Research Sites

Find journal and magazine articles as well as information from books in this broad database.  It covers all subjects.

Search for short articles on every subject.  This is an online encyclopedia and is a great place to begin research and gather basic background information on your topic.

Articles and videos about important historical events, from big to small.  Discover everything from ancient civilizations through the 21st century.

Biographies of important/famous people from history through today.  Articles and videos available.

Virtually explore the Smithsonian exhibits.

Search the Library of Congress website for links to trustworthy websites and articles for research.  You can also access lots of primary sources.

Search for anything science related and find articles, definitions, diagrams, videos and experiments.  

Search any influential person and find articles and stories about their life.  Simply type their name into the search bar.

Don't know what a word means?  Look up the definition!  You can also find synonyms, pronunciation and part of speech for the word.