Digital Resources Databases

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BrainFuse

Homework help has never been easier. Brainfuse offers live-tutoring to students (K-12) between 2-11 pm in math, science, reading, social studies, history, geography and language arts. Other services include writing labs, diagnostic testing and individualized flash card creation for studying.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library helps users conduct research, complete homework assignments, or work on special projects at home or in the library. Research sources include three databases, thousands of curated articles and magazines, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, and recommended websites, along with a pop-up Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus. Content updated daily. 

Elementary

Elementary meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Explora Canada Student Search 6-12

Explora Canada Student Search 6-12 makes it easy for students in grades 6-12 to browse by topic or to search by keyword to find content from AP videos, magazines, encyclopedias and more. Results can be easily sorted by source type—magazines, reference books, news, photos, biographies, and primary source documents.

Explora Primary – Canada

Explora Primary - Canada (formerly Primary Search) is a new interface that is easy to browse by topic and provides .full text coverage of nearly 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator

Explora Primary Search K-5

Explora Primary Search K-5 is designed for children in primary and junior grades. Explora contains complete articles from dozens of the most popular elementary school magazines. All complete articles are assigned reading-level indicators (Lexiles®), and many articles are available in color PDF. You’ll also find easy-to-read encyclopedia entries written specifically for kids and more than one million images of photos, maps and flags!

Kermode: Digital Literacy

Safely and smartly navigate the videos and websites you encounter. Made for parents and educators of school-age kids, Kermode is a digital literacy tool that helps children to build fundamental digital literacy and critical thinking skills. If prompted, the license key for Richmond Hill Public Library is RHPL.

Middle Search Plus

Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines, reference e-books, and thousands of primary source documents, including: photos, maps, and videos. Subjects include history, current events, science and sports.

NoveList K-8 Plus

Like NoveList, this readers' advisory database provides articles and reviews of juvenile books and authors.

ScienceFlix

With its emphasis on the latest STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix provides grade-school children with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, and so much more.