Science Online
This link opens in a new windowScience, math, and technology information articles, images, diagrams, videos, current events, experiments, biographies, and more. Hear text read aloud.
Science Reference Center
This link opens in a new windowEasy access to science and math information. Contains science experiments and full-text science encyclopedias, magazines, and journals.
World Book Student (Middle School)
This link opens in a new windowStart your school project here. Research tools, biographies, videos, current events, images, maps, and timelines. Create your own account to track and share your research. Hear text read aloud. Translate articles into more than 30 languages.
Databases: General History
ABC-CLIO Multi-Database Search
This link opens in a new windowMultiple databases including Daily Life Through History, Issues: Controversy and Society, World Geography, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, and World Religions
African-American Experience
This link opens in a new windowProviding a comprehensive survey of African American history, The African American Experience from ABC-CLIO shows students the challenges and contributions of African Americans across political, social, artistic, and literary contexts.
American History: FactCite
This link opens in a new windowMore than 6,000 illustrated articles of people, places, and events in American history. This resource includes:
*Search eras in American history
*Search the 50 states
*Search on Native Americans
*Search on the American Civil War
Countries & Cultures: FactCite
This link opens in a new windowInformation about countries including everything from population to economy to religion to social media statistics.
EBSCOHost
This link opens in a new windowFull-text information from more than 6,000 magazines, journals, and newspapers. Includes e-books, biographies, radio and TV transcripts, geographic information, primary sources, images, maps, and more.
NewsBank Newspapers
This link opens in a new windowAccess full-text newspaper articles from all over the world as well as historical newspapers dating to 1900, including The Plain Dealer.
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U.S. History in Context
This link opens in a new windowU.S. History in Context delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from the most extensive online collection of historical information available today.
Providing a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information, it combines documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital archives; articles from classic Macmillan Reference USA™ and Charles Scribner’s Sons® references; as well as other Gale proprietary content such as country and era overview information, and full-text periodicals and journals.
World Book Advanced
This link opens in a new windowStart your school project here. Research tools, primary sources, e-books, biographies, sounds, videos, current events, images, maps, and timelines. Create your own account to track and share your research. Hear text read aloud. Translate articles into more than 30 languages.
World HIstory: The Modern Era
This link opens in a new windowCovers various eras in modern world history from 1500 to present.
World History in Context
This link opens in a new windowWorld History In Context reaches back to the ancient world — and forward to today's headlines — to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.
Biographies: Sports Champions (FactCite)
This link opens in a new window700 inspiring stories with 1,500 illustrations of athletes from all sports. Now with Lexiles® (820L to 1210L).
U.S. History in Context
This link opens in a new windowU.S. History in Context delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from the most extensive online collection of historical information available today.
Providing a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information, it combines documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital archives; articles from classic Macmillan Reference USA™ and Charles Scribner’s Sons® references; as well as other Gale proprietary content such as country and era overview information, and full-text periodicals and journals.
World Book Student (Middle School)
This link opens in a new windowStart your school project here. Research tools, biographies, videos, current events, images, maps, and timelines. Create your own account to track and share your research. Hear text read aloud. Translate articles into more than 30 languages.
World History in Context
This link opens in a new windowWorld History In Context reaches back to the ancient world — and forward to today's headlines — to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.
