American Heritage® Student Dictionary, The
Learn the meanings of words or phrases with this online dictionary.
Homework Resources for Middle School
Biography in Context
Features a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers. It's continuously updated to ensure access to the latest information.
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection Newspapers & Journals
Check out these headlines from the past! This database features almost a million digitized pages from more than 200 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado primarily from 1859 to 1923.
CultureGrams States Edition
Explore all 50 states without leaving home. You'll find info on flags, state economy, weather, history and so much more. Want to nail that school project? We've got you covered!
CultureGrams World Edition
The world at your fingertips! Find reliable, up-to-date information on more than 200 countries and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. You'll discover the history and people of each country, then take your knowledge farther with recipes, interviews and videos.
Explora for Middle School Students
This database features a simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents to help middle school students feel successful in their research.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Middle School
This collection of high quality digital reference books includes encyclopedias, histories, biographies and how-to books for all ages. Whether you're a student researching a school project or an entrepreneur looking to lay out a business plan, you've come to the right place!
- Watch this tutorial video to get started.
Health eBooks from Gale – Middle School
A collection of eBooks on health and medicine covering topics like bullying, mental health, sports medicine and more.
History eBooks from Gale – Middle School
Find United States and world history and many other topics in this eBook collection.
History Reference Center eMagazines Newspapers & Journals
The world's most extensive full-text history reference database, featuring more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.
New Book of Popular Science, The
The New Book of Popular Science is an encyclopedia with articles and news about current science, technology and medicine.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 features grab and go booklists and series information for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. NoveList K-8 can also help parents, teachers, and librarians improve literacy, connect reading across curricular areas, teach reading and writing concepts and engage young readers.
Points of View Reference Center eMagazines Newspapers & Journals
Features more than 380 topics, each with an overview, point and counterpoint. The resource also includes more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.
Science eBooks from Gale – Middle School
Find chemistry, earth science, marine science and many other topics in this Gale Virtual Reference Library ebook collection.
Science Reference Center Newspapers & Journals
Research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Search results can be printed, emailed or saved to a personal folder.
World Book Online Reference Center
The online edition of World Book contains every article in the 22-volume print version of the encyclopedia, plus thousands more that are only available online. Includes related articles from major newspapers and magazines, graphic and multimedia content, special reports, and more.
