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America’s Historical Newspapers 

Database of primary documents from 1690 - 1922

Annals of American History 

History of the US presented through historical accounts, speeches, memoirs, pictures, multimedia

Britannica Online School Edition 

General background information

CultureGrams 

Cultural, economic, geographic information about all countries around the world

Encyclopedia Universal en Espanol 

General background information in Spanish

Issues and Controversies 

In-depth investigations of current issues with statistical data, pros and cons

Journey Back in Time  A database of historical newspapers.

KidsPage 

Articles explore events and facts about plants, animals, fossils, science, math, the earth, health, sports, people, arts, geography

NoodleTools 

Note taking software and bibliography composer

Science Resource Center 

Latest scientific developments, topic overviews, experiments, biographies, illustrations

SIRS Decades 

A variety of 20th century American resources including photos, speeches, editorial cartoons, etc.

SIRS Discoverer 

General reference database

SIRS Knowledge Source 

Databases including reference, social issues, health, science, historic and gov’t. documents, arts & humanities, and selected websites

Student Resource Center: Jr 

Database of information – primary documents, newspapers, magazines, multimedia

TeachingBooks.net 

A collection of multimedia author and book resources

US History Resource Center 
(Grade 8)

Historical documents, articles, pre-Colonial to present

Webster’s New International Dictionary

Unabridged dictionary

World Book Encyclopedia 

General background information

World Data Analyst 

Country information, create tables and charts that compare countries

World History: Ancient & Medieval Eras  Includes authoritative primary and secondary sources, in-depth explorations, and profiles of city-states, courntries, and regions of the ancient world.

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