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• Covers more than 250 Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, and 13 historical Wisconsin newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s; see a Title List 
• Each newspaper is available cover to cover in a searchable PDF format

• Created by BadgerLink staff
• Includes checklists for each step in the research process and an educator section with curriculum ideas and information on Wisconsin Standards

• Completa enciclopedia española - Complete Spanish encyclopedia
• Incluye artículos, imágenes , mapas, tablas , líneas de tiempo , así como un diccionario completo y atlas - Includes articles, images, maps, tables, timelines, as well as a complete dictionary and atlas

• Build technology skills in the youngest students
• Grow vocabulary and reading skills
• Play games and have fun while learning
• Please note: site uses Adobe Flash and will no longer work in Firefox​

• Every article and image have a citation
• Double-click on a word for definitions, pronunciations, and Spanish translation
• Switch between levels to find the appropriately difficult article

• Full-color maps that reflect today's world
• Access data on population, languages, and monetary units
• Links to age-appropriate articles​

• Browse by Animals, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Places, Plants and Other Living Things, Science and Mathematics, Social Studies, Sports and Hobbies, and World Religions
• All images and videos have a citation

• Access the Image Collection, Medical Image Collection, Literary Image Collection, Science Video Collection, Medical Video and Animations, and Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century
• Includes more than 10,000 videos and almost a million images

• Browse by Animals, Arts & Music, Biographies, Geography, Language Arts, Math, Science & Health, and Social Studies
• Searches American Heritage® Children's Dictionary, Book Collection Nonfiction Elementary & Middle School Editions, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Health Source: Consumer Edition, History Reference Center, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source Plus, Primary Search, and Science Reference Center
• Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

• Explore lesson plans and student handouts created by EBSCO on EBSCO's Explora - Resources for Educators page
• Explora Primary Scavenger Hunt

• Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries
• Includes images

• Full-text books, magazines, historical documents, biographies, and multimedia
• Nearly 57,000 historical documents and 40,000 historical photos and maps
• More than 1,990 full-text reference books
• Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

• Explore lesson plans and student handouts created by EBSCO on EBSCO's History Reference Center - Educator Resources page
• History Reference Center Scavenger Hunt

• Five cross-curricular online activities (for grades 3-6) that provide students with the opportunity to apply their geography knowledge
• Includes teacher resources and lesson plans

• Improve math, reading, grammar, spelling, science, logic, and geography skills
• Prepare for high school entrance exams

• 36,000 plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews
• 101,000 articles/essays of literary criticism
• 94,000 poems and 25,000 short stories

• Explore lesson plans and student handouts created by EBSCO on EBSCO's Literary Reference Center  - Educator Resources page
• Literary Reference Center Instructional Tour and Scavenger Hunt for High School Students
• Literary Reference Center Instructional tour and Scavenger Hunt for Middle School Students

• More than 700,000 definitions with 143,000 etymologies
• Also includes Top 10 Lists, Word of the Day, and "Ask the Editor" videos
• Revised for today's librarians, teachers, and students

• 63 million articles from more than 1,210 newspapers, 130 newswires, and 50 news magazines
• Includes all staff articles for The Janesville Gazette, La Crosse Tribune, The Leader Telegram (Eau Claire), The Telegram (Superior), and The Wisconsin State Journal
• Cover to cover coverage for  Advance-Titan (Oshkosh), Capital Times, The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee), UWM Post (Milwaukee), Wisconsin Law Journal (Milwaukee), and Wisconsin State Journal

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• Contains United States, Canada, United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia, and Panama titles
• At least 150 Wisconsin titles

• Ongoing updates and new content continually added 

• Search for books by keyword and reading level (Lexile)
• Includes book recommendations created by book experts
• Search by terms of appeal like style and mood

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• This list provides a link to the PDF full text of  61 popular magazine titles available in MasterFILE Complete
• Document also contains separate tabs for STEM & Social Studies titles
• If you encounter an error, when using the links on this list,  go to our MasterFILE Complete page, click the logo to authenticate into the resource, then try the link again

• Contains nearly 100 full-text popular children's magazines
• Covers a variety of topics including endangered species, musicians, fitness, space exploration and more
• Includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and American Heritage Children's Dictionary
• Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile) ​

• Covers subjects of Biology, Chemistry Earth and Space Science, Environmental Science, Health and Medicine, History of Science, Life Science, Mathematics, Physics, Science and Society, Science as Inquiry, Scientists, and Wildlife
• Includes Science Image Collection with more than 300,000 images
• Contains more than 200 full-text science magazines
• Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile) ​

• Explore lesson plans and student handouts created by EBSCO on EBSCO's Science Reference Center - Educator Resources page
• Science Reference Center Scavenger Hunt

• Over 2,000 tracks of varying length songs and sound effects

• Browse or search author interviews, lesson plans, discussion guides, readings, and videos
• Thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books
• Every resource is selected to encourage the integration of multimedia, author, and book materials into reading and library activities

• Wisconsin Newspapers in BadgerLink Title List (includes titles from U.S. Newsstream, Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers, and Newspapers.com Library Edition World Collection)
• Daily updates and same day publication access to over 250 titles
• Includes newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites. 

Provided by Wisconsin Public Television

• A rich collection of educational videos
• Professional development resources for educators
• Lesson plans for all grade levels
• Learning tools for the classroom and library

Provided by Wisconsin Public television

• Appropriate for grades 2-12
• Each of the 8 videos includes teaching resources 
• Supports Wisconsin Education Act 31, the statutory requirement that all school districts provide instruction in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the 12 American Indian nations and tribes in the state

• Innovative, cost-free multimedia resources including videos, student interactives, eBooks, sound files and a new Wisconsin historical inquiry adventure game
• Gateway to PBS LearningMedia and PBS NEWSHOUR Student Reporting Labs
• Award-winning classroom resources connect to Wisconsin's academic standards
• Includes Wisconsin Public Television Education productions like Climate Wisconsin, Into the Book, Into the Map, The Ways, Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams, Wisconsin Biographies, Wisconsin Hometown Stories, Young Performers Initiative and others

Provided by Wisconsin Public Television

• This initiative shines a spotlight on Wisconsin’s talented young performers
• Includes videos, lesson plans, and listening guides
• Led by Public Broadcasting in Wisconsin, in partnership with Wisconsin School Music Association