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Encyclopedias
World Book Online Reference Center , offering more than 25,000 encyclopedia articles that are carefully edited to suit the educational level of the users most likely to use them, from grades 4 through 12 and adults."
McGraw-Hill AccessScience Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online features fully searchable content from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition. The new generation of AccessScience gathers and synthesizes vast amounts of information, and organizes it to give you fast, easy and accurate access to authoritative articles in all major areas of science and technology. It's easier than ever to find what you're looking for and put it to use quickly.
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Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. Students will be riveted by the colorful, animated interface, complete with erupting volcanoes and a dinosaur guide, as they gather information on a wide range of topics. Searchasaurus offers Lexile limiters (reading level), making it easy for students to read and research only appropriately challenging materials.
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Kids Search is a search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. It makes it easier for students to look for their subjects of interest by automatically searching across all applicable databases simultaneously. Important features and functionality of Kids Search include a completely new, visually appealing look and feel; the ability to search by topic, subtopic, or keywords; simultaneous searching across all subscribed databases; the ability to sort results by relevance, as well as by date; the option of filtering search results by source type; and the ability to add search results, images, or persistent links to searches to the Folder.
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Practice Assessment/Strengthening Skills
Louisiana Pass "allows students to practice skills that are similar to those on the LEAP 21 and GEE 21 and provides instruction to help strengthen those skills. PASS includes multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions."
Designed with three levels:
Elementary School (grades 3–5)
Middle School (grades 6–8)
High School (grades 9–12)
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Home Access to Online Databases
LA Dept. of Education has funded subscriptions to several databases. Students, teachers and parents can gain access from their home computers. However, a username and password are required. Parents, if you and your child would like to have access to these sites, please request the passwords from the school librarian.
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