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"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed."
2 Timothy 2:15

 

Research Resources   

BRCS subscribes to the following online encyclopedias.  You will need to know the username and password to access them.  This information is not to be shared, but is for the school family only. 
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Florida Electronic Library
(free site - public library card is needed to access some areas)		 Florida Electronic Library
Grolier Online Encyclopedia go.grolier.com


The following are sites that may be helpful for research.

General Research
Boca Raton Public Library catalog
SAT preparation
Websites on popular subjects
Educational clipart
Maps, satellite imagery, directions
Homework and student, teacher / parent refererence resource
Maps, phone numbers, directions
Miami newspaper
Microsoft Office online; clipart, media

Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach Post newspaper
Copyright-friendly images for education
Sun-Sentinel Newspaper
Almanacs, calendars, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, thesauri

Art
5,000 years of art

Language Arts
Visual thesaurus and dictionary

Math
Grades 3-8
Grades 1-5
Make your own fractal art.
Grades 3-12
Grades 3-8

Science
Science fair projects for all levels
Archive of science experiments
Links to sites about animals
World records in earth science and the plant and animal kingdoms
Descriptions of how things work
Information on whales
NASA website
Help with science fair projects
Information on spiders
Virtual frog dissection
Weather center

Social Studies
Anne Frank's Museum

Links to government websites for kids
Multi-media history site
Egypt guide for travel and tours
Interactive reference source.
Genealogy; search for ancestors
Information on the 50 states
Ancient Egypt, China, Rome, etc.
Sled dog race in Alaska in March
U.S. government's official web portal
Library catalog; American Memory
Online resources from the Smithsonian Institution
Stamps about black history


Author and Book Review Sites
Arnold, Tedd Cleary, Beverly
Avi Lewis, C.S.
Book Adventure Newbery Awards
Brett, Jan Spyri, Johanna
Caldecott Awards Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Carle, Eric Wood, Audrey
Christian Fiction Review  

 

Fun Stuff   

Games and teacher resource for grades PreK-3.
Puzzles, links, safety for kids
Map, vocabulary quizzes
Site for kids about space
Site for kids about space
Fun online interactive learning center
Site for kids about the White House and Presidents
Site for kids about U.S. coins

 

Christian Resources

100 Christian Resources Online
Christmas activities and links
Chuck Colson
Biblical answers to contempary questions
Christian resources
Dr. James Dobson
Dr. John MacArthur
Dr. Charles Stanley

 

Search Engines

AltaVista

http://www.altavista.com/
+ includes keyword
- excludes keyword
"..." phrase search
Click REFINE to include or     exclude words
* to truncate
Indexes full text; good for very specific searches; rated best for finding scientific information; use capital letters to force an exact case match on the entire word.
http://www.dogpile.com
Boolean AND, OR, NEAR, NOT
"..." phrase search
Can be customized to exclude particular search engines, or search them in a particular order.

http://www.excite.com  
AND, OR, NOT (must capitalize)
"..." phrase search
case sensitive
capitalize proper name
Has excellent summaries.
Search new, images, info
http://www.hotbot.com
+ includes keyword
- excludes keyword
Type search term, then modify from drop-down lists.
Ranks results; fast and powerful; person search will retrieve the name in both reversed and normal order (Washington, George and George Washington).
http://www.lycos.com
+ includes keyword
- excludes keyword
"..." phrase search
$ to truncate
Reviews and rates the "Top 5%".
http://metacrawler.com
+ includes keyword
- excludes keyword
"..." phrase search
Can search by continent.
http://www.northernlight.com
+ includes keyword
- excludes keyword
"..." phrase search
Boolean OR, NOT
Groups results into folders of related hits.
Ranks relevancy; a smaller database.
http://www.yahoo.com
+ includes keyword
- excludes keyword
"..." phrase search
case sensitive
Organizes information from general to specific topics.
Provides sites just for kids.