SIRS Discoverer/ SIRS Issues Researcher

Challenge #3
SIRS Discoverer
1.) I look up antelope and found a number of articles on this.  I like how it has the color code for reading levels.  Great facts different age groups.  In it I also found a article that had a activity which kids will find very interesting and fun. Great pictures also.

2.) I looked up the country Sweden.  On the left hand side it gave you a quick reference of the country from the official name to the holiday/observances.  The right hand side gives you a map and a picture of the flag.  I like how you can find over 3000 detailed maps of the world.  Great place for kids to go if they need a copy of a map. The other database feature I looked at was the science fair explorer.  I found this to be a great resource.  My 3rd grader needs to do a science experiment very soon so together we sat down and looked at this and discovered many experiments that she could do.  She loved the site.

SIRS Issues Researcher
1.)  I like how right at the beginning it helps you find a subject, you can look at the top 10 or you can use the visual browse to find a subject.  I looked up Animal Welfare.  This had a great overview of Animal Welfare it gives you the pro/cons of the issues.  With the research tools the note organizer would be a great help for a student who is trying to get started.

2)  In the Curriculum Pathfinders I looked up Health.  When I put my mouse over Health it came up with more topics like Body Image, depression, teenage pregnancy, and many more. Then I clicked on Body Image then it went into different articles from Beauty pageants to Tanning Salons.