BadgerLink  

Funded by the state of Wisconsin, BadgerLink provides resources for books, encyclopedias, magazines, multimedia, newspapers, primary sources and scholarly journals.  This resources can browsed by subject or audience age level.  Grades: K - 12

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Biography in Context  Biography In Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day news makers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that students have access to the very latest information.
Grades: 5 - 12

Black Freedom (by ProQuest)  Expertly selected open primary source documents. Visitors will find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.
Grades: 5 - 12

Brain Pop Jr.  Animated curricular content that engages students.
Grades:  K - 3
Topics:  Science, Health, Reading & Writing, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Technology

Brain Pop  Learn about your body, space, science and health. Have your homework questions answered with a movie, ask for advice, or just browse and learn. 
Grades:  3 - 8
Topics:  Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Engineering & Tech, Health, Arts & Music

CultureGrams  Experience countries throughout the world through maps, photos, biographies and cultural rituals and ways of life.
Grades:  3 - 12
Topics:  Geography

DK findout!  Free Online Encyclopedia
Grades:  1 - 5
Topics:  Science, Mathematics, English, History, Geography, the Human Body, and more with age-appropriate content.

Fact Monster  Combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and homework help for kids. 
Grades:  1 - 8
Topics:  World, U.S., People, Science, Math, Language Arts, Homework, Games, Holidays & Calendars, and Tools.

Global Issues in Context  Designed to support global awareness, Global Issues In Context ties together a wealth of authoritative content that empowers students to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world. 
Grades: 6 - 12

Google Scholar  Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
Grades: 9 - 12

Health & Wellness Resource Center  Health And Wellness Resource Center With Alternative Health Module, provides accurate, authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative and complementary medical practices. Designed for researchers at all levels, its intuitive interface provides multiple pathways to information. New periodical and newspaper articles are added daily.
Grades: 7 - 12

Infoplease  Student resource for an Atlas, Encyclopedia, Almanac, Dictionary, Thesaurus and much more.
Grades:  3 - 6

Gale in Context: Elementary   Gale in Context: Elementary lets you explore all kinds of cool stuff. Better yet, each topic comes complete with articles, videos, colorful pictures, and more. Content is safe and age-appropriate.
Grades:  1 - 6

 Middle School  A cross-disciplinary database —spanning literature, science, social studies, and U.S. and world history.
Grades:  4 - 12

National Geographic Kids  They teach kids about the world and how it works, empowering them to succeed and to make it a better place.
Grades:  1 - 6

Opposing Viewpoints in Context  Discover pro/con perspectives from authoritative voices.  Covers today’s hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to violent video games. 
Grades: 7 - 12

PebbleGo  Emergent Reader Research Solution
Grades:  K - 3
Topics:  Animals, Science, Biographies, Social Studies

Research Wagon for Kids  Organized by topic, students can find information on:     careers, food inventions, food trucks, national parks, natural disasters, pets, planets, plants, roller coasters, Titanic, and toy inventions.
Grades:  2 - 5

Wonderopolis®  A place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways.
Grades:  K - 8

Youngzine  A new online magazine that brings current events to school-age children in a simple and unbiased manner with the appropriate context.
Grades:  3 - 12