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TCIS Catalogues

News for students from the UK: G. 5-10. English, Spanish, German, French.

Flocabulary YouTube Playlist - Math

Learn how to be safer online.

A safer way to search the web.

Find lots of information.

Play many fun games.

Find videos, apps, and games.

Online Help for Planning Your Research

What's My Task? How do I plan for my research?

Background Checks. How to choose a topic.

Thesis Statements.

So What's the Problem? More about developing a thesis statement.

What Do I Already Know? How do I plan for my research?

Plagiarism.

What Information Do I Need and Where Do I Find It?

Primary & Secondary Sources.

Online Help for Doing Your Research

"How Search Engines Work" - PBS Kids

Advanced Searching. How can I use databases effectively?

Keywords and Subject Headings. How can I use databases effectively?

Staying Safe on the World Wide Web.

Locating Online Information That Is Right for Me.

Structure of a URL. How can I evaluate a website?

Top-Level Domains. Choosing the best sites.

Sources. What are some other sources of online information?

Evaluating Purpose. Why did the author write this information? Is this a good source?

Evaluating Currency. Is this information too old for my purpose?

Evaluating Accuracy. Is this information correct?

Solving the Problem. Evaluating your research progress.

What Did I Find?

Fact vs. Opinion.

Paraphrasing.

Outlines. How do I organise my research to help me write my project?

Common Knowledge. Do I have to cite everything?

Citations for Beginners. Why do we use citations? What do they look like? How do I create them?

Citations.

In-Text Citation.

Comma Splice.

Online Help for Reviewing Your Research

Reviewing Your Work. What do I do when I think I'm finished?

Fun and Interesting YouTube Channels

Make Me Genius is a site and YouTube channel run by some students in India.

Watch Sesame Street on the show's YouTube channel.

Watch Peep on the show's YouTube channel.

This YouTube channel has videos about scary, strange, cute, and endangered animals.

Fascinating information about the places and animals of planet Earth.

Watch many Charlie and Lola videos on their channel.

CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Shows for kids K-2.