| Encyclopedias and databases | Almanacs | Dictionaries, Thesaurus & Quotations | Maps |
| LINK to SOURCE | DESCRIPTION |
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| Choose from Standard, Student, and Elementary Editions. Check out the Britannica Internet Guide and Video & Media Guide, too |
| A great resource for middle school students |
| Assortment of articles, from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, books, and even transcripts from radio and tv programs. Reading levels are given for each article, to help you find information that you can understand well. |
 Opposing viewpoints
| Articles representing a diversity of opinions on current, controversial topics. You will need to re-enter your Lakeside passwords. |
 Science
| Articles about science from reference books and magazines, from a major reference publisher You will need to re-enter your Lakeside passwords. |
 History
| Thousands of articles about US or world history from reference books and magazines. You will need to re-enter your Lakeside passwords. |
| Encarta | Free online encyclopedia. Lots of ads, but great selection of images and maps. |
| Oxford African American Studies Center | Articles on the African American experience |
| Atomic Learning | An online source of video tutorials covering a wide range of computer programs such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MovieMaker, Outlook, Windows XP, Paint, Flash, Publisher, and many, many more. |
| The Visual Thesaurus | The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. |
| Discovery Education (formerly Unitedstreaming) | A leader in digital video-based learning in core-curricular subject areas. Login: lakesidms (no “e” ) Password: lions |
| Learn360 | Another digital video-based learning database. Login: lakesidems Password: lakeside
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| Information Please |
| African-American Almanac |
| LINK to SOURCE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| The authority on the English language, for word histories and current usage. The print edition fills 23 volumes! |
| American Heritage Dictionary | |
| Thesaurus.com | An advanced thesaurus |
| Bartlett's Familiar Quotations |
| LINK to SOURCE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Map practice | Have fun learning names of countries |
| U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Earth Observatory | Images and programs from NASA |
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