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Education Research Guide: Search Engines for Kids

A good starting point for finding resources in education.

Useful for Teachers Too!

Since these search engines for kids are age-appropriate, they are also a great source of pictures, games, activities and learning resources suitable for use by teachers.

Selected List

Awesome Library - 17,000 sites in a directory. Carefully reviewed, including the top 5% in education.

Cyber Sleuth - Kids  K-12 student friendly links; sections for topics such as holidays, science fair, US history, inventors, explorers...more. Also sections for Internet safety, crossword and Sudoku puzzles, coloring pages and clipart

Dib Dab Do - a smarter, safer way to search the Internet. Also categories.

Fact Monster - from Information Please Almanac. Facts and information around the needs of children.

Internet Search Engines for Kids - all kinds of links to specialty sites for biology, general science, history, etc. as well as resources such as dictionaries.

Kidoz - simple navigation; contains games, videos, e-mail and websites. Once you download it, your child can start surfing kid-friendly sites - free download (no spyware or adware).

Kids Click - web search directory for kids compiled by librarians, winner of the American Library Assoc. award for "Great Website." Good for K-7.

Kid's SearchKidsSearch.com is a Safe Search Engine for children. We use Google's Safe Search technology and advanced filtering tools on web content. We offer kid friendly links through our directory, each site is peer reviewed for appropriate content, usefulness and fun.

On-Lion for Kids! the NY Public Library has put together a great collection of information about children's books and authors, as well as a collection of Internet links that are of interest to kids, teachers and parents.

Surfing the Net with Kids - website reviews for kids, teachers and families. Organized by broad subject headings. Tons of information.

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