Student Resources
The following resources are recommended for students and grouped by grade level. You may use all resources on this page or find additional resources in the available resources list.
Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Kids InfoBits
- Full text articles on most topics
- Pictures
- Maps
Florida Kids
- Florida History & Facts
- Florida Symbols
6th - 8th Grade
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Junior Edition PowerSearch
- Junior Edition was specifically for junior high and middle school students and contains more than 130 magazines and journals most critical to their curriculum. -
Junior Reference Center
- Reference and primary sources
- Over 17,000 Biographies
- Browse by topic -
LitFinder
- Poems, Stories, Plays & more
- Essays & explanations
- Download MP3s of articles -
Camio
- Photos of museum works of art
- Photos, Paintings, Sculpture
- Prints, Costumes & Jewelry
9th - 12th Grade
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Student Edition PowerSearch
- Now with over 1,300 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. 
World Almanac
- "Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs."- Junior Reference Center
- Reference and primary sources
- Over 17,000 Biographies
- Browse by topic - LitFinder
- Poems, Stories, Plays & more
- Essays & explanations
- Download MP3s of articles 
Civil War: Sources in U.S. History Online
- Primary sources
- Writings from the Civil War by those who lived it
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America
- Hairstyles, slang terms, advertising jingles, pop music sensations, and all else described as popular culture.-
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (GVRL)
- 152 original essays (about 8,000-12,000 words each) on specific minority and ethnic groups in the U.S. -
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (GVRL)
- 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words
- Subject-specific biblioographies - Camio
- Photos of museum works of art
- Photos, Paintings, Sculpture
- Prints, Costumes & Jewelry
This program is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by Florida Department of State, Divison of Library and Information Services.
