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mcps ONLINE RESOURCES
IMPORTANT NOTE!!
Students can access the resources below on any day, at any time. If you are working inside a school building, you will not be required to input a username and password; however, if you are working online at home, you will need a username and password.
Click below to be taken to a document that will show you how to log in at home. You will need to be logged into Chrome using your school Google credentials in order to have access to the document.
You can also email Ms. Schartiger for your login information
Choose resources below based on your information need.
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encyclopedia or general reference
articles on just about any topic...
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Factcite includes articles of people, places and events that shape our society and world around us.Includes: American History, Countries and Cultures, Defining Moments in US History, Shapers of Society, Sports Champions, and World Biography.
FactCite 123 Lingo is perfect for both Spanish learners and English-language learners of all ages. It presents nonfiction content in English and Spanish to support social studies and science
Britannica School contains 3 encyclopedias: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica and Britannica Elementary.
Encyclopedia Britannica Escolar Online provides a Spanish elementary encyclopedia, images, videos, and learning materials specifically designed for younger learners.
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna is the most comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia available today, featuring 145,000 articles, timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.
Britannica Online Japan offers more than 150,000 articles and 30,000 images for both native Japanese speakers and high school students learning Japanese.
Encyclopaedia Universalis is a valuable resource for all French language students.There is access to more than 38,000 articles, 25,000 media items; a world atlas. an integrated dictionary and a guide to selected Web sites.
Universalis Junior Online provides a wide array of topics such as history, geography, science, and technology. French-language students will be challenged with progressively more complex vocabulary.
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articles from
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magazines
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books
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newspapers
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academic journals
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government documents
for hundreds of topics...
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Gale In Context: Middle School includes reference information in videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and more.
Gale General OneFile includes articles from magazines, books, newspapers, and academic journals on over 500 topics.
Kids Infobits includes articles, images and videos about popular subjects including Animals, Arts, Geography, Health, Literature, People, Social Studies, Technology, and more.
SIRS Discoverer is a database of articles and images from newspapers, magazines, government documents, and websites.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online AcademicEdition includes encyclopedia articles, multimedia, related web sites, magazines, news, and much more.
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Social Studies topics like Geography and History
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Kids Discover Online is an award-winning library of social studies and science articles complete with tones of pictures and interactive features.
CultureGrams contains reports that deliver a perspective on daily life and culture on 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada.
Encyclopedia Britannica Annals of American History contains history of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia.
Countries, States, Provinces
The SIRS Discoverer Country reports page gives you flags, maps, basic facts and a timeline of major events for all countries, states and provinces of the world
Access over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
National History Day works with multiple organizations to curate resources for students participating in the contest. Click the button on the left for links to resources created by some of our partners specifically for the Communication in History: The Key to Understanding theme.
More Resources from NHD
NHD Digital Classroom Materials
Are you interested in African American history and culture? Download a copy of NMAAHC's 2021 Great Topic Hunt for topic ideas for NHD 2021 project!
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Science Topics
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RESOURCE
Scienceflix includes videos, articles, images, and eBooks on a variety of science topics.
Kids Discover Online is an award-winning library of social studies and science articles complete with tones of pictures and interactive features.
Access over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
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Controversial Issues
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SIRS Issues Researcher has several databases to help middle and high school students with research on current issues, government topics, arts and history.
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find resources for
Reading
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Research Projects
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The Sora App is OverDrive’s new reading app for students. The app can be installed on a mobile device or the web browser can be used.
OUR SETUP CODE IS: montgomerymd
Capstone offersInteractive, multimedia books, both fiction and non-fiction
TumbleBooks is a collection of animated, talking picture books. Collection includes fiction, non-fiction, Spanish and French titles.
Teachingbooks.net includes resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in grades K–12 including author and book materials to use in the library or classroom.
NoodleTools allows you to organize and synthesize information using online notecards and format a bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style.
If you want to...
learn
a
Language
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RESOURCE
Mango Languages is a language learning program for over 70 languages,
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Videos & Images
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RESOURCES
Access over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
Scienceflix includes videos, articles, images, and eBooks on a variety of science topics.
TumbleBooks is a collection of animated, talking picture books. Collection includes fiction, non-fiction, Spanish and French titles.
Britannica Image Quest contains two million rights-cleared images from over 50 collections including DK Images, Getty Images and more.
Learn360 is a multisubject, easy-to-use K–12 media library (videos, interactives, articles, songs, games, images, and more) that can be used on-site or off.
Classroom Video On Demand is a comprehensive, curriculum-focused subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos
African-American History MOnth Resources
Search These Databases
These resources are great for research on a biography for a figure in African-American History
