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ELEMENTARY - Homework Help For Grades 1 - 6

Homework Center
READING

  1. Children's Literature Web Guide - Massive and well-organized, with links to nearly every worthwhile children's reading site.
WRITING

  1. Common Errors in English - A concise list of the most common errors in English usage
ARITHMETIC

  1. APlus Homework Helper - Homework Helper will allow you to input a problem and your answer. It will then figure out if your solution is correct
JUNIOR HIGH - Homework Help For Grades 7-8

Infoplease Homework Central
MATH

  1. Math.com
ENGLISH

  1. BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper: English
SOCIAL STUDIES

  1. The 50 States of the United States - A quick resource for fun facts about each of the nation's 50 states, including when they achieved statehood
SCIENCE

  1. Amateur Science
  2. Mad Scientist Network - The mad scientists from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis will answer questions in 25 areas of science, from anatomy and chemistry to zoology.
  3. StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - introduction to the solar system and space exploration for youngsters.
HIGH SCHOOL - Homework Help For Grades 9-12

  • High School Ace - Academic resources for high school students .
    • MATH

    1. Math2.org - source for all your math needs- geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and more.
    2. Math Archives, The
    3. Math Homework Help - pre-algebra, algebra I & II, college algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus
    ENGLISH

    1. On-Line Books Page, The - 5000+ Listings
    2. Shakespearean Homework Helper, The
    SOCIAL STUDIES

    1. 50 U.S, States - Capitals and Information Links
    2. Constitution of the United States, The
    3. THOMAS - U.S. Congress - Legislative Information
    SCIENCE

    1. PUMAS - Practical Uses of Math and Science
    2. Scientific American: Ask the Experts - the experts at Scientific American are available to answer what you really want to know
    3. SciCentral - science and engineering resources
    4. WebElements - Periodic Table
    COLLEGE - Research From A - Z

    1. World Lecture Hall - links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials. For example, you will find course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, class calendars, multimedia textbooks, etc.
    Other Homework Links

    1. AOL at School - K-12 classroom resources.
    2. Ask for Kids
    3. BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
    4. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Homework Resources
    5. Fact Monster: Homework Center
    6. FirstGov for Kids - Site provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject.
    7. HomeworkSpot.com - Homework and math help resources.
    8. Information Please: Homework Center
    9. Internet Public Library, The
    10. Multnomah County Library: Homework Center
    11. MSN Encarta: Homework Help
    12. National Geographic: Homework Help
    13. Yahooligans: Web Guide for Kids
    TOOLS FOR RESEARCH
    1. A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students
    2. Ask the Experts
    3. Chem4Kids - Easy to navigate with site map or search engine and includes drop-down glossary for terms. Also includes data on atoms, elements and matter as well as biographies of famous chemists.
    4. Chemistry - the environment, biochemistry, and inorganic, organic, and medicinal chemistry
    5. Common Errors in English
    6. Country Studies/Area Handbook - Library of Congress - online series presently contains studies of 85 countries
    7. Elements of Style - Strunk
    8. Fact Monster - from Information Please
    9. Finding Data on the Internet
    10. Guide for Writing Research Papers
    11. Guide to Internet Research for High School and College Students
    12. Infonation - United Nations - the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations
    13. Internet Public Library Ready Reference
    14. My Facts Page - 2,000+ Sites - 24 Topics
    15. OneLook Dictionaries - Search over 721,000 words in 156 dictionaries
    16. Online Writing Lab
    17. Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
    18. Periodic Table of the Elements - A Resource for Elementary, Middle School, and High School Students.
    19. Research-It!
    20. Research Paper and the World-Wide Web - companion site to the book. Features an online study guide with chapter-specific exercises.
    21. Seven Steps of the Research Process, The
    22. Study Guides and Strategies - Study Guides includes over 50 pages of summary guides to assist students in succeeding in their studies. Topics include time and stress management, test preparation, organizational strategies, reading and writing, and more. Translated into Arabic, Russian, Chinese, French, German, and Italian, the site should help students around the world.
    23. Yahoo! - Grammar, Usage, and Style
    GENERAL REFERENCE - All Grades
    1. 4kids.org - designed for kids (and their parents) to find fun, educational, and safe spots to visit on the World Wide Web.
    2. Ask the Experts
    3. Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory
    4. Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids - site introduces children to how the government works. It covers the U.S. Constitution, how laws are made, the branches of government, and citizenship. The site is divided into sections aimed at age groups K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, with a separate section for parents and educators.
    5. BigChalk.com - Teachers, parents, and students can find a wide range of online support at this site including homework help, research tips, and study aids.
    6. Biology Project, The
    7. Biographical Dictionary - contains biographical information on over 18,000 people from ancient times to the present day
    8. Blackboard.com - "At Blackboard.comSM, you can teach online for free, take distance-learning courses, utilize 239 discipline-specific resource centers and customize them to match your own classes, share tips and information with other online teachers and students, and much more."
    9. Calculators - Online Center - over 18,400 online calculators
    10. Citing Electronic Resources
    11. Classroom Resources Activities for the Environment
    12. Cliff's Notes - Complete Series - from Amazon.com; each selection contains a summary and a critical review.
    13. Convert It! - Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
    14. Conversion Factors
    15. Curious Math - tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of math problems. There's also some entertaining trivia and other math facts that are nice to slip into casual conversation. Some of it's Useful and some of it's Curious.
    16. Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Medical news, sites of the week, new drugs or indications, doctor's feedback, and an Internet-resource section. Extremely thorough.
    17. Education 4 Kids - "Once upon a time there was a dream that there would be a set of resources on the net that would exist solely for kids to use as an educational "center". A place where they could come and play drill games to better their skills and to learn. This is the place."
    18. Educational Hotlists - from the Franklin Institute
    19. Educational Index - an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web.
    20. Elements of Style - William Strunk's classic on proper English usage
    21. EspanOle - "The On-line Resource for Students and Teachers of Spanish!"
    22. Explore Learning
    23. explorezone.com - animated earth, space and weather science
    24. FactMonster.com - Site for young students with info on everything from dragons and giants to pets and proverbs.
    25. Facts Encyclopedia - Refdesk - Over 70 Subject Categories.
    26. Facts Subject Index - Refdesk - 24 Reference Categories
    27. Franklin's Forecast - Information for students about various weather phenomenon and forecasting.There is a simple experiment that demonstrates the causes of El Nino, instructions for building a weather station, and has links to related science projects to do either at home or online.
    28. From Stargazers to Starships - This high-school level tutorial focuses on three topics: Astronomy of the Earth‚s motion in space which includes information, and some experiments and projects that teach concepts about the calendar, seasons, Kepler‚s laws, building a sundial, and more; Newtonian mechanics has some projects for understanding Newton‚s laws and discussion of mass and motion; and Spaceflight and Spacecraft demonstrates the principle of the rocket, covers Goddard and early rockets, and moves on to discussions of future spacecraft propulsion efforts such as nuclear power and space sails.
    29. FunBrain.com - "The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8."
    30. FunSchool - Funschool.com has loads of Java-based educational games for kids from preschool to sixth grade.
    31. General Chemistry Online - An introductory, searchable guide to chemistry that includes hyperlinked notes and guides for first semester chemistry, as well as articles. There is also a searchable glossary of over 900 terms, over 400 FAQs and a trivia quiz.
    32. Great Books of Western Civilization, The - From Mercer University, modeled after the course of study at St John's College, with links to the text of the Great Books
    33. Guide to Geography - About.com - resources include online world atlas, weekly articles about geography, annotated links to hundreds of sites, weekly quizzes, chats, and a free email newsletter.
    34. Historical Documents - The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
    35. HomeworkSpot
    36. How Stuff Works
    37. How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life - ever wonder how something worked but didn't know whom to ask? Ask Louis A. Bloomfield, a physics professor at the University of Virginia.
    38. Human-Languages Page - best language links on the Internet
    39. Infomine - resources of relevance to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level.
    40. Internet Classics Archive, The. - searchable collection of almost 400 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation) with user-provided commentary
    41. Internet Public Library
    42. Internet Scout - hundreds of announcements each week for the online resources most valuable to the education community
    43. Internet Dectectives - A Middle School Social Studies & Library Media Project
    44. Kidinfo - A great way to find both fun stuff and information for completing your homework assignments.
    45. KidsClick! - "web guide and search tool for kids by librarians"
    46. Kids Did This - reports written by students
    47. LearningPlanet.com - Site for kids preschool through sixth grade to play free learning games online.
    48. LibrarySpot - a virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information
    49. Library of Congress Home Page
    50. Mad Scientist Network - Answers on everything from Anatomy to Zoology.
    51. Math.com - Free math homework help, math tutoring, math formulas and cool math stuff. Recommendations on books, calculators and products for students, parents, and teachers.
    52. The Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library
    53. Math Help: Professor Freedman - a mixture of sound, humor, color, animation and graphics with lots of help for the "math anxious" student. Its aim is to give students a self-directed and entertaining way to learn basic math and algebra.
    54. Math in Daily Life - site shows how math helps us in our daily lives. It demonstrates math concepts such as probability, compounding, growth, geometry, and relationships in situations such as gambling, savings and investing, population growth, home decorating, and cooking.
    55. Math Word Problems for Children - over 2000 math word problems for children to learn from and enjoy. The pages are sorted by topic and level of difficulty. Each problem is designed to improve elementary and middle school students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
    56. Metric Conversion Card - Use this easy chart to convert inches to centimeters, pounds to kilograms, Fahrenheit to Celsius, and more.
    57. Mint, The - An economics and money management primer that addresses how to earn, budget, save, and invest money in today's society. Issues covered include the stock market, credit cards, inflation, income, expenses, interest rates, the relationship between higher education and earning potential, and more. Designed for middle school and high school students, with a section for teachers and parents
    58. Myschoolonline.com - "Welcome to the Web's largest community of local education sites."
    59. NationMaster.com - a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
    60. National Geographic Homework Help - Need to know how much hippos eat, what explorers Lewis and Clark packed in their first-aid kit, where Giza is, or how fireworks work? You‚ve come to the right place. Here are our most fact-filled features, perfect for reports, presentations, homework—or your curiosity.
    61. Neuroscience for Kids - Explore the nervous system, using experiments, activities, and games to learn about the brain, spinal cord, neurons, and senses. The site, which includes links to other sites and current events in the field, is appropriate to students of all ages.
    62. Nye Labs Online - Bill Nye the Science Guy's Web site is as lively and funny as his television show. Select Demo of the Day for a different daily science experiment you can do at home. In Home Demos are over 40 different demonstrations, complete with explanations of how things work.
    63. Old Farmer's Almanac
    64. OneLook Dictionaries - over 640,000 words in 109 dictionaries
    65. Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
    66. Periodic Table - WebElements
    67. Perseus Project, The - detailed searchable library of texts, translations, art and archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome.
    68. Peterson's Guide to Colleges - information on undergraduate and graduate education in the US
    69. Physics Classroom, The - Learn basic physics concepts and review them in the Physics Tutorial. Check Your Understanding quizzes let you know you got it.
    70. Pi Pages, The - Think you know everything there is to know about pi? Try this trivia game and test your knowledge.
    71. Project Gutenburg - 'Fine literature digitally re-published'
    72. Quia Math - more than thirty math activities which include flashcards and a Concentration-style matching game. Topics range from basic addition to algebra terminology. Don't miss the Math Journey, where students can travel around the world as they practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and rounding at four levels.
    73. QuickMath - QuickMath is an automated service for answering common math problems over the internet. Think of it as an online calculator that solves equations and does all sorts of algebra and calculus problems - instantly and automatically!
    74. RHL School, The - subject areas are reading comprehension, math problem solving and computation, English basics, and reference skills. They are most appropriate for elementary through middle school students.
    75. Reference.com - searchable directories of newsgroups and mailing lists
    76. Research-It! - collection of online research tools. Search dictionaries, translate words, find quotations and more.
    77. Roberts Rules of Order - simplified version of Robert's Rules of Order, the standards for conducting meetings
    78. Roget's Internet Thesaurus
    79. SAT Question of the Day
    80. Science is Fun - the fun of science through home science activities, demonstration shows, videos, and books. Information about these and other science fun stuff is available here.
    81. School Express - an educational mall offering resources for schools, homeschools, teachers, parents and children. Links are given to hundreds of educational web sites. The Free Worksheets are especially popular for school and home use.
    82. Science News for Kids - This site is a resource for kids ages 9 to 14 and their teachers and parents.
    83. Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web - University of Houston Libraries
    84. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth
    85. Shakespeare - The Complete Works
    86. Space Place, The - Space science can be more fun than your children ever imagined. At The Space Place. Brought to us from the folks at NASA, kids can learn how to make and do "spacey things." Or pick up some "amazing facts" from Dr. Marc
    87. StateMaster.com - statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states.
    88. Statistical Abstract of the United States
    89. Statistics - How accurate is polling? Find out about statistics concepts through the case study of a fictional election.
    90. Study Guides and Strategies - Study Guides includes over 100 pages of summary guides to assist students in succeeding in their studies. Sections include learning and studying strategies, test preparation and taking, classroom and project participation, reading and writing skills, and more. Translated into 25 languages.
    91. Sunrise/Sunset Computation - Type in a city name and find out times for sunrise, sunset, and more
    92. Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links - guide links to over 7000 French language sites and French educational sites. Compiled by Bob Peckham, University of Tennessee-Martin.
    93. This is MEGA Mathematics - A project of the Los Alamos National Research Laboratory, this site has puzzles, a glossary, and special topics on math concepts such as infinity, graphs, and algorithms.
    94. Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
    95. U.S. Census & Map Data
    96. Virtual Body
    97. Visual Elements - featuring computer-generated images that interpret the 109 entries of the periodic table
    98. Visible Human Project, The - The US National Library of Medicine is creating complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human body.
    99. Vocabulary University
    100. Webster Dictionary - the on-line version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition
    101. WebMath - the goal of this website is to provide you with an instant solution to the particular math problem you're having trouble solving.
    102. Weights & Measures
    103. Who Represents You in Congress? - Project Vote Smart
    104. Why Files: Science behind the news
    105. WorldClimate: Weather rainfall and temperature data - over 85,000 records of world climate data
    106. World Factbook CIA
    107. World Population Clock
    108. World Rulers
    109. World Wide Metric Calculators
    110. World Time Zones
    111. Z39.50 Gateway - LOC
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