Teaching students how to use dictionaries and encyclopedias was critical at one time. To do any research, students needed to know where to find the resources and how to use them. Although I still think it’s important for kids to know what these resources are and how to use them, internet research is much more widely used today. Now it’s critical that kids know how to look up information online, what information is reputable, and how to use that information. I recently had the opportunity to review with the younger girls a resource from The Critical Thinking Co. that is designed to help kids learn how to do this- Surfing the Net:Science.
I received a physical paperback book- Surfing the Net: Science. The book is intended for grades 3-6, and there is an ebook available. The paperback book can be copied for use within a classroom, so I was able to use it with two girls- grades 5 and 6.

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About The Critical Thinking Co.
I’ve had the opportunity to review products from The Critical Thinking Co. before. Most recently we’ve reviewed the Math Analogies computer game which was a digital software download.
The Critical Thinking Co. is a company that publishes books and resources that are based on educational standards and are designed to help students perform better on standardized tests and to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The company has resources for math, science, history, reading, and writing. Other Crew reviewers have been reviewing other products from the company during this review as well. So make sure you click the banner at the bottom to see all we had a chance to review.
Surfing the Net: Science
Surfing the Net: Science is a workbook with reproducible pages. It is intended to teach children science concepts while, more importantly teaching them to use the internet for research. It contains activities that include watching videos, searching for images, using websites, taking quizzes, playing online games, viewing online animation, using interactive websites, and reading articles. The science material covered in the book include these topics:
- Animals
- Atmosphere
- Ecosystems and Habitats
- Energy
- Geology
- Plants
- Space


- Looking for answers to questions on the internet by using keywords to search
- Using the information gathered to create our own unique amphibian
- Recording information on a Venn diagram
- Dissecting a frog on a virtual dissection site


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