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Q-files goes interactive with Q-wizz
April 02, 2019
Q-files has a brand new interactive feature: Q-wizz — the fast and fun quiz app. The app will be integrated with Q-files so if you are already a subscriber it will become freely and directly accessible from the site.
Q-wizz consists of 12 quizzes on different subject areas (Ancient Egypt, Science, Planets, Dinosaurs, Earthquakes, Human Body, Religions, Romans, Vikings, Weather, Transport and Animals). Each quiz has 10 questions, with a choice of four answers. Score 7/10 or more and you get a
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Ten reasons why every school library should have Q-files
January 02, 2018
1. It’s a massive school library in itself, covering all the sciences, natural history, technology, history, space, prehistory, religions, nations, arts, the Earth — everything.
2. It’s completely trustworthy. Every page has been carefully checked for accuracy by a team of expert consultants. You’ll find their credentials listed on a special page on the Q-files site.
3. It’s specially designed for children. All our pages are written by specialist children’s writers working alongside specialist
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New pages for 2018
January 02, 2018
Q-files moves with the times. Stuff happens, new discoveries take place, the world changes. Besides, we will never be content to stand still; we want always to be bigger and better. So Q-files is constantly being updated, improved and added to.
We’ve recently completed a whole new section in the GEOGRAPHY file: US States. There’s a page on each state, covering its geography, climate, economy and the origin of its name. Along with photos, a flag and a factfile, there’s a full historical
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Is your school looking for something like Wikipedia… but which isn’t Wikipedia?
September 20, 2017
Wikipedia is, of course, the go-to reference source on the web. It has its critics, but its depth, range and sheer convenience are unarguable.
But if you want an online reference source that is specially written and designed for children, one that has been carefully checked and verified by experts, one that is completely safe to browse, with no irritating ads or links to dodgy sites … where do you go?
Q-files.com, the new online children’s encyclopedia, meets all those criteria. Created by a
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How can Q-files help with learning?
April 28, 2017
As an online encyclopedia, Q-files.com is a vast store of general knowledge that children can visit to read up about…well, pretty well anything. It’s comprehensive, in-depth, expert-verified — and brimming with facts, diagrams and videos. (And it covers a wide range of subjects that are not necessarily part of the school curriculum: space, dinosaurs, pirates, castles, world religions, endangered animals, etc.) So Q-files supports classwork and homework exactly in the same way that a good library
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How Q-files.com is helping to provide Education For All
June 10, 2015
Q-files.com, the first free online children's encyclopedia, is a great online educational resource for the whole world—absolutely free to use by anyone, anywhere. There are no adverts, no paywalls, no logins—just masses of in-depth information covering a comprehensive range of subjects in science, technology, nature, geography, history and the arts, all very easily navigable. The site is brimming with facts, photos, illustrations, videos and diagrams. There are already 1200 pages. Every one of
