GCPS Online Research Library

Elementary School: All Databases

	America the Beautiful Current and historical information on each of the fifty states.
	American Memory Collection Collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history. Topics include: Today in History, the Learning Page, African American, Civil War, Conservation Movement, Continental Congress, Architectural History, Woman Suffrage, the papers of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln plus others. An ongoing project. [primary sources]
	America's Story Well-organized primary resources from the Library of Congress. [primary sources]
	Ben's Guide to U.S. Government A link to government resources about citizenship; organized by age levels.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Biography in Context Illustrated biographies searchable by name, profession, title, place or origin, gender, race/ethnicity, title of work, date of birth, date of death.
	Britannica Biographies From Encyclopaedia Britannica provides access to hundreds of biographies on famous historical and contemporary figures from around the world.
	CultureGrams Up-to-date reports on countries include facts, culture, daily life, customs, famous people, and recipes. Reports on states include their history, symbols, economy, and geography.
	Digital Library of Georgia Gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials. [primary sources]
	Encyclopedia Britannica - Elementary General encyclopedia for elementary students. Features include a world atlas, timeline, feature of the day, and animal of the day.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Junior Reference Collection Electronic access to popular topics through reference sources, primary sources, and multimedia content; includes audio clips, video clips, and photographs.
	Kid's Gov The official kids' portal for the U.S. government provides links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids.
	Kids Search Articles and images on animals, the arts, music, math, science, social studies, and sports.
	nationalatlas.gov Map Reader offers topo maps from yesterday and today.
	New Book of Knowledge General encyclopedia in English and Spanish with timelines, articles, and images.
	New Georgia Encyclopedia Comprehensive information about the state of Georgia.
Novelist K-8 Place search term in text box above and click icon.	NoveList K-8 Good resource for finding your next book to read.
	PebbleGo Emergent readers can research their favorite topics with PebbleGo-Animal and PebbleGo-Earth & Space. The combination of specifically leveled text that is read-aloud plus highlighted word-by-word with photos, audio and video resources is sure to create an awesome learning experience!
Searchasaurus - Elementary Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Searchasaurus - Elementary Database includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, a general encyclopedia, a dictionary, and pictures.
	SIRS Discoverer Full-text magazine database for younger students.
	Vanishing Georgia Historically significant photographs of people, places, and structures from Georgia's past. [primary sources]
	White House The official White House website.
	World Book Kids Resources include general encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, and interactive games and activities.
	World Book Student Collection of research tools that includes an encyclopedia, a timeline builder, resource guides, and biographical information.