SIRS Discoverer provides a database of full-text magazine and newspaper articles for the young researcher. Students can read stories, learn about important people, find fun projects to do, use maps and pictures, find country and state facts, and much more. There's even a dictionary and a thesaurus.

Access SIRS Discoverer at school and at home. All Ohio K-12 students and their parents, as well as K-12 educators, can use the state-funded INFOhio Electronic Resources free-of-charge. Home access requires a username and password available from your school's library media center, technology coordinator or Information Technology Center (ITC) Staff Provider.

	Educator's Guide Online, Fifth Edition, November 2006 [PDF OR HTML 21 pgs]
	Educator's Resources - Complete list of what is available from the SIRS Discoverer site, including training Podcasts, Student Activities, Curriculum Support and other materials.
	Learning Activities for SIRS Discoverer are designed for about ten minutes of student time on task. Each relates to an Ohio Academic Content Standard indicator statement and is based on an essential question.
	Lexile Reading Levels @ ProQuest, n.d.  [HTML]
	Lexile Reading Levels in SIRS, September 2004 [PPT 7 slides]
	Mini-Research Models -- Prevent Plagiarism -- Develop Critical Thinking, October 2003 [PDF 31 pgs] Download a set of mini-research strategies that curb plagiarism and develop writing and critical thinking. ProQuest Educator Tool.
	ProQuest Product Information for SIRS Discoverer - Includes training resources, educator tools and product fliers.
	Scientific Research Summary, June 2006 [PDF 18 pgs] The facts about how research activities increase student achievement in essential skills for state tests. ProQuest Educator Tool.
	SIRS vs. Google and Other Web Surfing, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]
	Student Workbook, Elementary Edition, 2006 (grades 1-5) [PDF OR HTML 28 pgs] Retrieve and print out this educator-reviewed resource for your youngest students. SIRS Discoverer Educator Tool.
	Student Workbook, Middle School Edition, 2006 (grades 6-8) [PDF OR HTML 37 pgs] Don't miss this educator-reviewed resource for your middle school students! SIRS Discoverer Educator Tool.

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