SIRS

I've never really used Sirs before. Sirs Discoverer looks like it would be very useful for kids. I searched for otters and got 266 hits-most including a picture. The information is rated by reading level. I did another search for the country of Kiribati. The link had facts such as population, government and economy. It provided a short historical timeline and other sources to contact for further information. The record also had 2 photos: one of the Kiribati flag and the other was a map showing its world locale. I played around with the maps feature of Sirs and it would be a great tool to help students with geography lessons. The last thing I looked at in Discoverer was the pictures feature. Here you can browse for pictures of people, places and things.

I clicked on Arts Censorship in Sirs Researcher. The first thing I noticed was the topic overview which gave a quick definition of Arts Censorship. To the right there was the pro/con box with more information about the topic. Information such as a historical timeline, global impact and statistics are also provided. There was also articles from magazines and newspapers. This would be a good place to get started on a paper or speech- an excellent place for debaters. I also checked out Curriculum Pathfinders which allows students to select a area of study such as social sciences. Once on the topic page, you can browse various subjects. It would be a good place for students to start if they werent sure of what to write a paper about.