Student Resources and Factbooks

Find facts, information, and curiosity sparkers

• Vermont Online Library (VOL) "Gale"

  • The Vermont Online Library (VOL) is a curated collection of online information resources covering a broad range of subjects for K-12 students.
    The information resources are produced by known and trusted publishers, with content of interest to both generalists and specialists.  Free for all Vermont library users.

  • PBS NewsHour

    1. • News and Resources for Students and Teachers on current events.  Features immersive Historical examinations of primary documents regarding Journalism via the "Journalism in Action" tab.

• Vermont Historical Society

  • See this site for Vermont-specific events, Student research sources through Vermont History Explorer, photographs, maps, teaching tools, and more!

  • https://vermonthistoryexplorer.org/ - Resource for Students and Teachers!

• National Geographic Kids

• The Library of Congress

• Fact Monster

• Guinness World Records Kids

• State Facts for Students

Research and Citation Resources

• Easybib provides a free, easy-to use MLA citation maker. It includes all kinds of unusual and high-tech sources, from blogs to federal laws to comics. 

• MyBib - another free citation resource.  Walks you through inputting the needed info!

• Bibme lets you save APA-style bibliographies online.  It can often create a full citation even if all you remember is the title of a book, and bibme will even suggest further reading.

• Fact Checking Resources:

  • 1. Fact Check.org - https://www.factcheck.org/

    2. News Literacy Project - https://newslit.org/for-everyone/ 

    3. Checkology - https://get.checkology.org/ (requires teacher code)

Sample Research Process

1. Develop topic and research question, with 2-3 areas of focus

2. Identify potential information sources

3. Develop, use, and revise search strategies

4. Evaluate sources and information

5. Recognize how to use information responsibly, ethically, and legally