Reference Resources

Columbia Public Schools Online Reference Resources:

Encyclopedias and other Data Bases

You must be at Derby Ridge to access these resources.

CultureGrams: USA
Facts, symbols, timelines, and more for each of the 50 states

CultureGrams: World

Kid's-eye view of 66 countries: history, maps, flags, geography and more

Grolier Online Kids

Kids' Search - Ebsco Host

Searchasaurus

World Book Kids

World Book Online

Other websites you can access from home:
Word Central: Webster's Dictionary for Kids	Columbia Daily Tribune	Columbia Missourian	Almanac, atlases, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary: Click on a letter to look for words. Links to more info on the same topic.		dictionary.com: This site also has a thesaurus.	Maths Dictionary for Kids (It comes from England, where they call it 'maths.')

Kids' Search Engines and Directories

What is a search engine? A search engine uses keywords typed in by the user to search the internet for information on the topic. The search engine goes out to the whole internet to find sites and gives you a list of results

What is a directory (on the internet)? A directory is a list of websites in a certain order, usually alphabetical order or perhaps subject order. The websites are already listed in the directory .

A directory does not search the entire internet.