Additional resource for detectives
Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. - Using the Big6 information literacy process, you will identify information research goals, seek, use, and assemble relevant, credible information, then to reflect— is the final product effective and was my process efficient. The Big6 information literacy process is completely transferable to any grade level, subject area, or workplace. Big6, state and national instructional standards, and your curriculum all work together hand-in-hand.
Useful research tools - Noodle Tools provides students with a range of carefully selected tools, arranged in sections. Starting with "Help to define your topic" and then "Help to find quality results", the content includes sites that offer personal help, to sites that help refine or narrow the topic, and sites that give access to primary source material. More suitable for secondary. US focus.