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GreenFILE
GreenFileoffers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Kids Search
Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8, they can search current issues or topices (Animals, Arts & Music, Geography, Health, In the News, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and Sports).  There is also a Dictionary, Encyclopedia and LOTS of pictures!
MAS Ultra - High School
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,783 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 400,972 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs.
Middle Search Plus
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags
NoveList K-8
Over 55,000 age appropriate fiction titles includes features specifically suited to young readers. It provides thousands of subject headings, and searchable full-text reviews.
POVPoints of View
A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Over 200 topics include affirmative action, HIV/AIDS, immigration, nuclear proliferation, stem cell research, tax cuts, and many mroe. There are also guides to debate, developing arguements and writing position papers. There is also a searchable database ov the some of the most important social, political and cultural moment of the 20th century on video.
Primary Search
Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
SearchasaurusSearchasaurus
Searchasaurus includes full-text research materials for both primary and middle-school students along with a general encyclopedia, an encyclopedia of animals, a searchable database of pictures, and a dictionary.  Check it out!!
Student Research Center
The Student Research Center is designed especially for youth in grades 6-12.  Search the list of current issues or by topic (Arts & Media, English & Language Arts, Business, Careers, Health, History, Science, Math, Social Studies, Sports, and Technology.  Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
TOPICsearch
Research social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. Contains full text for over 64,000 articles from more than 3,000 diverse sources.




Homework Help Websites

GREAT Reference Tools!

Atlas - Fact Monster

Bio 4 Kids - A&E Biography

Dictionary.Com

Fact Monster

Grammar, Punctuation & Spacing

HOLIDAYS
Festivals.com
Holidays on the Net

Picture dictionary (different languages)

Scholastic News

World Almanac for Kids

Science

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Internet Public Library’s A Science Fair Project Resource guide

National Wildlife Federation's Kidzone

Animals

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife
PBS Nature Critter Guide
San Diego Zoo
Yahoo Animals
Zoobooks

Endangered Animals

American Museum of Natural History
Kids Planet
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Endangered Species
World Wildlife

Health

Just For Kids – Healthy NJ
Diseases  -  KidsClick
Medline Plus – Children’s Page

Solar System

NASA ‘s Solar System Exploration
Nine Planets

Science Fair

Super Science Fair Projects
Science Fair Central –Discovery School

Natural Disasters

FEMA for Kids
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
National Geographic – Forces of Nature

Math

Manipula Math with Java: Middle school-college

Brain Teasers: Each Wednesday night post new teaser. Gr 3-4,5-6,7-8

Room 108 Math

Social Sciences

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

Celebrate New Jersey

50 States.com

Hangout, New Jersey – NJ Kids

National Park Service – Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

New Jersey Legislature's Kids Page

Stateris - MapsMSG

White House for Kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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