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Online Databases - Kids
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| BrainPOP |
BrainPOP movies cover everything from the Underground Railroad to the atomic model to Shakespeare. Interactive quizzes for assessment and enrichment materials like experiments and creative activities supplement the movies. Topics are grouped within the subjects of Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Technology and Arts and Music. Our ever-expanding library currently consists of more than 600 movies for grades 3-12. |
| BrainPOP Español |
Spanish-language content for older students |
| BrainPOP Jr |
Movies and activities appropriate for ages four to kindergarten |
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| CultureGrams Online Edition |
Subject areas: Cultures, politics and geography of 200 countries, the 50 states of the U.S. and the 13 Canadian provinces
Type: Full-text articles, maps, flags, photos
Source: Print edition of CultureGrams World Edition
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| EBSCO Animals |
Subject Areas: Variety of topics relating to animals, including nature and habitat
Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text, full image
Source: EBSCO Publishing |
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| eLibrary Curriculum |
Subject Areas: More than 18,000 topics relevant to K-12 curricula and interests
Type: Full text, multimedia
Source: Over 2,000 magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts--plus thousands of maps, pictures, educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, and audio/video files |
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| Kids Search Interface |
Easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface
Source: Databases include Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals |
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| MAS Ultra: School Edition |
Subject Areas: General current events, health and science, book reviews and biographies and more
Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text
Source: Periodicals; reference books (including the Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book and World Almanac & Book of Facts); and an image collection of photos, maps & flags |
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| Middle Search Plus |
Subject Areas: General reference, health and science topics targeted to students
Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text
Source: Primary source documents, dictionaries, encyclopedias and an image collection |
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| Primary Search |
Subject Areas: Designed for elementary school-age children
Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text
Source: Elementary magazines, encyclopedias and an image collection |
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| Searchasaurus |
Easy-to-use, colorful interface for young children
Source: Databases include Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals |
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| Student Research Center Interface |
Subject Areas: Designed specifically for students in grades 6-12.
Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text
Source: Magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
Use to search Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra School Edition, Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Sources — Consumer Edition, and American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
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| TOPICsearch |
Subject Areas: Current events, business, economics, political science, science, social sciences, technology, and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms
Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text
Source: Magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, biographies, book reviews and public opinion polls. |
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