Research Resources

Homework resources just for kids in grades K-5.

Official website of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with information on environmental issues, laws, and regulations that affect our country's natural resources.
 

Almanac, atlas, dictionary, & encyclopedia information for elementary & middle school students.
 

From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), this website provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance.
 

Search across multiple premium e-book reference sources published by Gale.

Journal and magazine articles focused on literature, including author biographies, criticism, excerpts and plot summaries.

Provides non-technical explanations of the technology and scientific principles behind a multitude of "stuff," from engines to cell phones.
 

Over 2,700 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history, as well as practice exercises.

Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.

Primary source material (7 million items) dealing with American history and culture.

Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for over 70 languages.

A list of current and past years' Maryland Black-Eyed Susan winners and honorees. This award is a student choice award for the State of Maryland chosen each year since 1992.

Website for the Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus. Look up definitions or find synonyms for a word.

More than 20,000 terms alongside 6,000 images and illustrations arranged under 15 themes.

General interest reference source with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.

Register to take free online courses from major universities. Courses are designed to help you pass CLEP and AP exams and potentially get "Freshman Year for Free."
 

MVA permit test practice you can trust. The site offers MVA practice tests that simulate the real thing. Study questions for driving cars, motorcycles, or commercial vehicles.