Databases are great resources for research. Databases provide information that is reviewed and edited by teams of researchers, so you can trust that the information is reliable.

BRITANNICA IMAGE QUEST
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Access approximately three million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world.

KIDS INFOBITS
K-grade 1 students: see Paula
Grades 2-4: use Google authentication to log in (that’s your long Friends log-in)
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

PEBBLE GO: ANIMALS, SCIENCE and BIOGRAPHIES (K-3rd grade)
PEBBLEGO NEXT: STATES AND AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES (3rd-5th grade)
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PebbleGo, the award winning database for reading and research, includes database options for Animals, Earth and Space, Biographies, States and American Indian Studies. All have the built in reading and research tools made popular with PebbleGo Animals. Leveled text, educational games, and videos support science concepts for your youngest researchers. Any number of students can access the database at the same time, making PebbleGo your universal resource.

WORLDBOOK ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Online reference resource for K-12. Choose a world book resource like, Kids for younger children, Timelines, and students for upper elementary students.

BRAINPOP JR.and BRAINPOP
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BrainPOP creates animated, curricular content that engages students, and supports educators.

GALE IN CONTEXT:  ELEMENTARY
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The Elementary database makes it easy for elementary-school children, teachers, and parents to find information related to lessons in articles, magazines, eBooks, periodicals, reference materials, and more. Plus, it gives users the option to plan fun activities around what they’re learning. Available resources include full-text proprietary content from top education publishers, like Encyclopaedia Britannica, Blackbirch Press, KidsPost from the Washington Post, Youngzine, and more. Our content is continuously updated, giving kids an easy way to search for relevant and important facts connected to current and past events.