Boys
Inquiry

Research Resources

We have carefully chosen and subscribed to these excellent and up-to-date digital resources and databases for their reliability and applicability to our curriculum.  Please consult them frequently as you research.
        LS = Lower School   MS = Middle School   US = Upper school

  • BrainPOP JR BrainPOP JR
    LS - Animated videos, interactive quizzes and learning games geared towards boys in K-3.
  • BrainPOP BrainPOP
    LS, MS - Curriculum related animated videos and interactive features.
  • Britannica School Britannica School
    LS, MS, US - General encyclopedia with articles, videos, animations, maps, games, and activities.
  • DK find out! DK find out!
    LS - Learn about dinosaurs, space, animals, nature and more. Fun learning activities for kids with videos and quizzes.
  • Enchanted Learning Enchanted Learning
    LS - Games, puzzles and activities on a variety of topics.

  • Exploring Nature Exploring Nature
    LS - Digital access to more than 5,000 pages of life science.
  • Gale in Context Gale in Context
    MS, US - Gale in Context covers literature, science, social studies, and U.S. and world history. This Gale database provides information on the subjects and social issues most studied by and relevant to Middle and Upper School students.
  • Great Empires of the Past Great Empires of the Past
    MS, US - Infobase Great Empires of the Past presents stories of the most important empires in world history and their impact on the present day.
  • Newsela Newsela
    LS, MS, US - Current event articles from over forty media sources including major newspapers written at five different reading levels.
  • The New York Public Library The New York Public Library
    MS, US - The New York Public Library links to hundreds of electronic databases.
  • New York Times New York Times
    MS, US - Create a free NYTimes.com account using your school email address and this link. You must revalidate your account once a year using this link. Search the Articles Archive for articles from 1851-1980. To see articles as they originally appeared, use TimesMachine.
  • Noodletools Noodletools
    MS, US - NoodleTools allows you to quickly generate, edit and publish a bibliography as well as take notes from your sources in their electronic note cards feature.
  • Pebblego Pebblego
    LS - With modules on animals, science, biographies and social studies, Pebble Go has carefully leveled text and video segments. A good choice for emerging readers.
  • Pebblego Next Pebblego Next
    LS, MS - Pebblego Next contains information on U.S.states and American Indians. The text is accompanied by read-along audio.
  • Proquest Historical Newspapers Proquest Historical Newspapers
    MS, US - Proquest Historical Newspapers offers full-text articles and images dating back to the 18th Century from The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. For articles from The New York Times, use your separate Allen-Stevenson account.
  • ScienceFlix ScienceFlix
    MS, US - Videos, interactive features, and articles on science, technology, and engineering topics. Also, project and experiment ideas, a careers section, and news articles with study guides.
  • Storyboard That Storyboard That
    LS, MS, US - Create storyboards, graphic organizers, and comics by choosing from hundreds of characters and scenes. Sign up or log in using your A-S Google account credentials.
  • Tinybop Tinybop
    LS, MS - With Tinybop students explore STEAM topics in an interactive environment. They observe, investigate, experiment, and make hypotheses.
  • World Book Kids World Book Kids
    LS - Thousands of easy-to-read articles packed with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and games and activities.
  • World Book Student World Book Student
    MS, US - Thousands of easy-to-read articles packed with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and games and activities.