Resources for Students

World Book Online
This is a great place to start, especially if you don't know much about a topic and want a general overview before beginning your in-depth research. It's also great for narrowing a topic.
Go to: http://www.worldbookonline.com
User Name and password required.

Teen Health and Wellness
This database, aimed at secondary (7-12) students, is useful for writing reports as well as for answering students' questions about their own health and wellness.
Go to: http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com
User Name and password required.

The Ruler Game

An interactive game that allows the students to practice reading a standard ruler within multiple increment levels.  The game assesses student fluency and proficiency with ruler use and can be differentiated according to increment level of whole, halves, quarters, eights, and sixteenths.
Focus grade level: K-8
Go to: http://www.rickyspears.com/rulergame/