Remember choosing an animal to research then having to choose a different animal because the encyclopedia with your animal in it was being used? Those days are gone! Now students have access to a full encyclopedia 24/7. This week’s database highlight is Britannica Library Children [1] and Britannica Library Young Adults [2].

Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, [and more]  – from the vendor

Offering four levels – elementary, middle, high, and adult – this comprehensive database is a great place to start a research paper or just learn more about a subject. With the Britannica name, you know you’re getting an authoritative source. Escolar [3] offers the content in Spanish.

This week’s open site is Atlas Obscura [4]. It’s less of an atlas and more of a catalog of strange and unusual stories tied to places. You’ll find articles about vigilante public service [5] and Oklahoma’s own American Pigeon Museum [6] (highly recommended).

Action Steps

• Using any level of Encyclopedia Britannica, search for your favorite animal. List one interesting fact in the comments.
• In Atlas Obscura look for any location in the world and list a strange site from that location in the comments. 

First 5 respondants will get something from the random swag pile!