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Resources and Databases

Rio Norte Junior High School provides students with access to a wide variety of information-rich research databases. These resources feature an extensive collection of articles, maps, newspapers, primary sources, photos, and video clips designed to support academic success across all subjects.
Need help navigating our library databases or selecting the best resource for your research? Click here to watch a brief instructional video for step-by-step guidance.
 
 

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Content Information

World Book Student

To access World Book Student, click on the image to the left. World Book Student supplies students with thousands of articles and multimedia aligned to curriculum. It contains numerous tools to engage users in 21st-century education and blended-learning practices. 

Britannica School

 To access Britannica School, click on the image to the left. If you are logging into this database on-campus, no password is necessary. To log in off-campus, please contact [email protected] if you cannot get in. When given the option for age, select "Middle." Use the search bar at the top or select "Students" to begin research.

Pro Quest Homework Central

To access ProQuest, click on the image to the left. If you are logging into this database on-campus, no password is necessary.To log in off-campus, please use the below credentials:

username: RIONORTE
password: Riverhawks1!

 

 
Gale Databases

Gale Databases are separated by subject type. To access these links, click on the images below. No password is necessary on campus. If you need to access one of these off campus, click on the link and enter riverhawk as the password.

 

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Content information 

Gale in context Middle School

Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more. 
Gale Power Search

Need to search argumentative topics? Power Search offers magazines, journals, newspapers and books along with videos, images and podcast content.  This is going to offer the most content, but can be somewhat overwhelming
Gale in context Biography

Biographical and contextual information on notable people throughout history.
Gale Global Issues

Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. 
Gale in context Opposing Viewpoints

Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Gale in context Science

Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
Gale interactive science

Science comes to life as you zoom, rotate, and explore interactive 3D models. View related reference articles and search Gale content to find more information. 
Gale in context environmental studies

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content. 
Gale in context United States history

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources. 
Gale in context world history

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.  
Gale OneFile Informe Académico

Search across full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines from and about Latin America. 
Gale presents National Geographic Kids

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6–14.