Social Studies

Explora helps young researchers to engage, explore and excel. The Explora experience for public libraries ensures that students, educators and library patrons can quickly find the reliable information they need to complete homework and research projects. Users can search for categories and topics that are broken down for younger and novice researchers.

Start your research with Explora! Designed for the student, young researchers can look up biographies, articles on current events, or encyclopedia entries. The homepage features collections—arts and literature, biography, business and careers, current events, geography and culture, health, history and social science, and science and math—so users can easily browse by topic.

Explora Primary School is a complete digital reference collection for elementary schools. The databases include full-text children's magazines, e-books, biographies and encyclopedia entries as well as professional development resources for educators.

Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).

Erasing the line between homework support and fun exploration, The World Almanac®for Kids includes exclusive online-only material as well as content from award-winning Chelsea House and Facts On File sets and series. Each topic area provides resources for homework, reports, and projects, and kids can explore age-appropriate subjects while developing online research skills with a trusted content source.