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Search Engines for Kids 

Nettreker  Start here for all your searches.
KidsClick!
 Search tool for kids written by librarians
Ask for Kids Great for searches in question form: "How tall is ..."
Yahoo for Kids Best for pop media.  Be-careful, you can quickly link to adult sites.

Reference Sites

Awesome Library A librarian-compiled search and browsing tool
MrDonn.org
 Social Studies and Humanities for K-8 students
Library of Congress
 Research resources for students in grades K-12
CIA World Factbook
 Brief facts on all of the countries in the world
Fact Monster
 Encylopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, almanac and more
IPL2
 Internet Public Library 2 extensive research resources for kids and teens
Word Central
 Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus for kids
OneLook
 Dictionary and Reverse Dictionary search
How to Do Research
 Kentucky Virtual Library offers you a plan
NoodleQuest
 Research help for 5th Graders and up
Enchanted Learning
 Social stuidies and science information. Find facts and pictures to use in your reports.
TrackStar
 
Made for teachers, but you can use it too. Use a keyword and view in Frames.
Ed Helper
Learning Page
Britannica
Discovery School
ThinkQuest