Search skills

I've noticed that most kids, when searching for information for a school assignment, all seem to search the same way. They put the name of their subject(Jackie Robinson. for example) in Google and hit return. The Wikipedia article is usually in the top ten; and because they have seen wikipedia before, it's the first link they click on. How can we get them to more fully explore the rich resources on the net?
The first thing to do is to increase their google search skills. Google Guides is a good place to start understanding how to help them craft better queries. I also like to read John Battelle's Searchblog to see if any new, great websearch sites have been announced.
Another thing you can do is show them where to fin annotated lists of websites. One of my favorites is the Librarians Internet Index(Lii).It is my personal favorite. Calisphere is getting a lot of play these days, although it seems to load slowly on my machine. The Library of Congress' American Memory is truly amazing in the depth of material it holds. Another annotated list of sites(although not as comprehensive as Lii) is the American Library Associations Great Web Sites for kids.Another annotated search engine is called Awesome Library.
Finally, the grandmomma of annotated sites is Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators.Its size is daunting, but there is nothing that you can't eventually find here(forgive the double negative).