Search Engines For Students

Use These Search Engines To Find The Best Educational, Age-Appropriate Web Sites For K-8 Students

KidsClick!
"Created by a bunch of librarians." Sites are annotated with reading levels. Selection Policy and search strategy hints are given.
 
Awesome Library
Over 17,000 reviewed resources, selected for teachers, kids, teens, parents, and librarians
 
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Over 8,500 sites selected by librarians, with selection criteria
 
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Searches database of selected sites
 
Berit's Best Sites for Children
Recommended web sites are reviewed and given ratings, now with search capabilities
 
Education World
A search engine for educational Web sites only; now over 500,000 sites
 
Cybersleuth-Kids
An Internet search guide for the K-12 student
 
SuperKids
Browse by keyword or subject
 
MarcoPolo
Provides standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts
 
Yahooligans
Browsable, searchable directory of Internet sites for kids, approved by educators
 
Internet Public LibraryYouth Division
A directory of sites selected for children 4-11, their parents and teachers (no search capability)
 
Internet Public Library Teen Division
A directory of sites selected for teens
 
Big Chalk
Evaluated and organized 100,000 links on over 10,000 subjects. Updated daily.
 
www.4kids.org
A great starting place for teachers, librarians, and parents
 
Genie Find Kids
A "human edited" search engine

Gale Database
World Book Online
Your Dictionary.Com
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
Merriam Webster Word Central
American Heritage Dictionary
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Internet Picture Dictionary
A Maths Dictionary for Kids
Roget's II Thesaurus