SIRS Issues Researcher and Discoverer

SIRS Discover:

I looked up an Armadillos and discovered there are a lot of different types.  They are in Texas and the Spainards named them (hard shelled animal) and on several different places in the world.  They also showed pictures of all of them and there were so many I even forget already how many.  This sight would be very good for the younger kids to explore their favorite animal and also for homework about animals as well as all other subjects.

I also Looked up the USA in the Country Facts on the Database Features.  The list of information includes all those things a student needs to kinow about a country:  Language, Currency, Capital, Population, Region, Type of Government, Agriculture, Climate, Map, Flag and Major Events in History as well as Holidays.

The Country Facts gives you Continents and then you can look at the country in which you have interest.  This is a great resource for younger kids to do their homework.

The Maps of the World Database Feature helps in learning how our world is today and how is was yesterday.

Checked out maps of the world and what they looked like now.  Names of places have changed so much since I went to school and boy am I ancient.

SIRS Issues Researcher:

I checked out the issue on Abused Women and some of the data related to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and some of the statistics.  Also found some artilces about the high level of abuse of women by althelets and areas where artilces on domestic violence related to other areas could be found, not just althelets.

I checked out the curriculum pathfinder and looked at the list under science.  I found several items under Science and Society including Biodviversity.  It also listed History of Scientists and Tools for Research Guidance.

This would be a marvelous site to help kids with their homework.  Sure wish I have one like it when I was young.