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Research

Move over Google, these three links are great for any classroom work!

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Tips

  • Use simple key words (name of person or event). 
  • Use the Search Bar to enter Key Words that may help you find information
  • Use the find feature and search the page for your topic (Hold down Command F on a Mac or Control F on a PC)
  • Always use more than one search engine or website before you put information into your project. 
  • Copy the web address into your Prezi so you can always get back to it.
  • Use search tricks such as quotation marks around phrases. Add a +, -, OR, AND or NOT before keywords to limit searches.

Historical Fiction References
Great Place to Start Your Research
1400-1699   1700-1799
1800-1849   1850-1899
1900-1929   1930-1949
1950-1969   1970-present

Research People Connected to Your Topic

Great Resources!
http://www.sweetsearch.com/biographies
http://www.britannica.com/bps/storelibrarycard?id=pitkin
If you don't have a library card here is Anson's library card number
4130050047480
http://www.factmonster.com/people.html

Library Spot 
(This one has a section called Short Biographies. The bios aren’t all that short, but aren’t too difficult to read. You have to scroll down.)

Bio4Kids

Biography Research Links

Class Text Book Biographies (If person is part of American history)


Research Event Connected to Your Topic
Britanica
If you don't have a library card here is Anson's library card number: 4130050047480
Online Library
If you don't have a library card here is Anson's library card number: 4130050047480
Factmonster

Research Another Event at Same Time
In addition to the links above, use these timelines to find another event that happened at the same time as the events in your book.
National Parks Timeline

World War II Timeline – click on one of the events to expand the timeline

Infoplease: US History Timeline

Exploration  (from 1490 to 2000) Click links to get more information. 

Inventions Timeline

Sports Timeline

Fact Monster Search by Year 

BBC History for Kids (from ancient to recent history)

Timeline of British History

Women's History Milestones

History of Inventions: An Invention Learning Center for Young Merchants, Entrepreneurs and Inventors!

Don't forget about these gems!
http://www.sweetsearch.com/socialstudies
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/search.html?

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