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• Articles from 4,700+ full-text publications in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and more; includes over 4,000 peer-reviewed journals
• Indexing and abstracts included for more than 13,800 journals 
• PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over 100 journals and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles

Enhanced academic database temporarily available through BadgerLink during the COVID-19 pandemic.   

• Created by BadgerLink staff
• Downloadable from Google Docs
• Graphic organizers include: Cause & Effect, Claim/Evidence/Reason, Compare Sources, Credible Sources, Inference Chart, Main Idea & Details, and See...Think...Wonder

• Presented in Google Docs for easy saving and sharing
• For grades 4-12
• Includes the following plans
  • Analyze and Respond to Novels
  • Persuasive Letter
  • Practice ACT
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Time Travel Tribune
  • Wikipedia Vs. Encyclopedia

• 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

• Created by BadgerLink staff
• Provides an introduction to using BadgerLink resources for research

• Use the BadgerLink Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan

• 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

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• For libraries and educators serving readers in preschool through sixth grade 
• Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding
• More than 49,000 fiction and nonfiction, story collections and picture books
• Professional literature for children's librarians

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• Searches Children's, Middle & Junior High, and Senior High Core Collections
• For libraries and educators serving readers in preschool through high school
• Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding

Academic eBook Collection temporarily available through BadgerLink during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• More than 1,300 full-text education journals
• More than 550 full-text books
• Indexing and abstracts for more than 2,400 journals

• Includes more than 87,500 citations and abstracts
• Covers citations dating back to 1966

• Links to more than 264,000 full-text articles
• More than one million citations

• Highlights content relevant to K-12 teachers
• Searches: Academic Search Premier, Education Research Complete, ERIC, Professional Development Collection, and Teacher Reference Center
• Includes information on state curriculum standards
• Provides easy access to lesson plans from ERIC and other resources

• 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

Provided by PBS Wisconsin

• As the plot unfolds, players come across primary source materials.
• Players use the same skills as real historians: investigation, identification, corroboration and contextualizing evidence.
• To win each challenge, players must piece together the evidence to argue their case.
• The game was designed by WPT Education, Field Day Lab, and a cohort of 3rd-5th grade social studies teachers, and was tested by students throughout the state of Wisconsin.

• Covering subjects such as classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, information literacy, metadata and more
• More than 320 full-text journals
• Indexing & abstracting for more than 730 journals
• Conference proceedings, library school theses and pamphlets
• Coverage dating back to 1960

• Covers topics including business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY and fashion
• More than 2,300 full-text magazines and journals
• More than 870 full-text reference books
• More than 73,000 full-text primary source documents
• More than 1.6 million photos, maps and flags
• More than 70,000 videos from the Associated Press (AP)

• For libraries and educators serving readers in grades five through nine
• Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding
• More than 30,000 fiction and nonficton titles

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• Wisconsin Newspapers in BadgerLink Title List (includes titles from U.S. Newsstream, Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers, and Newspapers.com Library Edition World Collection)
• Contains United States, Canada, United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia, and Panama titles
• At least 150 Wisconsin titles

• Ongoing updates and new content continually added 

• 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 PBS Wisconsin 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

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• This list provides a link to the PDF or HTML 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

• Includes 300 full-text,  peer-reviewed journals
• More than 200 educational reports
• Includes Booklist, Education, Education Digest, Education Week, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Reading Teacher, and School Library Journal

• For libraries and educators serving readers in grades 9 through 12
• Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding
• More than 30,000 fiction and nonfiction titles

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• Covering subjects such as Assessment, Best practices, Continuing education, Instructional media, School administration, and Teacher education.

• Connect deeply with a book they are reading
• Gain new insights and understanding from award-winning authors
• Reinforce cultural authenticity and perspectives with diverse books
• Cultivate a life-long love of reading 
• Find author interviews, lesson plans & interactive activities, discussion guides, and more to support literacy instruction

Provided by PBS Wisconsin

• Appropriate for grades 9-12
• The 55-minute documentary is also broken out 12 into 3-5-minute episodes to make it easier to share in the classroom
• Includes 6 lesson plans

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

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• 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

Provided by PBS Wisconsin 

• 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