Databases/Research

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Please use these high quality sources as your starting point for research.

OMS Database/Password List 2021-2022

Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.

Descubra los artículos enciclopédicos, los recursos multimedia y otros materiales de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes y refuerzan la programación curricular.

General research resource featuring more than 6,000 illustrated articles on people, places, documents, and events in American history. Special topic indexes help students find what they need for homework assignments and make it easy for teachers to incorporate articles into their lesson plans.

Profiles on the countries of the world. Includes extended histories, fast facts, images, economics, foreign affairs, daily life, and culture. Also includes a curated list of websites for each country to aid students in their research. Supports Model UN.

Ideal for middle and high school social studies and history projects. Supports National History Day research for middle and high school. Partnered with Omnigraphics to bring the complete contents of this series online, in one searchable database.

A go-to source since 1924. Language, literature, the arts, history, government, science, and much more! Includes annotated U.S. Constitution. Designed for upper middle school students to adult learners.

Articles and hundreds of images on core K-12 STEM topics: planets, elements, plants, animals, biomes, and more.

Students will find the entries invaluable for projects related to Black History Month, women’s history, world history, American history, WWII, ancient civilizations, and more.

Biographies of famous athletes from around the world. More than 2,000 illustrations. Includes short dictionary-type entries on minor figures and 2000 to 6000-word illustrated entries on more heavily researched people.

Includes 10,000+ biographies of notable people from around the world. This database is a great starting point for research.

Covers 760 Greek and Roman gods and goddesses, and hundreds of mythological figures and tales from around the world. This comprehensive resource presents stories from Norse, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Native American, Japanese, and other traditions.

Contains enhanced subject access for over 38,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews and booktalks are available for many titles. Also contains hundreds of genre and theme-based booklists as well as lists of award-winning titles.

Contains enhanced subject access for over 38,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews are available for many titles. The site also provides book talks for selected titles. Also contains hundreds of genre theme-based book-lists as well as lists of award winning titles.

This is a diverse and constantly growing online collection of author programs and K-12 book-related materials. It includes original movies revealing the book creation process, audio excerpts of professional book readings, and book guides and engaging resources, which span thousands of children’s, YA and nonfiction titles.

Educational tools for teachers, parents and students. Includes multi-media for all curriculum areas as well as current events for middle school teachers and students.

This comprehensive site includes all of the articles from the 22-volume print set, plus thousands more. In addition, there are more than 9,500 pictures and maps, 115 videos and animations, 9,300 sounds, and more than 100 simulated historic Web sites.

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