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Comprehensive K-5 Research Tool for Developing Students' Research Skills

Discover a developmentally appropriate research tool designed for K-5 students, facilitating the development of essential research skills. With simple topic tree searches, tabbed results to easily identify content types, and a wealth of curriculum-related resources, students can engage in a fun and educational experience. The tool features over 500 new images and thematic presentations, such as "Symbols of America" and "Holidays of the World." Additionally, various reference materials, including encyclopedias and dictionaries, are available to enrich learning.

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Comprehensive K-5 Research Tool for Developing Students' Research Skills

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  1. March 2007

  2. Overview • Developmentally appropriate K-5 research tool • Leads K-5 students through beginning research skills • Simple searches via topic tree (or type in box) • Tabbed results help young students identify content types • Curriculum-related coverage • Recent updates include: • Over 500 new images • ‘Kids InfoBits presents Symbols of America’ • ‘Kids InfoBits presents Holidays of the World’ • New titles from Wild Wild World and Eye Openers

  3. Notable Features • 100% Full-text • Tabbed results lists segment content by type for easy identification • Two Content Level indicators (Easy and More Difficult) help students identify the most appropriate content • Teacher Toolbox • Breadcrumb Trail • My Backpack • InfoMarks

  4. Reference Content Overview • Blackbirch Kid’s Visual Reference of the World • Blackbirch Kid’s Visual Reference of the United States • KidBits, 3rd Edition • Blackbirch Kid’s Almanac of Geography • Blackbirch Encyclopedia of Science and Invention

  5. Reference Content Overview • First Facts About the States • First Facts About American Heroes • First Facts About the Presidents • First Facts About U.S. History

  6. Reference Content Overview • Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations • Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States • Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Provinces • Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World • Tribes of Native America series (30 titles)

  7. Reference Content Overview Selected titles from the following series: • Animals with Jobs • Creatures of the Sea • Endangered Animals and Habitats • Eye Openers • Nature’s Predators • Returning Wildlife • Wild Africa • Wild Bears • Wild Birds of Prey • Wild Canines • Wild Cats of the World • Wild Marine Animals • Wild, Wild World

  8. Reference Content Overview • Merriam Webster’s Elementary Dictionary • Columbia Encyclopedia

  9. Magazine Overview 90 full-text magazines

  10. Newspaper Overview • Current events coverage from: • USA Today

  11. Maps, Flags and Seals • Over 1,200 maps, flags and seals • Country and state locator maps • Country, state and province maps • Country and state seals

  12. Charts and Graphs • Over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs

  13. Images • Over 5,000 images • Animals • State birds, flowers, and trees • Presidents, Vice Presidents and First Ladies

  14. Topic Tree – First Level

  15. Topic Tree – Second Level

  16. Topic Tree – Third Level

  17. Results Page

  18. Article

  19. 2006 Updates • Two new content sets with 150+ entries • Mix of “Easy” and “More Difficult” levels • Written exclusively for Kids InfoBits • Kids InfoBits Presents: Symbols of America • Kids InfoBits Presents: Holidays of the World • 25 new titles from two series: • Wild Wild World (Ladybugs, Dragonflies, Hamsters, etc) • Eye Openers (Land, Transportation, Food, Arts & Crafts) • “Easy” level entries for the top searched animals • Over 500 new images

  20. 2007 Planned Updates • ‘Kids InfoBits presents Wild Weather’ • ‘Kids InfoBits presents the Human Body’ • ‘Kids InfoBits presents Diseases and Disorders’ • ‘Kids InfoBits presents the Solar System’ • Focus on children’s authors • Forty new author bio’s will be added • Dinosaur content • Illustrations, blank maps and science experiments! • Rights-free CD’s (1000 images) • Focus on solar system, weather, plants and flowers, cities of America, World destinations, insects and others.

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