I used the animal the snow leopard to research for the SIRS Discoverer.  There were so many articles to pick from that anyone would have adequate information to choose from. The part I thought was great was that they were labeled with easy to moderate reading levels. It saves kids that extra time involved in going through so many articles.

When I searched through the Data Base Features I went into the country facts, maps of the world, and biographies. I looked at Eygpyt and the facts it had listed for the country. Wow having all the information in one article would just be time saved!
  The map of Hawaii was very detailed, listing national parks, etc. This would enhance any report or power point presentation! It even listed articles to read about that particular state.
   I also looked up biographies in the Data Base. Abraham Lincoln was the person I chose to research.  It makes doing reports that much easier to do if the web sites are user friendly. My boys really like to read history of any kind so this would be fun for them to check into!

I looked up using cellphones in school, the pros and cons of it. This listed the articles that you could research and make your own choice of which way to lean. I think the world has changed so much over the years, for the good and bad! Personally, I am not sold on letting kids have their phones in school. I would need to do more research. The pathfinders section was also very informative. I think its great that whatever one would be looking for they not have any problems finding it.