Homework Resources for Middle School

Biography in Context, opens a new window 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.

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CodeCombat, opens a new window is a fun and effective way to learn coding languages like Python, JavaScript and C++. Through game-based learning, learners of all ages and skill levels can master programming concepts for web and game development.

Learners can progress through the game at their own pace. Each level presents programming challenges that require you to write code to advance your hero and achieve the level goal. For more fun, link your CodeCombat and Roblox accounts to create your own Roblox games.

A computer with internet access and your library card number are all you need to get started. To save your progress within CodeCombat, you can create a free account using your email address.

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Check out these headlines from the past! Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection, opens a new window features almost a million digitized pages from more than 200 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado primarily from 1859 to 1923.

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Explore all 50 states without leaving home with CultureGrams States Edition, opens a new window. 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!

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The world at your fingertips with CultureGrams World Edition, opens a new window! 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.

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Explora for Middle and High School Students, opens a new window features a simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents to help students feel successful in their research.

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Learn something new today! Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, opens a new window has over 25,000 entries covering an array of topics this resource is for students and adults alike.

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Discover the connections between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, so you can better understand the science behind being green with GreenFILE, opens a new window.

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HelpNow, opens a new window offers online tutoring daily from 2 pm to 11 pm MT. Academic support is available in English and Spanish for grades K–12, college prep and adult learners.

Get help with:

• Core subjects
• Writing assignments
• Spanish homework
• English as a second language

Find test prep tools for AP exams, the PSAT, SAT, ACT, ASVAB, CLEP, TOEFL and more. Log in and select Expert Help > SkillSurfer.

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History Reference Center, opens a new window is 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.

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MakeMake, opens a new window is a digital library with 600 Spanish-language ebooks for kids. Discover picture books, read-alongs, and animated and interactive books — all in Spanish.

The platform is ideal for young readers (ages 0–12), parents, caregivers and educators and useful for English and Spanish language learners.

• Read authentic, diverse ebooks from Latin America. Browse by topic, reading level and country of publication.
• Includes resources for parents, caregivers and educators to help develop Spanish language literacy in children.
• Instant access — no checkouts or waitlists.

To get started, open the MakeMake website, opens a new window or mobile app, opens a new window and log in with your Arapahoe Libraries card.

More language resources

Discover bilingual stories in 95 languages through LOTE4Kids (Languages Other Than English).

Learning a new language? Pronunciator, Rosetta Stone and other resources are available with your Arapahoe Libraries card.

MakeMake, opens a new window es una biblioteca digital con 600 libros electrónicos en español para niños. Descubre libros ilustrados, libros para leer en voz alta y libros animados e interactivos, todos en español.

La plataforma es ideal para lectores jóvenes (de 0 a 12 años), padres, cuidadores y educadores. Resulta especialmente útil para el fomento de la lectura, el aprendizaje del español como lengua materna o segunda lengua, y el desarrollo de la comprensión lectora. Además, es beneficiosa para estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés.

• Lee libros electrónicos auténticos y diversos de América Latina. Búscalos por tema, nivel de lectura y país de publicación.
• Incluye recursos para padres, cuidadores y educadores para ayudar a desarrollar la alfabetización en español en los niños.
• Con acceso instantáneo: sin lista de espera.

Para comenzar, abre la página web o la aplicación móvil de MakeMake e inicia la sesión de forma gratuita con tu tarjeta de las bibliotecas de Arapahoe.

Más recursos lingüísticos

Descubre cuentos bilingües en 95 idiomas a través de LOTE4Kids (Idiomas distintos al inglés).

¿Estas aprendiendo un nuevo idioma? Pronunciator, Rosetta Stone y otros recursos están disponibles de forma gratuita con tu tarjeta de las bibliotecas de Arapahoe.

Middle Search Plus, opens a new window provides full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines. Includes biographies, primary source documents and collections of photos, maps and flags. 

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National Geographic Kids, opens a new window will take students on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space. This resource includes magazines from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos and images. These high-quality informational texts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English Language Arts, social studies and science classrooms.

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Want to go on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising, and unfailingly fascinating? It all starts with National Geographic Virtual Library, opens a new window. Thanks to Gale's partnership with National Geographic, you have access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine at your fingertips — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.

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NoveList K-8, opens a new window 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.

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ParentTV, opens a new window offers hundreds of short videos and courses for parents, caregivers and educators.

Find expert advice on a wide range of topics, from birth to teenage years:

• Behavior
• Developmental milestones
• Education
• Mental health
• Nutrition
• And more

Content is available in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Hindi, Mandarin and Spanish.

To access ParentTV, opens a new window, log in with the first five digits of your library card number.

ParentTV, opens a new window ofrece cientos de videos cortos y cursos dirigidos a padres, cuidadores infantiles y educadores.

Encuentre asesoría de expertos sobre una amplia gama de temas, desde el nacimiento hasta la adolescencia:

• Comportamiento
• Etapas del desarrollo
• Educación
• Salud mental
• Nutrición
• Y más

El contenido está disponible en inglés, árabe, cantonés, hindi, mandarín y español.

Para acceder a ParentTV, opens a new window, inicie la sesión con los primeros cinco dígitos de su número de tarjeta de la biblioteca.

Points of View Reference Center, opens a new window 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.

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Scholastic GO!, opens a new window offers the most comprehensive source of nonfiction content targeted for grades 3 and up. Includes 8 encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.

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Science Reference Center, opens a new window is a 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.

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The online edition of World Book, opens a new window 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.

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