K-12 Resources in GALILEO



GALILEO for Middle School Research

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|SIRS Discoverer |

|Compton’s by Britannica |

|Middle Search Plus |

|Student Research Center |

|Book Collection: Nonfiction |

|Category |Topic or Question |Additional |

| | |Databases |

|Art and Music |- Composers, such as Mozart, Schubert, Wagner, or Beethoven |Also see: |

| |- History of a Christmas carol |Arts of the United States |

| |- Music industry |Oxford Art Online |

| |- People involved in the music industry | |

| |- Artistic movements and genres, such as impressionism | |

| |- Artists, such as Andy Warhol | |

|Books and |- Georgia Book Award titles |Also see: |

|Book Reviews |- If you like J.K. Rowling, what other authors might you like? |NoveList K-8 |

| |- Author studies |Literary Reference Center |

|Biography |- Famous African American scientists, authors, mathematicians, or leaders |Also see: |

| |- Athletes |Literary Reference Center |

| | |National Science Digital Library |

| | |Oxford Art Online |

|Country Reports |- Travel brochures |Also see: |

| |- African, Asian, or Latin American countries |World Data Analyst |

| |- Why would you want to visit a particular country? | |

|Dictionaries |- Definitions |Also see: |

| |- Word origins |Enciclopedia Juvenil |

| |- Translations of foreign words/phrases |PlanetaSaber |

|Education and Careers |- What are the salary and educational expectations for a particular occupation? |Also see: |

| |- What type of school would you attend for a specific occupational goal? |Career Resources Education Network |

| |- Outlook for specific careers, such as writing, massage therapy, or cosmetology |GAcollege411 |

| | |National Science Digital Library |

|Encyclopedias |- Quick facts and information |Also see: |

| |- Beginning point for research on topics with which students are unfamiliar |New Georgia Encyclopedia |

| | |Enciclopedia Juvenil |

| | |PlanetaSaber |

|Georgia |- Civil War topics |Also see: |

| |- Native American sites of importance |Digital Library of Georgia |

| |- Native plants and animals |GeorgiaInfo |

| |- Famous Georgians |New Georgia Encyclopedia |

|Health and Medicine |- What are the symptoms of lung cancer? |Also see: |

| |- Current information about drugs, alcohol, STDs, smoking, hygiene, eating habits,|Consumer Health Complete |

| |or obesity |MedlinePlus |

|History and Government |- Underground railroad |Also see: |

| |- Holocaust |Annals of American History |

| |- Civil Rights movement |Civil Rights Digital Library |

| |- The Great Depression |Digital Library of Georgia |

| |- Research the time period of certain novels |GeorgiaInfo |

| |- Presidents |History Reference Center |

| |- The Constitution | |

| |- War of 1812 |World Data Analyst |

| |- Voting information | |

| |- Immigration | |

| |- Research information about concentration camps | |

|Literature |- Types of poetry, such as examples of haiku |Also see: |

| |- The Great Depression, Holocaust, or African American literature |NoveList K-8 |

| |- Author biographies |Literary Reference Center |

|News and |- Locate current events for a specific country |Also see: |

|Current Events |- Weather reports |Newspaper Source |

| | |TOPICsearch |

|Images, Maps, |- Country reports |Also see: |

|and Flags |- Science projects |EBSCO Images |

| | |Digital Library of Georgia |

| | |Oxford Art Online |

|Primary Source Documents |- Political cartoons |Also see: |

| |- Slave diaries, narratives, or speeches |Annals of American History |

| |- Witness accounts of historical events |Digital Library of Georgia |

| | |History Reference Center |

|Science and Math |- History of a famous inventor/mathematician |Also see: |

| |- Origin of numbers |National Science Digital Library |

| |- Math/science fair resources | |

| |- Biomes | |

| |- Water cycle | |

| |- Scientific process/scientific method | |

| |- Math tutorials | |

|Social Studies |- Types of government |Also see: |

| |- Native American topics, such as the Trail of Tears |Digital Library of Georgia |

| |- Native American tribes – Creeks, Cherokees, Seminoles |World Data Analyst |

|Sports |- Rules/origins of a sport |Also see: |

| |- Sports from around the world |Discoverer WebFind |

| |- Biographies of current athletes | |

| |- History of sporting events | |

| |- Results of sporting events | |

| |- Cheerleading | |

| |- Wrestling | |

|Technology |- Identify a new technology |Also see: |

| |- History of computers |National Science Digital Library |

| |- How to evaluate information obtained from the World Wide Web | |

| |- Text messaging | |

|Websites |- Find safe websites on current events, science and math, fine arts, sports and |Also see: |

| |recreation, and more |Discoverer WebFind |

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