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Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines
Biographical and contextual information on notable people throughout history
Lively reviews and recommendations make book selection fun.
Authoritative automotive repair covers the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years.
Academic articles, reports, news, book reports, and more in the field of education
Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in environmental studies
Health-focused magazines, reference, video, and more.
An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.
Academic articles, images, topic selections, and more for middle schoolers
Literary content integrates with subject indexing for a full research experience.
Signed essays on 2,000 authors and genres from the acclaimed print series.
In-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world withi ...
Information on high school research topics plus pop culture, sports, and more
Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos.
Regional, national, and world newspapers
Continuously updated information and opinions cover hot issues
A search platform unlike any other.
Literary works, biographies, images and much more for the lit student.
The largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary.
Biography, criticism, and overviews on writers and specific works in all disciplines
Fun, substantive content takes kids 6-14 on adventures in science, nature, culture and space.
Academic articles, videos, experiments, and more
Interactive 3D models in biology, chemistry, earth science, and more
Britannica School Resources
Welcome to Britannica Elementary, a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
Welcome to Britannica Middle, a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Middle School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
A safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for High School students. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
Spanish Encyclopedia for elementary and high school students.
Spanish Encyclopedia for high school students.
American History is an indispensable resource for student research. Spanning our nation’s history—from prehistory to the present day—American History was developed and curated by leading editors and scholars in the study of American history. It is composed of a variety of learning assets, including articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows.
Ancient and Medieval History provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions, including the ancient Near East, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, ancient and medieval Asia, the Americas, medieval Europe, and the Islamic World. Each civilization’s history is brought to life through articles, videos and slideshows, primary sources, and more.
Health Reference Center includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors. The up-to-date information comes from hundreds of authoritative sources, plus users can find thousands of videos, illustrations, journal articles from PubMed Central, and reference articles from MedlinePlus.
Bloom’s Literature offers a comprehensive resource for the study of literature. Edited and curated by Yale University professor Harold Bloom, this database includes thousands of critical essays and discussion questions, plus author biographies and character analyses, full-length poems, the full text of hundreds of reference books, full-length videos of classic plays and films, and more.
Issues & Controversies helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context—an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.
Modern World History offers a comprehensive look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines combine to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history.
World Geography and Culture is the definitive resource for the study of countries, cultures, and geography concepts and skills. Every country of the world is profiled in depth, covering all aspects of its geography, history, society, and culture. At-a-glance information, maps and flags, videos, images, gazetteer entries, biographies of famous people, a timeline, and current news supplement each country profile. Comprehensive entries about the U.S. states are also available.
Science Online offers expansive reference coverage of the full range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, interactives, and experiments. Comprehensive Topic Centers help students find a starting point for their research, and the science eLearning modules cover core topics with Teacher Support.
LearningExpress Library helps improve the lives of students every day through a highly-acclaimed eLearning solution that provides support to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep and more.
Get to know the latest award-winning books with exclusive primary source recordings that introduce students to authentic writing and research processes.
Find lesson plans, discussion questions, novel units, reader's theater s, and other instructional support for the books you're reading in any K 12 classroom.
Compile, organize, analyze, and share instructional materials associated with the books in your curriculum. Create your own booklists, manage text sets, analyze text complexity differentiation, seamlessly edit, sequence, & annotate lists, immediately have instructional materials, and distribute lists with QR codes, emails, or permanent links.
Include diverse cultural experiences in your instruction as reflected in quality fiction and nonfiction books. Identify exceptional multicultural books for all content areas. Bring culture and race to the forefront of literary conversations with authentic, primary source instructional materials.
Meet authors and illustrators anytime in TeachingBooks.net original movies that illuminate the creative process, inspiration, and stories behind award-winning books. Let everyone learn directly from the author when reading the book. See and hear authors and illustrators at work in their own studios. Virtually host award-winning book creators in your library or classroom, anytime. Projectable and edited especially for library and classroom use. Exclusively on TeachingBooks.net
Our online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environments, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any channel, with an estimated 99 million viewers weekly, part of the estimated 265 million users of the BBC's four main international news services.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention, and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health.
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.
Learn360 is the ultimate streaming multimedia resource for the K–12 educational market. Users can access more than 137,000 multimedia resources—including high-quality full-length videos, video clips, interactives, images, audio files, articles, activities, worksheets, and more—from more than 200 top educational producers. New content is added regularly.