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What does it mean to research?
🔍 Looking for reliable information from trustworthy sources (like books, databases, credible websites, or interviews).
🧠 Asking questions and learning deeply about a topic instead of just skimming the surface.
📝 Using evidence to support ideas, opinions, or arguments—then explaining what that evidence means.
Research does not mean...
🚫 Copying and pasting information without understanding it or giving credit.
📱 Googling one website (or using Wikipedia alone) and calling it done.
💭 Sharing personal opinions without facts, sources, or proof to back them up.
MVA Research Tools
Click on the icons below to access sites to help with student research.
Some of these sites require a username and password, others can be accessed through ClassLink.
Students can get login information from Mrs. Riesgraf.
Magazines and primary sources suitable for middle school students.
Provided through BadgerLink
Explora is a user-friendly, reliable online research database specifically designed to help middle school students find high-quality information for assignments, projects, and reports. Instead of scrolling through random internet search results, Explora connects students directly to trustworthy, age-appropriate resources.
Provided through BadgerLink
An exciting, kid-friendly news website that features current events, science, and social studies articles. It makes staying up-to-date on world news fun and easy to understand for young readers!
Britannica School allows for quick searches of factual topics.
Provided through BadgerLink
Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes y educadores. Spanish encyclopedia for students and educators.
FactCite is a database where students can search a variety of topics to guide their research.
Offers easy search tools for students 4K-8th and more! See Mrs. Riesgraf for username and password to access all tools available. You can also login using ClassLink.
National Geographic Kids provides engaging, age-appropriate content about animals, science, history, and geography
A database designed to provide fun, kid-friendly facts and information on a wide range of subjects.
Offers over 1500+ articles on the physical, environmental, and biological sciences.
Biography Resources
Offers an easy to use site for studying famous people from around the world.
Dictionary Resources
Merriam-Webster's website provides access to its online dictionary and thesaurus, which are regularly updated with new words and definitions
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