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Encyclopedia Britannica (Badgerlink Resource)

  • Middle and High School editions
  • Change articles to your reading level (3 reading level options for each article).
  • Encyclopedia Articles, Magazine Articles, Videos, Images, Primary Documents, web's best resources for further research using credible sites.
  • Listen to the articles by pressing the speaker icon.
  • Citation Generator

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Screen shot of Britannica homepage

  • Audience: Middle & High School Students.
  • Browse by: Geography, History, Biography, Government
  • Advanced Search - narrow results by Lexile Level
  • Press play to have articles read aloud to you.
  • Citation Generator.

  • U.S. and International newspapers, dating as far back as the 1700s.
  • Browse by location or date range, or use the search by name or keyword feature.
  • Save or print in JPG or PDF. Enable the optional "user account" or "treasure box" to save articles for later.


Collection of primary and secondary sources about

U.S. History and World History.

  • Includes: ebooks, journal and magazine articles, and images.
  • Advanced Search Option - narrow results by Lexile Level
  • Press play to have articles read aloud to you.
  • Citation Generator