GCS Students: contact Ms. Pisani or Ms. Wolfsohn for usernames and passwords for the following sites.
Encyclopedias and Specialized Databases - search the leading online references
World
Book
Find
answers quickly. Articles, maps, pictures, sounds and video
delivered over the web. Detailed coverage of the United States
and Canada plus articles from quality newspapers and magazines. |
Grolier
Online
Includes:
Encyclopedia AMERICANA,
NEW BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE,
NEW POPULAR SCIENCE, LANDS & PEOPLE. Easy
for beginners, comprehensive and detailed for advanced researchers.
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Infotrac
Jr. K-12
Discovering
Collection includes: geography, culture, history, literature,
person search, science & health
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Encyclopedia
Britannica
School Edition
also includes Compton's
Traditional
encyclopedia, plus atlas, timelines, dictionary, thesaurus,
subject browse, year in review for K-12
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Style and Grammar Helpers - bibliographies, research paper formats, reference citations, grammar
Create a Bibliography
An interactive bibliography composer designed to aid students in the process of creating and citing sources in MLA or APA style.
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Footnoting and Formats
MLA bibliography composer.
Format over 30 different types of sources, then alphabetize and format for printing. |
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Online Answers - sites and tools to assist with homeowrk and research.
Web Info for Kids By Librarians
Help in the research process. How to ask the right question, get the information you need, understand what you've found and share what you know in a report. |
Homework Hotline
Homework help on the web for many subjects, plus how to write a book report, science project ideas, arts and crafts and more. |
Ask
your GCS Librarians
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Research by Subject - specific subject information and project ideas.
Science
Hands on experiments, homework help, research, fun games, science fair ideas, adventures and field trips. Visit NASA! |
Literature
Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse provides
students with unlimited access to books, authors, poetry,
quotes and more.
NYPL
Teenlink: books for teens. |
Mathematics
Homework help in math, algebra, geometry, units of measure, problem solving. Lists five web sites with a short description of each site. |
Arts
An online library of outstanding Internet sites in architecture, music, visual arts, performing arts, etc. |
History
Tips on how to write a better history paper -- how to choose a topic, how to research and write it. Lists helpful web sites. |
Social Sciences
An online library of Internet sites. Search for educational web sites using content areas, subject area and grade level. |
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