Database Services from MCPS and from our local funds. These databases are a very good source for your research papers. Most of them include the MLA format for the article.
Information about the political and economic systems of the United States and analysis and research support concerning key questions in the history and function of American government
Primary source documents, reference and full-text journal articles covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history
Annals of American History (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Read the original words of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through their speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.
Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test.
Teachers: fully compatible with interactive whiteboards, learner response systems, projectors, Macs, and PCs.
Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test.
Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test.
Teachers: fully compatible with interactive whiteboards, learner response systems, projectors, Macs, and PCs.
Teachers: Create a MyBrainpop account and create an online learning environment for your classes. See your teacher planbook for the code.
Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test
A great encyclopedia to start your research with current information. The content is written by experts. Access to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, News, Spotlight and Research tools.
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics
Students will use this online learning tool in Social Studies classes to supplement classroom learning. Your teachers will provide login information for you.
An online workbook for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Latin language students. The site stores a large amount of practice activities, with more exercises added during the year by our users.
download and save digital video clips from the digital video library.
Students: Use your MCPS Google username and password to login.
Teachers: Use your MCPS Google usernames and password to login.
New! Blazers and Teachers of Blazers! Use your MCPS Google Accounts to login to DE Streaming. Directions are here: https://google.discoveryeducation.com
(you will need to use your MCPS Google account login to view the directions).
This database is designed for middle and high school students providing coverage of current events, primary source documents, and film and video from books, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines and government reports.
This database is a treasure trove (in English). You can search by medium, by nationality, or by the artist. You will find biographies, images and criticism.
Provides detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Includes full-text articles from leading hobby and craft magazines along with hundreds of how-to videos and thousands of recipes.
Features full-text content from leading home improvement books and magazines, images not found anywhere else online, and how-to videos of popular home repair projects.
Issues & Controversies explores and analyzes hundreds of hot topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture. Updated weekly, with a wire-service newsfeed providing the latest headline stories, Issues & Controversies offers in-depth articles designed to inspire thought-provoking debates and research papers
With captivating videos and an engaging narrative, Life in America Online offers a fascinating glimpse into the social history of the nation, covering everything from the foods people ate and how they dressed to entertainment and popular pastimes.
Online access to Nature, one of the most frequently cited science multidisciplinary journals. Provides access to a backfile of previous issues click here.
From the publisher: "The articles on News for You are based on reports from The Associated Press and The Washington Post news services. All content is thoroughly reviewed by adult education professionals and editors to ensure accuracy, low-level readability, and appropriateness."
Articles from many sources exploring all sides of controversial issues.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
A core foundation of 160+ academic subject, language, and quotations dictionaries providing carefully vetted content.
•A monthly updating program checks and revises articles for top levels of accuracy and timeliness.
•New exclusive, online-only dictionaries widen the coverage of areas of study and research.
Encuentra informacion sobre animales, ciencia, biografias y estudios sociales en Español.
Find information about animals, science, biographies and social studies in Spanish.
50+ complete units of study with over 8,000 science-related articles, videos and images. Provides students with a better understanding of science concepts. Text in ScienceFlix can be translated or adapted easily to match most reading levels.
Online access to Scientific American including original graphics. To get to Blair's subscription, click on the left under Menu, choose Journals A-Z and look for Scientific American.
Articles highlighting key events, movements, includes documents, letters and memos, editorial cartoons, streaming video, websites, photographs, maps, advertisements, and published articles. SIRS will work better in Google Chrome Browser.
Curriculum related newspaper and magazine articles. Also provides links to external websites. Use your planbook to find the home use username and password. SIRS will work better in Google Chrome Browser.
Use this database to find quality articles and great websites. Look for "Leading Issues" and find pro/con articles. Also click on the icon for Global Impact for a more international perspective on your topic. Use your planbook to find the home use username and password. SIRS will work better in Google Chrome Browser.
Practice tests and books for PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP exams, CLEP, GED, TOEFL and more.
Teachers: Use TERC to access full texts Peterson's test prep books. Additional study tools include flash cards and academic skills question banks.
You will need to create your own account to save your test prep progress. Use the Gale password from your planbook to access our subscription.
An online collection of books reads out loud and highlights the text. Contains everything from classics like Romeo and Juliet to contemporary stories perfect for pleasure reading.
An online collection of books that you can read or have read to you. Many are bilingual titles which allow the user to read the book in two languages.
Teachers Note: Many of the books contain lesson plans.
Tales of 760 gods, goddesses, heroes, places, and events. Although the collection has a special focus on Greek and Roman Mythology, hundreds of articles are also included on mythological figures from all of the major cultures of the world. A unique multidisciplinary approach connects mythology to the worlds of art, music, science, and literature. Language connections (word histories and modern usage) help students build vocabulary.
Provides overviews of conflicts, the opponents, causes & consequence, statistics, images, maps, and video to conflicts from exploration of the New World to the present.
