Elementary Search Tools

		Compiled by librarians, KidsClick! features pre-screened sites, well organized by category. Users can search for keywords, and perform advanced searches. Also see: Selection Policy Privacy Policy

		The Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus Web site allows users to search for words in either the dictionary or thesaurus. Special features include: Word of the Day Word Games The Help file shares searching tips.

		Search the World Book Online free from a Lewiston School Department computer. A simple search for a keyword may be conducted, and more advanced searches as well. It is possible to browse articles, maps, tables, sounds, and much more. The site includes features such as Today in History, Feature of the Month, and Behind the Headlines. Also see: Educator Resource Center Parent Resource Center Research Guides

		Yahooligans! allows users to browse by subject or search by keyword. The site has a number of features, including: Ask Earl News Spelling & Dictionaries Teachers' Guide Parents' Guide Also see: Yahooligans Help and Privacy Policy

		At Ask Jeeves for Kids, users ask complete questions, rather than search for keywords. The site helps the user clarify the question; it then returns one site that answers the question. Also see: Fun Tours (now featuring Go Buggy, Earthquake!, Pets, Sea Mammals, and Mythology Tour) About Ask Jeeves for Kids How to Use Ask Jeeves for Kids Privacy Policy

		A good site to use for research, Fact Monster has an atlas, almanac, dictionary, and encyclopedia. Special features: In the News Today in History Analogy of the Day In the Spotlight (access from FactMonster home page).

howstuffworks		Covering way more stuff than simply electronic gizmos, How Stuff Works has information about how all kinds of things work, including health, entertainment, and people things.

		How Things Work is a page on the EnergyQuest site, created by the California Energy Commission.

		JumpCity shows 10 chosen sites at a time under category headings. There is no way to search by keywords at this site, but the categories can be narrowed by choosing more specific subjects from the drop down menus under each category. (Carefully read the directions about how to search; how you have to choose and click is NOT intuitive!)

		KidsSeek can be searched by keyword or by category for child safe links and sites.

		At RhymeZone, you can type in a word and find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more. Also search Mother Goose, Shakespeare, Famous Quotations, and Famous Documents.

		The Super-Kids Web site allows users to browse sites by subject or to search for keywords. Special features include a page that allows users to search for information about countries in the CIA World FactBook and a page that allows users to search for school Web sites all over the globe.