Many high school students do the majority of their research using google. This is a fine way to start and get some general information. But there is so much better, stronger, more vetted information in Databases. The Upper Grand District School Board pays for subscriptions to a number of databases that focus on many different topics.
Below, you can watch a video the describes what a database is.
Then take a look through the slideshow that describes how to access and use some of the databases available through UG2Go.