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Shea High School Library: Research Resources

Research Resources

This page contains helpful resources for classroom assignments and research projects.  The librarian is always happy to provide instructional support for any of these resources.

Most of the resources on this page are accessed by following the link.  If you are prompted for a password, please check the link below for help.

Passwords for Library Resources

World Book Encyclopedia

World Book Encyclopedia

 Research any topic, explore the world and current events, read biographies, watch videos, and use the helpful research tools.

World Book Student

Culturegrams

Europe Asia Oceania North America None Africa Africa None South 

America

Exclusive online features include video clips and slideshows, a worldwide photo gallery, interviews with adults and children, and a unique recipe collection with five local recipes for each country. Plus, create-your-own data tables and charts help put dozens of facts into perspective.

  • World Edition contains primary-source reports on 208 countries and territories—including every United Nations-member state—focusing on 25 cultural categories, including language, personal appearance, greetings, visiting, family, life cycle, and more.
  • States and Provinces Editions feature colorful, easyto-read reports oriented to young users that describe the diversity and history of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and all 13 provinces of Canada. Each report includes maps, flags, and symbols, as well as sections on history, economy, geography, population, Native Americans, and recipes. •

Exploring Nature

Exploringnature.org is an online science education resource for K-12 that can be accessed at school or at home. The resource allows access to more than 7,000 pages of science education resources, which includes:
• Vibrantly illustrated science models, posters, diagrams, and other visual aids.
• Activities, experiments, investigations, worksheets, and reading about science topics.
• Over 1,000 coloring and labeling pages, lessons for how to draw animals, create habitat murals, dioramas, posters, nature trails, maps, and guides.
• Units of science content to help fulfill the Next Generation Science Standards listed by grade (see below).

 

 NOTE: access requires password

EBSCOhost Databases

 

EBSCOhost is an online reference system.  It offers a variety of full-text databases from leading information providers.  Includes articles and information for consumer health, history, Explora for secondary schools, literary reference and more.  Check it out!!


History Reference Center – AskRI

History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals, and thousands of primary source documents.


A to Z Databases – Genesee District Library

Literary Reference Center is a rich, full-text literary database covering all genres and time frames, ideal for students, educators, and researchers.