Resources
Student Resources
- Research Resources
- Launch Pages
- Search Engines
- 1st Grade Pages
- 2nd Grade Pages
- 4th Grade Pages
- Tools to Use
Research Resources
Students at Ross Elementary School are taught how to use many resources to locate information.
There are library books, teacher videos, magazines and numerous on-line resources for students to utilize. The items listed below are selected to supplement these resources when searching for information for school projects as well as information needed for personal interests, such as: club projects, hobbies, pet ownership, participation in sports, etc.
Databases can be accessed from school and from home. For home access information see your school librarian for the password and user name.
Databases include:
SIRS Discoverer – Database of magazine articles. Also, a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and World Almanac for Kids. Additionally, a way to search for websites.
World Book and Britannica Encyclopedias- Online encyclopedias in English and Spanish, each one has a choice of level. Available encyclopedias include:
World Book Kids, World Book Discover, and World Book Student, World Book en espanol.
Britannica Elementary, Britannica's enciclopedia juvenil en espanol, and Comptons Encyclopedia.
Kids InfoBits- Newspaper & Magazine articles, maps & charts
(Facts on File) Science Online - facts, photos, diagrams, etc. relevant to science
GENERAL RESOURCES:
Enchanted Learning Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary
Brain Pop (Use the username and password provided by your teacher)
Brain Pop (Use the username and password provided by your teacher)
DICTIONARIES:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (includes thesaurus, medical dictionary, and spanish-english dictionary),
Dictionary.com (includes thesaurus, and spanish-english dictionary)
MAPS:
World Atlas (maps and facts),
Google Earth (you will need to download this one),
Bing Live Maps (see a place from above or get directions)
ARCHIVES:
Milford Photos from the Delaware Archives
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Delaware Heritage Collections
More Milford pages from the Delaware Archives (Flickr)
ALMANACS:
NATURE RESOURCES:
PET CARE:
LAUNCH PAGES: Launch pages are pages that list links to websites that students may use to find information about a specific topic.
Launch Pages
Search Engines
Search Engines are tools used to locate information on the internet. In the lower grades students are able to find resources in the databases and teacher selected websites. However, as students age and their needs expand there are times that searching for information on the internet is useful.
Students may find information on the Delaware databases, in library books, and on the launch pages of preselected websites.
After being taught to use public search engines properly and safely students may also search on Google or Bing to locate webpages. Kids Click is also a search engine that is useful for younger students.
Users are encouraged to:
- Choose the best words to enter for their search. (We don't write a whole question).
- NEVER make up their own website address.
- Use advanced search, when it is helpful to do so.
- Use symbols to help locate specific words, such as:
- Use "quotes" around words that must stay together in that order
- Use an * to show you are leaving out a word that you want the computer to fill in
- ALWAYS look at the address of the website and the description of the website for clues when selecting the site to use.
- Check to see the quality of a website before using it.
- When a site is not useful, go back and select a different site.
- Remember wikis and blogs are full of people's opinions and may not be your best factual resource!
- Follow the rules and procedures for the website you are on .
- DO NOT click on advertisements.
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Notice symbols in the URL, such as:
- edu = education (college/university)
- k12 = schools kindergarten through 12th grade
- com = commercial website
- org = organization (usually non-profit)
- gov = government
- mil = military
- k12 = schools kindergarten through 12th grade
- com = commercial website
- org = organization (usually non-profit)
- gov = government
- mil = military
- us = United States
- uk = United Kingdom
- uk = United Kingdom
1st Grade Pages
ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST GRADERS
Practice Double Clicking your mouse!
Additional practice with the mouse (games) from Palm Beach Library
Additional practice with the mouse (games) from Palm Beach Library
2nd Grade Pages
Quick to access links to resources the Second Grade uses:
This website will help you help you to better understand how books are shelved in the library.
(To use from home see Mrs. Harris for the password and user name)
Britannica Elementary
(To use from home see Mrs. Harris for the password and user name)
(To use from home see Mrs. Harris for the password and user name)
Animals:
George Read House
George Read House
George Read House
Susan B. Anthony
Martin Luther King, Jr.National Geographic Kids, Martin Luther King, Jr.
4th Grade Pages
Tools to Use
This section is a place to go when you need a TOOL to help with a learning project.
WORD CLOUDS
To create a word cloud, use Wordle
CALENDARS AND TIME
Time and Date website Use this site to calculate time and date information.
CITATION
To generate a properly formated citation go to:
Easy Bib OR
GRAPH BUILDER