This database provides maps, statistics, background information, the political organization, and social customs of 190 countries. The Kids Edition includes reports on 68 countries tailored to the needs of younger students.

Discovery Education Streaming gives access to a rich collection of more than 50,000 video segments from among 5,000 full-length educational videos from Discovery School and other award-winning producers.

Online encyclopedias including Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and People, and America the Beautiful.

Online map resources for the classroom. Database provided by the social studies department.

Learning Express Library is designed to help people succeed on the tests they must pass to gain citizenship, improve their testing skills or to further their education or career. Over 300 online academic and licensing practice tests including SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, Advanced Placement, civil service, military, real estate, law enforcement, citizenship, TOEFL, ESL and basic skills for elementary, middle and high school skills improvement and much more. Test preparation materials span ages from elementary through adult. This testing resource also provides instant scoring and customized feedback.

NewsBank provides the full text of news features and more from news publications such as the Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Education Week, Newsweek, Foreign Affairs, Science News and more. Great for current events.

Engaging author programs and k-12 book resources.

This database provides real-world applications in many curricular areas. Database provided by the social studies department.

A variety of reference resources are available from EBSCO including popular and academic periodicals and a variety of research resources. These are funded by MoreNet.

Full text of popular elementary school magazines, including Encyclopedia of Animals and Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia. This is funded by MoreNet.

Covers the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips. Provided by MORENET.

Designed for users in elementary or middle schools. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme. Searchasaurus offers Lexile limiters (reading level), making it easy for students to read and research only appropriately challenging materials.

Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music and English movies, quizzes, activity pages and school homework help for grades 4-8. The subscription is available only to elementary and middle schools.

Provides educational videos, homework help, leveled quizzes, games and activities for K-3 students. The subscription is only for the elementary and middle schools.

World Book online is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.