Online Resources: Databases

• As RI taxpayers, we have access to a plethora of incredibly helpful databases through AskRI.org. Click on any of the images above or go to AskRI.org and explore the resources for yourself. 
• Many of the databases have a read-aloud and citation feature.

Go to CultureGrams or click on the image above. 

CultureGrams: Login Info

CultureGrams is a database we have a subscription to through the RILINK consortium. CultureGrams is an online learning resource that provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on hundreds of countries, as well as the U.S. states and Canadian provinces. 

Go to Facts on File or click on the image above.

Facts on File: Login Info 

We subscribe to six of the above Facts on File databases, which are extremely helpful for the research conducted in our humanities classes.

All of these databases have a read-aloud feature and a citation feature available. 

Go to Exploring Nature or click on the image above. 

Exploring Nature: Login Info

Exploring Nature is a database subscription we have access to through the RILINK consortium. Exploring Nature has:

• 6,000 pages of life science, Earth science, physical science, biology, anatomy, and ecology for K-12 lesson development, sub plans, and student research.

• 10,000 vibrantly illustrated science models, posters, and other visual aids.

• Science activities, experiments, investigations, movies, games, and worksheets.

• Instructions for how to draw animals, make habitat murals, develop dioramas, create posters, nature trails, trail maps, and guides.

• Test bank, glossary, and Next Generation of Science Standards resources listed by grade.