Grades KG- 5

Kids Search Engines

NoodleQuest
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/

The World of Search: Learn the tricks
http://www.rcls.org/wows/

Web Feet
With Web feet you can search by grade level--in the search box, you put g2 (for grade 2) and then
your topic--for example insects.  It then comes up with a list of appropriate sites.
http://www.webfeetguides.com/wfonline/rhfwfk12.html
The Search Engine for Little Kids called Little Explorers http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html 
Click on a letter of the alphabet and connect to, not one, but many pictures of words with that letter and hot links to web sites about that word. 

Yahooligans Search Engines 
http://www.yahooligans.com/
An excellent search engine with a nice set of kids activities and information. 

KidsClick
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

DibDabDoo
http://www.dibdabdoo.com
A non-commercial, fast search engine that only looks
for adult-reviewed sites safe for children and teens.
The site currently has about 1 million links in its database.

Internet Public Library Kids Space
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
Rich resource and search engine for students K-12.

TekMom's Search Tools for Students
http://www.tekmom.com/search/
All-in-one search page for kid search sites and research resources.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
 First searches a database of selected sites arranged as questions; then conducts a parallel search of encyclopedias, Yahooligans and Education World.

Cybersleuth
 
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/ 
 A search engine for Grade k-12 


How Search Engines Work
 
Learning about Search Strategies for Grades 2-5
http://www.rcls.org/wows/
An excellent comprehensive tutorial on how to search, the logic behind different search engines and tips on how to effectively search the web. Extremely child friendly text with online exercises.
Boolean
http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/
Confused not sure how to use this strategy look no further here is your answer. This is an excellent virtual tutorial on learning on how to use the ANDNOT and OR Boolean search techniques

back
March 11, 2009
Contact  G.Ward