Databases for Teachers
Middle School - High School
Encyclopedia Britannica is the publisher known for the classic reference compendium of summary informational articles on a wide range of subjects. The online offerings are crafted by research experts and updated continuously – more than 1,000 new articles per month. There are two main Britannica products offered to K-12 students.
Britannica School
This online library database from Britannica is aimed at the digital classroom. The entries are in English and specially designed at different reading levels, allowing students to move easily to material of higher or lower comprehension levels as needed for K-6, middle school and high school: Levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Britannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar provides similar content as Britannica School for K-6 and middle school in Spanish. Escolar articles are original works, not translations.
Middle School - High School
This unique resource features a suite of instructional resources that enrich the fiction and nonfiction books read by children and young adults. Databases include:
Book Guides & Lesson Plans
Diverse Books
Literature-based Vocabulary Lists
Meet-the-Author Videos and Book Readings
Resources for Award-Winning Books
Username: ousd
Password: ousd
Middle School - High School
Concise cultural information on countries around the world. The resource provides country reports that include basic information as well as perspectives on daily life and culture, including background, customs and lifestyles of the world’s people.
Username: PYMBR6Z5W9
Password: 9e$9XhEy
Middle School - High School
Examining over 360 complex issues , SIRS Issues Researcher is a curriculum-aligned database of content geared to middle and high school students and educators, with a focus on current and relevant analysis of today’s most important controversial issues.
Username: PYMBR6Z5W9
Password: 9e$9XhEy
Middle School
SIRS Discoverer consists of selected content for beginning researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators, and it’s helpful for elementary and middle school educators and students for reliable age-appropriate content for classwork, homework and research assignments.
Username: PYMBR6Z5W9
Password: 9e$9XhEy
High School
eLibrary consists of general reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers to help them choose research topics and find authoritative information to support research claims.
Username: PYMBR6Z5W9
Password: 9e$9XhEy
High School
This database of millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals provides information in science, technology, education, social sciences, humanities and news.
Username: PYMBR6Z5W9
Password: 9e$9XhEy
Middle School - High School
Information literacy is a key component of the education process today. Research Companion tools and tutorials help guide students through the research process, helping develop critical thinking in information literacy skills.
Username: PYMBR6Z5W9
Password: 9e$9XhEy