K-12 Learning & Research

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These resources are available to all patrons with a MARINet library card and PIN. Educators, for information regarding student library card sign-ups for your classroom or school please contact Children's & Teen Librarian Riva Pollard at 415-289-4145 or rpollard@sausalito.gov.

Tutoring Help

Brainfuse HelpNow offers live 1-on-1 tutoring, homework help, and skill-building, no scheduling required, daily from 1pm - 10pm PST. For grades K-12! Create an account and indicate the grade and subject matter needed, and they will connect you to immediate help.

Language Learning

Mango Languages is an online, interactive language learning tool featuring over 40 foreign languages for English speakers and more than 15 English language courses for non-English speakers. Set up a personal account or "Use Mango as Guest" to access.

Research

	Britannica School Edition Thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, and recommended Web sites. Three levels: Elementary, Middle, or High. (Grades K-12)
	Britannica Escolar (Spanish) Edition Spanish edition of the online encyclopedia, at two levels: Primaria and Secundaria. (Grades K-8)
	Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids Focuses on science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Students can search the magazine issues from 2009 to present, in addition to searching images, videos, magazine covers, and full-text nonfiction books. Students can also explore by topic. Includes over 350 books. (Grades K+)
	Explora Primary Schools Reference articles from Topic Overviews (K-5), on subjects relating to Animals, Arts & Music, People, Geography, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Sports & Hobbies, Science, Social Studies, Technology, and Your Health (Grades K-5)
	Explora Middle Schools Reference articles from Topic Overviews (6-12) on subjects relating to Arts & Music, Geography, Biographies, Health, History, Literature & Language Arts, Life Skills, Social Science, Sports & Recreation, and STEM. (Grades 6-12)
	ProQuest CultureGrams Concise cultural, historical, and geographical information on countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces. Includes World Edition, Kids Edition, States Edition, and Provinces Edition. (Grades 3-12)
	ProQuest SIRS Discoverer Full-text nonfiction books and reference articles on topics relating to animals, places, people, and current social issues. (Grades 3-9)
	ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher Topic overviews and articles on hot-button social issues for middle and high school research, searchable or browsable by category. (Grades 6-12)
	ProQuest eLibrary A massive collection of multidisciplinary periodical and digital media articles and content, designed for beginning and intermediate researchers in high school and beyond. Editorially created pages provide valuable context for both common and unusual research topics. (Grades 8-12)
	ProQuest Ebook Central provides authoritative ebooks in a range of subjects from the world's top publishers. Find relevant ebooks and chapters; read online; search within the ebook; and highlight, take notes and bookmark pages in your online copy, stored on your bookshelf for you. You can also share your research with others, download ebooks and chapters to your laptop or mobile device, and more. (Grades 6-12, with some younger children's nonfiction as well)
	ProQuest general platform includes access to 11 ProQuest journal, ebook, and news databases, including U.S. and Global Newsstream (1980-present), Coronavirus Research, and Literature Online. (Grades 9-12)
	Gale in Context: Environmental Studies Students can browse and search environmental issues and topics related to pollution, earth's systems, energy, global change, land and water use, and policy and legislation. Has over 800 environmental studies publications that includes topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content for middle school and high school science. (Grades 6-12)
	Gale Interactive: Science A virtual lab that allows students to manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand biology, chemistry, earth, and space science concepts. Virtual science exploration tool that includes over 200 interactive sessions and 60 models to print with a 3D printer. (Grades 6-12)

Educator Resources

TeachingBooks provides instructional resources to support the teaching of children's and young adult fiction and nonfiction books. Includes digital "meet the author" videos, complete book readings, read-along audiobooks, multimedia content, book guides, lesson plans, and more.