Databases have better information than you might find on a standard search engine. The material you find will be "deeper" and can be less biased than what is on the net.  Start here to understand your topic, then go surfing.

All of the databases listed below are available in school without login or password information.  To access these from home login to Blackboard:  http://apsva.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp with Mozilla Firefox, then click on the "Student" tab on the upper right.  After this, click on the "Library Online" tab on the upper left.  All of the remote access logins and passwords are listed for each database.  Report any problems to the H-B Woodlawn library staff.

Don't forget to check out the Public Library offerings.  When accessing their databases, look for the "eSources" link. (By the way, you MUST have a public library card to access these materials.)  The Arlington Public Library has extensive resources, including the Learning Express site (practice tests) and Informe!, a Spanish database. Find them, and more, at:

World Book -- one of the most trusted encyclopedias comes to us online.  Check out the unique "Explore Virginia" feature.  www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home

The world's best encyclopedia is now available online. Explore Britannica for quick articles, and in-depth materials as well. Excellent links to the outside web and periodicals, in addition to a dictionary, atlas, thesaurus and timelines. Check it out.  school.eb.com         

 

The most comprehensive information on nations anywhere. Beyond the basics ... get interesting facts, recipes and more.  online.culturegrams.com

 

Check out the CIA World Fact Book.  This government resource is an essential when getting to know the details on individual nations.  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ 

Like, every person ever.      Biography Resource Center: Here	11th & 12th English Students -- check it out!      Literature Resource Center:  Here    Contemporary Literary Criticism Select:  Here
Have an opinion?  Want to see the other side?  Need to explore a hot topic?    Opposing Viewpoints: Here	Science Research that is up-to-the-minute.    Gale Science in Context:  Here

Reference texts, images, even audio.     Everything from the Bronze Age to Apartheid.      Gale World History in Context:  Here	American History from the very beginning.     Designed to work with Smart Boards!      Gale U.S. History in Context:  Here
Psychology Database -- find out how you tick ... Here	Important to get Health information from an "authoritative" site:  here