, provided by Long Island University
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www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm

The home page for the American Psychological Association.
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www.apa.org

APA citation style, provided by Purdue University
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owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

MATH HELP

- www.math.com
- www.gomath.com

SCIENCE HELP

Fun and interactive site to help kids appreciate science. Five activities adapted
from science and children's museums. From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

- school.discovery.com/students/