CultureGrams
URL: http://online.culturegrams.com/
Site features cultural, historical and geographical information on countries around the world including recipes, photos, and people index. Site also features information on all 50 states and a Kids Edition World feature. Easy access to comparison data tables and the ability to create your own data comparison chart are useful features.
Issues and
Controversies
URL: http://www.2facts.com/icof_home_feature.aspx
A Facts on File News Services current issues reference database combining
objective analysis and clear explanation of opposing viewpoints with
analysis.
Follow the "Source Documents" link to access primary source
documents. Most are recent documents.
Site features contact information for government, public and private
organizations.
Science Resource Center
URL: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fcpswkms
Gale Group site featuring thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, illustrations, and links to quality web sites. Site has articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals. An integrated national and state curriculum standards search with correlated articles is available also. A popular topic pick list is featured on the home page. Some magazine articles are available in PDF format showing the article as printed in the original source. The toolbox offers valuable science related tools including an analysis of the scientific method, periodical tables, charts on the human body, and links to quality life science sites.
SIRS Discoverer
URL: http://discoverer.sirs.com
Site includes articles from 1,600 national and international magazines,
newspapers, and U.S. government documents. Includes Funk and Wagnalls
New Encyclopedia and The World Almanac for Kids.
Site features citations with rated reading level. Lexile score given.
Site features current events, a monthly research topic, presidential and
other general interest biographies, facts on 200 countries including
history, maps and flags, and featured fiction titles.
Features "Discoverer Web Find" which links to carefully
chosen global Internet resources on almost any subject appropriate
for researchers in grades 1-9.
SIRS Knowledge Source
URL: http://sks.sirs.com/
High school level resource that features thousands of full-text articles,
documents, Internet resources, and graphics from SIRS' highly acclaimed
reference databases. Option to tag articles and sites, examine your
search history, and save a session if desired. Lexile score given.
- SIRS Researcher is a general reference database containing thousands
of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic,
business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics
are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications and
are indexed primarily according to Library of Congress subject headings.
There is a spotlight of the month feature and articles to support
the American Model United Nations.
- SIRS Government Reporter provides current and historic government
documents, landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, information
about federal departments, agencies, elected leaders and more. The
main database delivers thousands of carefully selected full-text documents
and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science,
economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, business and industry.
Featured are country profiles, the Federal Agency Directory, 200 historic
full text documents, and the U.S. Congressional Directory.
- SIRS Renaissance provides current, dynamic information on architecture
and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts,
philosophy and religion, and visual arts. Full-text articles are selected
from over 700 domestic and international publications. Many articles
are accompanied by full-color graphics, including art reproductions,
photographs and illustrations.
- SKS WebSelect is an online database of Internet resources providing
access to quality websites on almost any subject. Summaries provide
a concise overview of site content and authority.SIRS Interactive
Citizenship is an educational resource that emphasizes reading, writing
and critical thinking skills. Utilizing interactive books, the database
dynamically links users to Web sites, articles and documents from
SIRS Knowledge Source.
Student
Resource Center - Junior
URL: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fcpswkms
Gale Group site features articles, mostly full-text, from reference
sources, periodicals, newspapers, primary source documents. Information
on over 2000 authors and full-text plays and poems are featured also.
Site features Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia, Information Please Almanac,
American Journeys works, the Discovering series, UXL reference works,
and Worldmark sources. Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with correlated articles are available also. A popular topic pick list is featured on the home page.
Some articles are available in PDF format showing the article as printed in the original source.
Teaching Books
URL: http://www.teachingbooks.net/home
Original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth of multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature.
World Book Online
URL: http://www.worldbookonline.com
Includes all articles from the print version plus 3,200 additional
articles, an atlas, and info on current events in "Behind the
Headlines" with links to topically related online sites. Site
features "Surf the Ages" imaginary web sites, a "Today
in History" segment, a "Feature of the Month", monthly
special events links, and a Spanish language encyclopedia.
