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Help! I lost my library/media specialist! - Embracing Research

Additional resources

For grades 3 and up: http://www.kyvl.org/kids/homebase.html
This tutorial/kid portal created by the Kentucky Virtual Library Kids and Teachers Workgroup offers a step-by-step, clickable site that walks students through the research process, defines terms, gives examples, makes suggestions, etc. The site is colorful and includes sound and some animation. This would make a good introductory tool or review tool.

For grades 7 and up: http://rpc.elm4you.org/classic/step1.php?teacher=yes#about
Designed by MINITEX and MnLINK for secondary school teachers and students in Minnesota, this is a very thorough guide to the research process. Even includes options for a condensed version of the process for teachers who have limited class time to devote to research.

For evaluation of web content:
http://www.schrockguide.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/evalelem.pdf

For teaching citation of sources, grade 1 through grade 6:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/referenc.html