Alternative Energy

This e-book introduces students to issues surrounding current energy sources and alternative energy options

American Decades Primary Sources: 2000-2009

This e-book volume covers the first decade of the twenty-first century from monumental events and groundbreaking individuals to the details of Americans’ daily lives. Topics include world events, the arts, business and the economy, education, fashion, government and politics, law and justice, lifestyles and social trends, media, medicine and health, religion, science and technology, and sports.

American Decades: 1900-1999

A cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school users who need to analyze periods of contemporary American social history. (e-book)

American Decades: 2010-19

Cities of the United States

This e-book provides vital information on 199 of America’s top cities – those fastest-growing, as well as those with a particular historical, political, industrial, and/or commercial significance. City-specific profiles organize pertinent facts, data, and figures related to demographic, economic, cultural, geographic, social, and recreational conditions.

CIV ED: A Guide to Idaho Politics and Civic Engagement

In CIV ED: A Guide to Idaho Politics and Civic Engagement, we explore public participation in the state government, how bills become Idaho law, Idaho’s Constitution, taxes and the Idaho state budget, and the role of media in Idaho.

Idaho Public Television is committed to building civic literacy and citizenship in our state. One way to do that is to showcase state and national efforts to break down political and social polarization, to model constructive conversations, and to promote civic literacy and civil dialogue.
 
Civic literacy reflects our ability to stay informed, to understand the ways information is shared as well as manipulated, to be familiar with the workings of our government and society, and to know the rights and responsibilities we all have as citizens. It’s about having the tools to be full participants in a democracy.
 
Civil dialogue is not about being polite. It means engaging in conversations on topics that are important to us, sharing our views, and listening to others’ views in honest and productive ways. 

Createid: Exploring Creativity and the Arts in Idaho

Idaho is rich with artists, creators, and makers moved by the rugged beauty of the state and their own interior landscapes to produce compelling work of all kinds.

Creative people and projects can lift, energize, and galvanize us. They can spark important conversations, inspire a sense of belonging, and provide new perspectives. The seeds for our own ideas are nourished by the creativity of others, sparking our own ingenuity.

With its award-winning producers and videographers and our commitment to sensitive and artistic storytelling, createid brings these stories to a wide audience.

Digital Public Library of America

Discover 33,092,706 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

This three-volume e-book is a survey of food, and its place in human culture and society presented through 600 alphabetically sorted entries. Features multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others. Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and timelines. For students and general readers.

Explora Middle School

Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages

This e-book provides facts and information about the cultural, religious, and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century.

Gale Ebooks

A collection of electronic specialized encyclopedias and reference books on a wide variety of subject areas that can be searched individually or as a whole.

Grzimek’s Animal Life Encycolpedia

This e-book features articles that familiarize readers with animals found everywhere on the globe, detailing their life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology, and much more.

Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution

This e-book covers evolution in detail and explores it from a scientific viewpoint. Includes comprehensive coverage of recent ideas and discoveries in the field of evolution.

History Reference Source

Full-text content of historical documents, biographies of historical figures, photos, maps, video, and other history reference materials.

Idaho Digital Learning Alliance Open Content Catalog

Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA) provides access to internally created online textbook content for Idaho districts and charters.  This content is created according to Idaho Standards and targeted at grades 7-12. The content will include lesson objectives, lesson content, videos with transcripts, and non-graded interactivities.

Idaho Statehouse Tour

Take an online tour of the Idaho statehouse. Along with video and photos, background information about the building is provided.

Know Vape

Lessons and interactive classroom activities for educators on the topic of youth vaping centers on the personal stories featured in the Idaho Public Television documentary Nic Sick: The Dangers of Youth Vaping, which follows Idaho teens in different regions of the Gem State as they talk with heartbreaking authenticity about how and why they started vaping and the consequences they experienced.

LearningExpress Library: Grades 4-8 Educator Resources

The resources here can help students and educators in elementary and middle school prepare for important tests, get extra help with assignments, and boost their skills in important subjects.

Lewis and Clark: Moments in Time

Focusing on state curricula for elementary school students, this collection of educational materials features video segments from Idaho Public Television’s Lewis and Clark: Moments in Time, which brings to life excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark.

These materials were compiled by Idaho teachers for Idaho teachers. Included are teacher-curated videos and teacher-written facilitator guides that are correlated to fourth-grade Idaho Content Standards for Social Studies.

Literary Reference Source

Provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

MasterFILE Premier

Covers a vast array of general reference subject areas including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more.

Middle East Conflict, 2nd Edition

This e-book provides a comprehensive and objective overview of the people, events, and documents that are key to understanding the complex relationships of the countries and cultures of the Middle East.

Middle Search Plus

Designed for middle school libraries, Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science, and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps, and flags.

Native Voices in Idaho

The Native Voices in Idaho educational program is designed to assist teachers and educators in integrating Native-centered content into lesson planning. The tools provided center the voices of Indigenous people in Idaho to inspire a passion for cross-cultural learning in students, educators, and all learners and cultivate a community of understanding and respect for Indigenous experiences and contributions.

Newspaper Source Plus

Full text coverage of major newspapers, videos, and podcasts covering critical news topics.

Notable Sports Figures

This e-book features biographies of more than 600 sports figures from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport but also on the society and culture of their times.

Novelist K-8 Plus

For readers in Grades K-8, find fiction and narrative nonfiction reading recommendations by book titles, author, genre, series, or key plot points. Ready-to-go read-alike lists for popular titles.

Outdoor Idaho

Outdoor Idaho celebrates the incredible richness of Idaho. Filmed entirely on location, the program explores the beauty, the drama, and the science of nature, while examining the significant environmental and resource issues facing the intermountain West. Since 1983, Outdoor Idaho has produced nearly 300 programs, winning hundreds of national and regional awards.

PBS LearningMedia

Free, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for K-12 educators, curated by Idaho Public Television (IdahoPTV) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Real Life Math

This e-book provides an understanding of commonly studied math concepts by illustrating their use in everyday life in everyday tasks, such as buying insurance, constructing a budget, reading graphs, adjusting cooking recipes, or planning for retirement. Topics are designed to support the modern mathematics curriculum and contain examples related to the global economy.

Real Life Math: Everyday Use of Mathematical Concepts

This e-book provides many insights into the many connections between mathematics applications and the real world. Nearly 50 math concepts are presented with multiple examples of how each is applied in everyday environments, such as the workplace, nature, science, sports, and even parking.

Science Trek

Science Trek is an integrated Web and broadcast project designed to introduce science topics to elementary-age school children, provide educational materials for teachers and parents, and inspire students to investigate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career potentials.

Scratch Programming for Teens

This e-book focuses on Scratch, a programming language intended to make programming easier to learn for novice programmers. It can be used to create computer games, interactive stories, graphic artwork and computer animation, and all sorts of other multimedia projects. Scratch can also be used to play digital music and sound effects.

Television in American Society

TOPICsearch

Content explores current events, social, political, economic, scientific, and other popular topics frequently discussed in the classroom.

UXL Doomed: The Science Behind Disaster

This e-book explores the science behind some of the worst global disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries, including structural and engineering failures, natural disasters, nuclear and industrial accidents, train derailments, and plane crashes. Entries cover physics, engineering, aerodynamics, chemical reactions, computer science, geology, materials science, and more.

UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

This e-book provides detailed studies of tribes from all over the United States and Canada, including small tribes and some that no longer exist. Gives detailed yet accessible information on history, religion, art, government, economy, daily life and current social and political issues.

UXL Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd Edition

This alphabetically organized ten-volume set opens up the entire world of science in clear, nontechnical language. Its 798 entries provide fascinating facts covering the entire spectrum of science, from physical, life, and earth sciences to math, psychology, engineering, technology, and the environment. This edition features 204 new entries and 594 updated entries.

UXL Encyclopedia of Weather & Natural Disasters

This e-book introduces students to the topic of weather and natural disasters, covering such topics as weather basics, weather phenomena, forecasting, and climate. Provides information on the scientific aspects of various types of disasters, including blizzards, earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes, volcanoes, and wildfires.

UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology

Topics in this e-book include gods and goddesses, heroes and other key characters, motifs and global themes, major myths, and national or cultural mythologies. Coverage spans a diversity of cultures, including standard Greek/Roman entries as well as Native North and South American traditions, Norse mythology, Asian Pacific mythology, Judeo-Christian tradition, and Islamic and Hindu mythologies.

World Book Student

Encyclopedia content designed for students in middle grades. Tailored for students in elementary and middle schools, Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.