Phillips Preparatory School Library Media Center
Contact
Katie Chestnut
Phone: (251) 221-2286
Welcome
The mission of the PPS Library Media program is to enable individuals to become information literate, effective lifelong readers and to enhance and support the mission and curriculum of Phillips Preparatory School. The program will provide educational and technological opportunities to students and staff in keeping with their needs and abilities. The program will enable individuals to access, analyze, assimilate, and use information effectively.
Library Calendar
Online Content
Please see the resources below for students, parents, and teachers for online assistance, games, lessons, etc.
Daily Challenge: Visit Braingle daily to solve fun puzzles, riddles, and more!
Fun, Educational Sites
Foreign Language Fun
Links
Research & Reference Tools
Alabama Virtual Library
http://www.avl.lib.al.us
Mobile Public Library
http://www.mplonline.org
Alabama Mosaic
http://www.alabamamosaic.org/index.php
Library of Congress American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://school.eb.com/comptons
EasyBib (Citing Resources)
http://www.easybib.com/reference/
Citation Machine (Citing Resources)
http://citationmachine.net/
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
ALEX (Alabama Learning Exchange) Kids Web Links
https://alex.state.al.us/
DESTINY Phillips
http://mcpss.follettdestiny.com/common/servlet/presenthomeform.do?l2m=Home&tm=Home&l2m=Home
Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
Merriam Webster Learners Dictionary
http://learnersdictionary.com/
The Science Dictionary
https://www.thesciencedictionary.com/
American Heritage Dictionary
https://ahdictionary.com/
World Atlas
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
National Geographic Photo of the Day
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/2017/09/fishing-family-thailand/
Discovery Education
https://mcpss.discoveryeducation.com/public:session/login?next=http%3A%2F%2Fmcpss%2Ediscoveryeducation%2Ecom
Destiny Discover
Destiny Discover is also available as an app.
Use your computer username and password to log in.
https://www.destinydiscover.com/aasp/ui/pick/pick
National History Day
http://www.nhd.org/
White House Historical Society Digital Library
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/digital-library
Science Fair
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_ideas.shtml
Super Science Fair Project Ideas, Topics, & Experiments
http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/
Science Fair Projects World
http://www.sciencefair-projects.org/
Cool Science Fair Projects
http://www.cool-science-projects.com/index.html
Mad Science Network
http://www.madsci.org/
How Products are Made
http://www.madehow.com/
Science Buddies
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
Science Fair Central
https://www.sciencefaircentral.com/
All Science Fair Projects
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/
Science Fair Project Ideas
https://www.education.com/science-fair/
Discovery Education
Students and teachers can login to Discovery Education at https://mcpss.discoveryeducation.com/ and use their computer username and password.
https://mcpss.discoveryeducation.com/
MCPSS Student Email
https://login.microsoftonline.com/
Renaissance Home Connect
https://hosted240.renlearn.com/79853/HomeConnect/Login.aspx
NHD National History Day
http://www.nhd.org/
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/
White House Historical Society Digital Library
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/digital-library
Alabama
AlabamaMosaic is a repository of digital materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people.
http://www.alabamamosaic.org/
Encyclopedia of Alabama
The Encyclopedia of Alabama is a free, online reference resource on Alabama’s history, culture, geography, and natural environment.
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Home.jsp
America - 1930s
EyeWitness to History - America in the 1930s
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snprelief.htm
Library of Congress - America from the Great Depression to World War II
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
America (Roaring 20s/Jazz Age)
The Ohio Gang
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2086
Teapot Dome Scandal
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Investigates_the_Teapot_Dome_Scandal.htm
Flappers
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htm
Film History of the 1920s
http://www.filmsite.org/20sintro.html
Baseball Almanac (Babe Ruth)
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ruthba01
19th Amendment (Women's Right to Vote 1920)
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=63
19th Amendment
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/amendment_19/
Biomes
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html
WorldBiomes.com
http://www.worldbiomes.com/
Biomes of the World (Missouri Botanical Gardens)
http://www.mbgnet.net/
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://school.eb.com/
8th Grade Social Studies Research
http://school.eb.com/eb
Britannica Online Encyclopedia (Middle School)
http://school.eb.com/comptons
Civil Rights Movement
A "Civil Rights" Unit by the National Visionary Leadership Project
http://www.visionaryproject.org/student/index.html
The Civil Rights Movement (Encyclopedia Britannica)
http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9082763?query=civil%20rights%20movement&ct=
The Civil Rights Era (Parts 1 & 2) (African American Odyssey & The Library of Congress)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html
eBooks (Eyewitness Books: History)
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2595099999&q=philms
Arms & Armour
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2595399999&q=philms
Castle
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2595799999&q=philms
Civil War
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2595899999&q=philms
Early Humans
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2596399999&q=philms
Explorer
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2596499999&q=philms
Mythology
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2597799999&q=philms
North American Indian
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2597899999&q=philms
Olympic Games
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2598099999&q=philms
Pirate
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2598199999&q=philms
Shipwreck
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2598999999&q=philms
Titantic
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2599299999&q=philms
Viking
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2599499999&q=philms
World War I
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2599899999&q=philms
World War II
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2599999999&q=philms
Knight
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet//eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2597599999&q=philms
Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html
Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/ALSTool/EMSpec/EMSpec2.html
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/index.html
Catch the Wave!
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/light/ems-frames.html
Eyewitness Animal Books
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/philms
Genetic Disorders
http://www.genome.gov/
Medline Plus Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
The Basics on Genes and Genetic Disorders (TeensHealth)
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/health_basics/genes_genetic_disorders.html
Gale Virtual Reference Library (AVL)
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=avlr&authCount=1
Holocaust
http://www.school.eb.com/holocaust
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://school.eb.com/
International Studies
International Gourmet Recipes for Kids
http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/international-gourmet-recipes.html
World of Tastes
Recipes from select countries around the world.
http://www.topics-mag.com/foods/world-of-food.htm
The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Inventors & Inventions
http://school.eb.com/
Inventors That Changed the World - presented by marcaria.com
http://www.marcaria.com/inventors-that-changed-the-world.asp
MIT Invention Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html
Israelites and Ancient Israel
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
http://www.penn.museum/sites/Canaan/index.html
Jewish Virtual Library
The Birth and Evolution of Judaism: Introduction
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/birthintro.html
Judaism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/
The Jewish Encyclopedia
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/
Moses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history/moses_1.shtml
Moses
http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9275946?query=Moses&ct=null
Britannica Encyclopedia
http://school.eb.com/
From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html
Ancient History Source Book: The Book of Exodus
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/exodus-rsv.asp
Just for Teens!
U.S. CIVIL WAR BOOKS AND MORE Learn More Flamingnet is a nonprofit website where students review preteen, teen, and young adult books for you. Who better to tell you if a book is worth reading, than those for whom the book is written.
http://www.flamingnet.com/
New York Public Library Teen Link
http://teenlink.nypl.org/index.html
Internet Public Library TeenSpace
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/
Digital Book Talks
http://www.digitalbooktalk.com/
Guys Read!
http://www.guysread.com/
Teen Ink
http://teenink.com/
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/
Poetry
Favorite Poem Project (Americans Saying Poems They Love
http://www.favoritepoem.org/
Poetry 180
A poem a day for American high schools
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
Poem Hunter
http://www.poemhunter.com
Presidents (United States)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/index.html
Encyclopedia Britannica Profiles the American Presidents
http://school.eb.com/presidents
C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits
http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Internet Public Library: POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Presidents of the United States
http://www.presidentsusa.net/
September 11, 2001
http://www.9-11commission.gov/
September 11 Digital Archive
http://911digitalarchive.org/
World Trade Center (Britannica)
http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9077497?query=World%20Trade%20Center&ct=null
SPACE
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
Exploring the Planets (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/etp.htm
Astronomy "Picture of the Day" Archive
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
Space.com
http://www.space.com
World War II
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/?gclid=CKvJ-u-d-5ACFTaEOAodYw022A
Women Come to the Front (Journalists, Photographers & Broadcasters During WWII
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html
Eyewitness to World War II
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w2frm.htm
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143
ADDITIONAL HOLOCAUST & WWII RESCOURCES