Madison Central School District: Indigenous Cultures Research: Databases

Middle School Databases

Explora for Kids This link opens in a new window General collection
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Explora for Teens This link opens in a new window General collection
FactCite This link opens in a new window Includes Biographies, sports, mythology, U.S. History, science and technology, countries and culture
MiddleSearch Plus This link opens in a new window Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags
Science Reference Center (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife
Sirs Discoverer This link opens in a new window K-9: Full-text articles and graphics from more than 1,600 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents, which were carefully selected for their educational content, interest and level of readability for middle and elementary curriculum topics.
TrueFlix This link opens in a new window paired video and book with many different subjects
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window

General Databases

Ebsco Database Collection This link opens in a new window High School Edition. Click "Choose Databases" to see a full list.
Points of View (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window current issues presented in different view points
Proquest This link opens in a new window Provides the full text (image or text+graphics) from 1,700+ magazines/journals and newspapers for K-12, college, and general users, including Barron's.
Sirs Issues Researcher This link opens in a new window For grades 6-12. A general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.
Learning Express Library This link opens in a new window Practice, lessons, and study aids to help you do your best in school.
Learning Express: Career and College Preparation Centers This link opens in a new window Online learning platform of 300+ practice tests covering ACT, SAT, GED, and more. Complete answer explanations and study suggestions.

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Encyclopedias

World Book Student This link opens in a new window For middle school

Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia
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This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Foreign Languages & Art

World Book (French)
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