3 GREAT REASONS TO USE A DATABASE INSTEAD OF GOOGLE
#1: You know the information you are getting from these databases is reliable information your teacher will accept as a resource for whatever project you are working on! #2: Need to do a bibliography or work cited page? These databases do all of that for you! All you have to do is cut and paste the citation! #3: Instead of getting back over a million results in a Google search, you get back the information you need. Makes your research easier! |
Gale in Context: High School
Student Resources in Context in an excellent database for a general encyclopedia. Not quite sure what database to use? Try Student Resources in Context and you just may find you topic! |
Gale in Context: Science
Science In Context is an great database for science of all levels, psychology, and health classes. |
Gale in Context: World History
A database for all topics from ancient history to current topics within World History. |
Gale in Context: US History
A database for all topics from the beginning of the United States to what is happening right now in US History. |
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Writing a persuasive essay? Working with a social issue or controversial topic? Look no further than Opposing Viewpoints in Context! Great for use with Government, Sociology, and English classes! |
Gale Literature Resource Center
Writing a paper on a piece of literature or an author? Use Gale Literature Resource Center to help guide your research! Find Literary Criticism, Biographies, Primary Sources, and Multimedia relating to the work you are researching. Find classics and contemporary fiction! |
Gale Health and Wellness
This resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices. |
Gale Environmental Studies
This database broadens student understanding of environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content |
Gale Interactive Science
This database allows students to manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand biology, chemistry, earth, and space science concepts |
Mackin E-Books
Our Mackin E-Book Collection features a variety of books on tobacco, alcohol, and other substances used with the 9th grade freshmen health classes as well as some classic literature. |
FactCite: World Mythology
This database is full of information not only about Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses but also Native American, Celtic, Norse, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Chinese, Aztec, Inca, Maya, African, Hindu, and Polynesian mythology. |
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
This resource supports a wide range of students interested in learning more about the ongoing Black Freedom Struggle. The database uses open primary source documents starting from the resistance to slavery and the abolitionist movement (1790 - 1860) all the way to the Contemporary Era (1976-2000). |
Culturegrams
OFF CAMPUS LINK Username off campus: eduhsd Password off campus: goldrush (Scroll down until you see CultureGrams) Another excellent resource for all things culture, geographical, and historical data.
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SIRS Issues Researcher
Off campus username: eduhsd Off campus password: goldrush SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series) delivers the pros and cons on today’s complex social issues with relevant, credible information that tells the whole story on the major questions of the day. A great companion to Opposing Viewpoints in Context and comparable in content. |
Britannica School Encyclopedia
(Basic level general research) Off campus username: eduhsd Off campus password: goldrush Brittanica School Encyclopedia is a basic general encyclopedia for general research. A good companion to Student Resources in Context.
Using this at home? Enter the username: eduhsd Password: goldrush |
SIRS Discoverer
(Basic level general research) Off campus username: eduhsd Off campus password: goldrush SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series) Discover is a basic general encyclopedia good for general research. A good companion to Student Resources in Context. |
ProQuest Guided Research
(Intermediate level general research) Off campus username: eduhsd Off campus password: goldrush ProQuest Guided Research is a general encyclopedia with slightly more in-depth resources for general resources geared towards high school students in business, health, language arts, science, and social science through newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, and multimedia resources. |
ProQuest Central Student
(Advanced level general research) OFF CAMPUS LINK Username off campus: eduhsd Password off campus: goldrush (Select the first link "Proquest") ProQuest Central Student is a general encyclopedia focused on science, technology, education, social sciences, humanities, and news. This database is geared towards preparing students for college level academics and using an interface widely used in higher education. |
ProQuest PBS Video Collection
This collection of more than 1,200 streaming videos provides an exceptional range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS. From science to history, art to Shakespeare, diversity to business & economics, and more |
Teachingbooks.net
Teachingbooks.net's goal is to let every reader have the opportunity to learn directly from the author of the book they are reading. This website offers author interviews, lesson plans, vocabulary lists, and more. A great place to learn more about books for students and teachers. |
Noodletools
Noodletools is an online service that allows you to create work cited pages in MLA, APA, or Chicago Turabian format. Easily creates citations in minutes. You must first login with our usual username and password and then create your own account to save and store your projects. |
The Sacramento Bee
Ponderosa students and teachers can get online access to the newspaper. The link will take you to a circulation website where you have to login to be directed to The Sacramento Bee.
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Make sure to stay on the student login page! Do NOT go to the teacher login page, even if you are a teacher!
Ponderosa students and teachers can get online access to the newspaper. The link will take you to a circulation website where you have to login to be directed to The Sacramento Bee.
Registration for the 2022/2023 school year is not up yet
Please check back later
Make sure to stay on the student login page! Do NOT go to the teacher login page, even if you are a teacher!