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Know * Grow * All

Here are some tips and sites to help you when doing research.

Florida Research Model

Focus-on the information need

Investigate-resources to search for answers to your information question

Note-and evaluate facts and ideas to answer the search question

Develop-information into knowledge for presentation

Score-your presentation and search process

Encyclopedia- information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject. Fact Monster-Encyclopedia		Dictionary- information on words and their meanings. Wordcentral Enchanted Learning Rhyme Zone Your Dictionary Fact Monster- Dictionary
Almanac- important dates and statistical information. World Almanac for Kids Fact Monster- Almanac		Atlas- maps, charts, illustrations, diagrams. Fact Monster- Atlas
Online Resources FCAT Explorer Compass Learning Odyssey State Supported Thomson Gale		Search Engines Ask Jeeves for Kids Yahoo Kids KidsClick Kidspace the Internet Public Library
Other Information Fact Monster Great Websites for Kids SUNLINK ThinkQuest Library		Learning Activities Starfall Fun Brain KidsNumbers KidsKnowIt
Dewey Decimal System Let's Do Dewey Do the Dewey Do We Really Know Dewey