Database Collection
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Research Companion
Information literacy tools and tutorials to help develop critical thinking.
(Grades 8+; students need to be 13 or older to create an individual account within the product)
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PBS Video Collection
The PBS Video Collection contains more than 1,200 streaming videos and provides a range of content with video documentaries and series about science, history, art, Shakespeare, diversity, business & economics, and more.
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eBook Central
eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology).
(Grades 9+, possibly some content for Middle School, also includes professional development content for faculty)
This database requires creating an account while on the district network. It is independently searchable for older students, but teachers can find many resources to use with younger students (try juvenile fiction or juvenile non-fiction subject headings).
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ProQuest Central Student
Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.
(Grades 9+, IB, AP, College Prep)
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SIRS Issues Researcher
Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.
(Grades 6+ )
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SIRS Discoverer
Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.
(Grades 3-9)
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CultureGrams
Concise cultural information on countries around the world.
(Grades 3-12)
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Britannica Escolar
Spanish-Language resource for nativespeakers, bilingual students, and students learning spanish
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Britannica Original Sources
Hundreds of thousands of primary source documents in history, literature, science, law, politics, religion, and more
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Britannica School
Thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases
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Gale - National Geographic Kids
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.
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Gale in Context - Environmental Studies
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topoic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
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Gale Interactive
Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science.
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TeachingBooks.net
Books come to life with this engaging collection of resources.
There is no login access for students, only for teachers.
Students can access the student resources by just going to the teachingbooks.net page.
Teachers, click on Educator Login and follow the instructions to register.