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Tools for Research

Did you know that a search engine like Google only searches part of the internet?  There are many high quality resources that Google does not search.  Be sure to get in the habit of checking our school's subscribed information and research tools!

Big 6 - Research Process - With options to "dial up" or "dial down" time investment, student independence, and project complexity and rigor. 

Destiny Library Catalog - The place to look for books and other resources in the WMS LMTC!

 Encyclopedia Britannica*

 BrainPOP*

  • Watch animated movies and take quizzes on hundreds of topics, including science, math, health, technology, art, music, social studies, and English.

 Culturegrams*

  • Greetings, gestures, dress, education, recreation, and other social customs of countries around the world. 

 Classroom Video on Demand*

  • Educational videos for classroom use
  • Logs you in automatically from school computers on our network
  • See Mr. Noah for username and password for home use

 Magazine Articles (Explora Middle & High School)*

  • Read full-text articles from thousands of magazines and other resources.
  • Special collections are available for Science Research and History Research
  • Home Access: if the links above do not work for you at home, use Badgerlink to log in with your public library card (select South Central Library System).
  • Databases in Spanish - look especially for Middle Search Plus
 Newspaper Articles*
  • Newspaper Source (EBSCO): Read full-text articles from hundreds of newspapers plus television and radio news transcripts.
  • Home Access: if the links above do not work for you at home, use Badgerlink to log in with your public library card (select South Central Library System).

 General Reference Sources