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Explore 500 years of the African-American history and culture.

African-American History

For middle school students through adults
Comprehensive source for coverage of more than 500 years of the African-American experience

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Explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture
Includes videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, events and topics, primary sources, maps and graphs, and searchable timelines
Topic Centers of the most studied subjects are easily accessible from the resource home page.

Britannica School

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South Carolina

Encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, videos, maps, dictionary and thesaurus entries.

Britannica School

For Prekindergarten through 12th grades
Access to encyclopedia and related content on three levels: elementary, middle, and high school, as well as teacher resources

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Encyclopedia articles, current magazine articles, learning materials, and educational games
Rich multi-media content includes thousands of video and audio files, maps, illustrations, and photos to view, download, and use
Crafted to meet students' reading levels and Lexile scores; articles for elementary school students have scores ranging from 600 to 1000, and those for middle school students range from 860 to 1360
Over 140,000 articles of informational text provide a variety of text complexity covering all subject areas and support Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts
Read-Aloud feature in the encyclopedia articles highlights each word as it is read to increase comprehension for struggling readers, English language learners, and visually impaired users
Multiple translation tools with an emphasis on Spanish-English translation, but with more than 50 world languages available
'My Britannica' to save and share articles, images, and videos in a personal account

Credo Reference

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More than 800 full-text reference books on most major subject areas with images, audio, video, and an interactive Mind Map to explore topics.

Credo Reference

For middle school students through adults
Full text of more than 800 subject-specific encyclopedias, biographies, chronologies, and dictionaries, all from well-respected publishers

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Multimedia provides 500,000+ images and audio files and nearly 100 videos
Search result pages offer context, vocabulary, subject orientation, and pathways to further exploration with a federated search
Includes the DK Eyewitness eBooks series
Features a visual search tool (Mind Map) that displays connections between search results in a visual, interactive, easy-to-use format; enables success in finding topic ideas for assignments and expanding knowledge of a given area

CultureGrams

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Geography

Country and state reports that provide snapshots of history and cultures including maps, flags, geography, and photos.

CultureGrams

For all ages
Country reports that provide snapshots of the world’s cultures

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Separate editions for: World, States, Provinces and Kids
200+ United Nations-member countries included, with reports containing history, customs, family, lifestyle, recipes, economy and more
Each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and the 13 Canadian provinces are included, with reports containing maps, flags, symbols, history, economy, geography, population, and more
Video stories, slideshows, a worldwide photo gallery and create-your-own data tables

Gale in Context: Elementary

Subject

Health & Medical

Articles, images, maps, activities, experiments, and reference information on all subjects.

Gale in Context: Elementary

For K-5 students, their teachers and parents
Articles, pictures and reference information on all subjects

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Full-text articles from 120+ children's magazines, reference sources and newspapers
2,500 searchable images and maps
Reading levels assigned to most articles
Includes activities, recipes, experiments, poetry and stories by children
Teacher Toolbox to help teach research and writing skills

History Reference Source

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Full-text reference eBooks, peer-reviewed journals, primary source documents, and biographies covering U.S. and world history.

History Reference Source

Primarily for middle school students through adults

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Coverage of the most significant people, events, and issues responsible for shaping U.S and world history.
Notable topics include the industrial revolution, the Great Depression, the women’s rights movement, the Holocaust, world leaders, the Kennedy years, the civil rights movement, technology and innovation, the space program, the Cold War, apartheid, pop culture, and more.

Learn360

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K-12 streaming media service featuring hundreds of thousands of videos, interactives, audio titles, printables, and more

Learn360

For prekindergarten through 12th grades
Educational multimedia with 24/7 access for educators, students, and parents
Can be streamed or downloaded

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191,500 multimedia resources, including high-quality full-length videos, video clips, images, audio, interactives, maps, printables, worksheets, and science experiments
Resources are from more than 200 top educational producers including: A&E, Reading Rainbow, National Geographic, PBS, Makematic, and Weston Woods
Topic Centers that bundle specially selected content - including videos, interactives, audiobooks, and printables - on core subjects
All significant subject areas are included: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health, World Languages, Technical and Vocational Education, Music & Dance, and more
Integrates with Google Classroom

MasterFILE Premier

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Full-text magazines, journals, and reference books covering a wide range of general interest topics. Primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags are also included.

MasterFILE Premier

For all ages
Large collection of periodicals, reference books and more covering a wide range of general interest topics

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Full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more
Full-text reference books, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags
Selected key publications included back to 1975
Updated daily

Points of View Reference Source

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Contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue through persuasive arguments and essays.

Points of View Reference Source

For middle school students through adults
Full-text database providing essays and articles that present multiple sides of current issues and is designed to offer the full scope of controversial subjects

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500 topics included, each with an overview, a point, a counterpoint, and a Critical Thinking Guide
Content includes magazines, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, reference books, and video
Provides research guides for debates, developing arguments, writing persuasive essays and more

StudySC

Subject

Geography

South Carolina

Know where you live! Includes links to SC related topics, multimedia, primary documents, and more.

StudySC

For elementary, middle, high school students, educators, and parents
Links to quality online content for South Carolina-related topics, including subjects in the South Carolina curriculum standards

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Approximately 100 pages with over 1800 links
Organized by grade-level and subject headings
Includes links to multimedia, primary documents, Discus resources, and interactive content

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Geography

Includes articles on a variety of topics including personal finance and debate preparation, biographies, videos, games, science experiments, maps and flags, and homework help.

For students in grades 4-8, their teachers, and their parents
Articles, videos, and games on a wide range of subjects

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Contains more than 600 science projects
"Take a Stand" debate topics
Homework Help videos and reference guides
Educator Resources: lesson plans, a link to search by educational standards, graphic organizers, outline maps, printable handouts, and science diagrams

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