About Q-files
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Q-files is specially designed for children
Aimed at children aged between 7 and 13 years, the site contains around 1800 pages, arranged into nine major subject headings: Science, Technology, Life, Earth, Prehistory, Space, History, Geography and Culture.
Each page includes text, captions, bite-size facts (“Q-facts”), illustrations and/or photos. Many pages also contain diagrams, animations and videos. Numerous links take you directly to other pages.
You can navigate your way around the site by entering a term in the search bar, by using the drop-down menu along the top or the page menu down the side, or by clicking on an image on the home page.
The home page includes a link to a page on our new sections for younger readers (“LET’S EXPLORE”) and news items of particular interest to children (“Q-news”).
Each page includes text, captions, bite-size facts (“Q-facts”), illustrations and/or photos. Many pages also contain diagrams, animations and videos. Numerous links take you directly to other pages.
You can navigate your way around the site by entering a term in the search bar, by using the drop-down menu along the top or the page menu down the side, or by clicking on an image on the home page.
The home page includes a link to a page on our new sections for younger readers (“LET’S EXPLORE”) and news items of particular interest to children (“Q-news”).
Have a go at our new quiz app, Q-wizz, available on Google Play, the App Store and also as a web app .
To find out more about how to subscribe to Q-files, please visit our
FAQs page
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Citation button for easy attribution
Read aloud and Word look-up functions
Created by a team of children’s reference book specialists
Every page verified by academic experts
KidSafe certified
Aligned with Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 (UK), US Common core, International Primary Curriculum (IPC) International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge and other curriculums.
Search engine is custom-designed for children, giving a manageable selection of relevant search results