Nonfiction Inquiry Resource Page

Great nonfiction sites (*=Ms. Feigenson Recommends **=Ms. Yurek recommends)

*ALA's great websites for kids: list of links about history, science, religion, and more
*How Stuff Works--Videos on all kinds of topics
*Kidipede: history for kids
*Brainpop: Username: cesjds;   Password: lion08
Time for Kids
*National Geographic
Junior Scholastic
*New Moon Magazine for girls
KidsPost
*Odyssey™ science magazine
**EPA for Kids: links to information on many enviromental issues
**NOAA for Kids: information on oceans, weather, climate change, space, and more
*British Museums: Ancient Cultures
*JS Library Site

More in-depth
*Digital History: all sorts of American history information; lots of multimedia
*American Memory from the Library of Congress: collections of documents and photos
*New York Public Library Digital Archive: images, images, images
*Malcolm Gladwell's web page: articles that make you think about how we think and how we solve problems
*The Edge: brilliant scientific thinkers ponder the world today
*Radiolab shows: radio shows about big ideas like morality, sleep, memory, and more; great stories, experiments, and people
Washington Post
New York Times
Time magazine
Newsweek
US News & World Report
CNN Special Reports
The Smithsonian

Searching tools
Montgomery County Library book catalog: use this to search for books on your topic

JDS Library Search Page

SIRS Discoverer: my favorite search engine for articles (Use betsefer and lion05 as the user name and password. If you still have problems, go to Lion's Den, Lower School, Library, Online Resources, and SIRS Discoverer.)

Mrs. Hagemann's Search Page

MasterFILE Premier: a more advanced database than SIRS for magazine and newspaper articles (Accessed through Montgomery County Public Libary's database list and you need a library card to access it.)

Answers.com
 

Possible nonfiction topics