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Science Resource Center Plus is a Web-based, high school science curriculum supplement that delivers standards-aligned, authoritative content to educators and students studying science in the technologically-advanced classroom of the 21st Century. With remote access available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, this online resource helps integrate library holdings into today's student's workflow. Science Resource Center Plus includes multi-media content to engage all learning styles, and is appropriate for use in labs, group projects and classroom instruction, as well as individual student learning.

"Libraries have always been a key partner with the classroom and have always been influential in student achievement," said Michael Eisenstein, Thomson Gale's Senior Vice President of Learning and Research Solutions for the K-12 market .

"Science Resource Center Plus is designed to establish the library as a total science curriculum and technology resource provider. Combining two of Thomson Gale's most popular and trusted resources - ClassTrac and Science Resource Center - Science Resource Center Plus provides a direct correlation between online research databases and classroom curriculum. Science Resource Center Plus is a great tool for schools needing to improve test scores, wanting to deliver instruction using the technology their students prefer to use, desiring engaging content beyond the textbook and wanting access to instructional materials beyond the classroom."

Some of Science Resource Center Plus' notable features include:

• Standards-aligned learning units assure educators that key areas of the curriculum are supported with accessible and appropriate supplemental content
• Direct links to Thomson Gale digital content from the Science Resource Center, which keeps textbooks current by providing supplemental resources that are correlated to the most popular science textbooks used in schools today.
• Pre- and post-assessments to ensure mastery of subject matter, so both students and teachers can measure proficiency and remediate weak areas as needed
• Differentiated Instruction (three levels of activities), which enables librarians and teachers to work together in meeting the varied needs of learners in the classroom

For more information, contact Vanessa Birch at vanessa.birch@cengage.com.

About Thomson Learning and Thomson Gale

Thomson Learning delivers state-of-the-art, tailored learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, reference centers, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. These solutions are delivered through specialized content, applications and services that foster academic excellence, professional development and provide measurable advantage to its customers. Thomson Learning's mission is to shape the future of global learning by delivering consistently better learning solutions for learners, instructors, and institutions. Thomson Gale(TM) (www.gale.com) serves the world's information and education needs through its vast and dynamic content pools, which are used by students and consumers in their libraries, schools and on the Internet. It is best known for the accuracy, breadth and convenience of its data, addressing all types of information needs - from homework help to health questions to business profiles - in a variety of formats - books and eBooks, databases and microfilm.