Homework Resources for Middle School

Learn the meanings of words or phrases with this online dictionary.

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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.

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.

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!

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.

This database features a simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents to help students feel successful in their research.

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!

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A collection of eBooks on health and medicine covering topics like bullying, mental health, sports medicine and more.

Find United States and world history and many other topics in this eBook collection.

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.

Provides full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines. Includes biographies, primary source documents and collections of photos, maps and flags. 

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.

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.

Find chemistry, earth science, marine science and many other topics in this Gale Virtual Reference Library ebook collection.

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.

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.