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K-12 Children's Databases

K-12 Databases for Children and Teens

These are examples of databases you may use with your students in the classroom. Some will contain Teacher materials for lesson plans.

Britannica Online School Edition
Classroom resource for teachers. Includes High School, Middle School, Elementary School, and Preschool editions.
Britannica Online Kids Edition
Children's Encyclopedia that's a good classroom resource for teachers. Created for public libraries.

Elementary

PebbleGo
General database designed for K-3 students, containing informational articles and activities.
Primary Search
General database providing full-text access to popular elementary level magazines, encyclopedias and images.
Science Reference Center
General sciences collection offering full-text coverage of encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals.

Middle School

Gale in Context: Middle School
Collection of cross-curricular resources and information for middle school students.
Middle Search Plus
General database providing full-text access to popular middle school magazines and reference books.

High School

Gale in Context: High School
General purpose reference portal designed for high school students centered around topic pages which include reference sources, journals, magazines, newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia.
MAS Complete
General database for high school students offering full-text access to popular high school magazines, reference books and primary sources. Covers subjects such art, history, sports and music.