SFPL K-8 Student Resources
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Gale In Context: Elementary K-5
(Grades K to 5) Explore information about history, geography, states, countries, presidents and more.
Gale in Context: Middle School 6-8
(Grades 6 and up) Social issues, U.S. and world history, including primary sources, audio and video clips.
Gale in Context: High School 9-12
(Grade 9 and up) Thousands of topic overviews, primary sources, biographies, and critical essays on topics within business and economics, geography, government, history, literature, science and health, social issues and more.
Gale in Context: U.S. History 6-12
Provides information on significant people, events and topics in U.S. history, supporting both research and educational needs.
Gale in Context: World History 6-12
Authoritative reference content with a variety of resources, including magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, and audio files. The platform is designed to offer a user-friendly experience, helping students and researchers explore the vast landscape of global history.
Websites
- Calisphere
(Grades 4 and up) Photographs, works of art, and other primary sources from California history. - Online Archive of California
(Grades 6 and up) Free access to 220,000 digital images and documents about California history - Native Land Map
(Grades 4 and up) A non-exhaustive search tool to help map Indigenous territories, treaties and languages. - San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
(All ages) Explore a rich historical photo archive of San Francisco.