LibGuides: Green Valley Elementary School Library: Research Tools

What is RESEARCH?

Watch this BrainPop video to learn how to do research.

Visit the "Citing Your Sources/Bibliography" page to learn about plagiarism, paraphrasing, and citations.

Watch this video to learn about keyword searching on the internet.

POWER Library - GV

If you are at school, this link will take you directly to Power Kids from Power Library.

If you are at home, use your public library card barcode number or this eCard number to login.

24752000476885

Gale In Context - Elementary

POWER LIBRARY - Gale in Context

Database of Nonfiction Information - K-5

Pebble Go (K-2)

Pebble Go Next (Gr.3-5)

*PebbleGO Next is now linked to PebbleGo!

When you click the icon above, you will go to the PebbleGO homepage. Then, click on the PURPLE PebbleGo Next Tab.

DK Find Out! Picture Encyclopedia

Image from DK Find Out! website

DK Find Out! is a free online encyclopedia with interactive pictures. Though it does not have as much information as World Book Online, it's a great place to quickly look up answers to common questions.

NewsELA Elementary

NewsELA Elementary has current events and news for students, and you can change the reading level to help you understand it.

Image from PRWeb.com

Fact Monster

Dictionary

Dictionary.com is a reference resource to look up the definition of a word.

Thesaurus

Thesaurus.com is a reference resource to look up synonyms and antonyms of a word.

Discovery Grade 5 - Changing The World

Research Links

Poverty

Conservation

Pollution

World Book Online Encyclopedia

The World Book Online Encyclopedia is available with no login when your computer or mobile device is on school property. For home access, please ask your teacher-librarian for the username and password, or refer to Library Password links on this page.

This searchable database is useful for quick access to accurate, reliable information.

True Flix - Grades 3-5

If you are at school, no password is needed.

If you are at home, you will need your public library card barcode number OR use this ecard number:

24752000476885

Still having trouble loading TrueFlix?

Go to the Power Kids homepage by clicking the icon below.

Then, click on TrueFlix.

Destiny Library Catalog - Green Valley

Destiny Library Catalog

Destiny Discover allows you to search for books, DVDs, audiobooks, ebooks, and even digital media that the district provides through all 8 of the Wilson libraries.