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!

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

• Help: you'll find help information on the Destiny home page.
• Need some reading suggestions? Try NoveList or NoveList K-8.
• Interested in authors? Visit TeachingBooks.net.

 Encyclopedia Britannica*

• This site includes these resources:  Encyclopedia Britannica (more complete information, written at a high school/adult reading level), Compton's By Britannica (not as many details but written with a middle school reader in mind), Britannica Elementary, an Atlas, and Enciclopedia Juvenil (en Español).
• 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).

 BrainPOP*

• Watch animated movies and take quizzes on hundreds of topics, including science, math, health, technology, art, music, social studies, and English.
• Access via Clever using your Google account.
• Help for teachers | Help for teacher dashboard

Discovery Education*

• Watch videos on hundreds of topics, including current events, science, math, health, art, music, and geography.
• Access via Clever using your Google account.
• Help for finding and saving media | Help for Schoology integration

 Culturegrams*

• Greetings, gestures, dress, education, recreation, and other social customs of countries around the world. 
• Help: Product guide video 

  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 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).