Databases
Databases are paid for subscriptions to special search engines. The information provided on these sites are guaranteed reliable information for research. This is the best place to start your research before doing a Google search.
***If a password is requested, use our school mascot in all lower-case letters unless otherwise noted.***
***If a password is requested, use our school mascot in all lower-case letters unless otherwise noted.***
Student Resources in Context - This next-generation portal reaches out to today’s learners with a Web-like user experience, which intuitively conveys needed information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. From the eye-catching, media-rich homepage to the fast navigation options, Student Resources in Context helps students develop both research and critical-thinking skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter.
Student Research in Context - This database is a companion to Gale Student Resources in Context, but with articles more appropriate for middle school students.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context - is an online resource covering today's hottest social issues. Students can explore issues from all perspectives through topic overviews, periodical articles, viewpoint essays, primary source documents. biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, images and links to podcasts.
Biography in Context - contains biographies covering more than 525,000 individuals in reference books, periodicals, primary sources and selected websites.
Gale eBooks for Research--allows students to accee ebooks without needing a tablet or ereader.
EBSCOhost databases, including Explora High School and Explora Middle School, also offer age appropriate magazines, newspapers, non-fiction books, images and graphics. Students can access these with the login name bycsd and password home.
Student Research in Context - This database is a companion to Gale Student Resources in Context, but with articles more appropriate for middle school students.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context - is an online resource covering today's hottest social issues. Students can explore issues from all perspectives through topic overviews, periodical articles, viewpoint essays, primary source documents. biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, images and links to podcasts.
Biography in Context - contains biographies covering more than 525,000 individuals in reference books, periodicals, primary sources and selected websites.
Gale eBooks for Research--allows students to accee ebooks without needing a tablet or ereader.
EBSCOhost databases, including Explora High School and Explora Middle School, also offer age appropriate magazines, newspapers, non-fiction books, images and graphics. Students can access these with the login name bycsd and password home.