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Homework Help on the Web

Megasites:These are subject directories linking you to good sites on specific topics
Citing Sources Math and Science Search Directory Test Practice
English

Sports

Finding Pictures

Study Skills

 

 

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BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
    http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
Multnomah County Library
    http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html
Research Paper.com
    http://www.researchpaper.com/
Librarian's Index to the Internet
    http://www.lii.org
Kids Click!
    http://www.kidsclick.org
Yahooligans
    http://www.yahooligans.com

Ask an Expert
    http://www.askanexpert.com/
Ask Dr. Universe
    http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/
Biographies on the Web
    http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/leaders.html
Brain Pop.com
    http://www.brainpop.com/
BrainMania
    http://www.brainmania.com/
The Copernicus Education Gateway
    http://www.edgate.com/st_research.html
CyberBee Web Links
    http://www.cyberbee.com/links.html
Electronic Prodigy
    http://www.aros.net/~rchris/
Fact Monster
    http://www.factmonster.com/                                                           
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High School Hub
    http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
Homework Elephant
    http://www.homeworkelephant.co.uk/index.shtml
InfoPlease.com Homework Center
    http://www.infoplease.com/homework/
Homework Spot
    http://www.homeworkspot.com/
Kids Identifying and Discovering Sites
    http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/detectives/
Kids On the Web Homework Tools
    http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids-homework.html
Lycos Homework Help Links
    http://www.nanana.com/homeworklinks.html
PDLaw's Research World
    http://members.aol.com/teachpdlaw/index.htm
700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Colorful Websites for Kids
    http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
USA Homework Help
    http://www.kmbs.com/homewrk.html
Web Help
    http://www.webhelp.com/home
   

 

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Ask Dr. Universe
    http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
Ask Jeeves
   http://www.askjeeves.com/
Ask Jeeves for Kids
    http://www.ajkids.com/
Discovery School Students
    http://school.discovery.com/students/index.html
The Electronic Library
    http://www.mmsd.org/elib/ (this is NOT elibrary)
How Stuff Works
    http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Information Please Almanac
    http://www.infoplease.com/
Internet Public Library Ready Reference
    http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/
Kids Connect
    http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html
The Library Spot
    http://www.libraryspot.com/
NetCheck Web Site Evaluation Tool:  Grades 10-12  OR Grades 7-9
    http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/div4netscheck2.html
    http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/div3netscheck2.html
Process Guide #3: Evaluating Web Sites
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/evaluating_ student.html
Process Guide #4: Using Primary Source Documents
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/HowToPrimaryS.html

Reference Desk.com
    http://www.refdesk.com/
Virtual Reference Desk
    http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/

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Math and Science

The Why Files
   http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/
    Science News
Dave's Math Tables
    http://www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm
Homework Help at Math Goodies (message board)
    http://www.mathgoodies.com/homework/
Science Fair Studio
http://www.school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.html

Social Studies, History, Geography                                Back to Top
American Memory Collection
    http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html
Atlapedia.com
    http://www.atlapedia.com/
    Online Atlas
Fed World
    http://www.fedworld.gov/
    United States government info.
Hyper History
    http://www.hyperhistory.com
    3000 years of World History Timelines
Map Machine
    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html
    Print maps at this National Geographic site
National Archives
    http://www.nara.gov
States and capitals
    http://www.50states.com
This Day in History
    http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/thisday.html
    List of sites with what happened on "this day."

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English
How to Interpret a Poem
    http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/poem/poem.html
    This site has a variety of "help" tools.  Choose carefully.

Sports
Basketball Tips                                                                                        
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    http://www.basketball-tips.com/OurGurus.asp

Newspapers and Magazines

BBC News Archive Search -- dates back to 1997
http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/advquery/advquery.htm
BBC In Depth Articles
        http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/in_depth/html/default.stm
CNN Newsroom
        http://www.cnn.com/
        The archives go back several years.
CNN Special Reports
        http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/
Crayon.net
        http://www.crayon.net/using/links.html
        Links to news and more from around the world.
Find Articles.com
        http://www.findarticles.com/PI/index.jhtml
Lycos News Network Search
        http://news.lycos.com/headlines/TopNews/
News Choice
        http://search.newschoice.com/

Newspapers.com
    http://www.newspapers.com/
Newsweek
        http://www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp
Online News Hour Search Index from PBS
        http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html
Time
        http://www.time.com/time/daily/
Total News
        http://www.totalnews.com
USA Today
        http://www.usatoday.com/

Yahoo News
        http://dailynews.yahoo.com/


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For Parents
Berit's Best for Children
    http://www.beritsbest.com

Study Skills, and Tutorials                                                          Back to Top
Study Skills Topic Pages    
    http://www.how-to-study.com/
Changing Your Study Habits to Improve Your Skills and Grades
    http://csucub.csuchico.edu/study/sskills.html
Dozen Reasons to Examine a Returned Test
    http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/rtrned.html
Effective Study Skills by Dr. Robert Kizlik
    http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm
    Longer article with advice in all areas.
Homework Tips
    http://www.jiskha.com/features/homework_tips/
How to Tackle Common Test Items
   http://www.crk.umn.edu/people/services/academasst/Testpage.htm
Improve Your Studying Skills
    http://www.unc.edu/depts/unc_caps/TenTraps.html
Making the Grade 101
http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/makinggrade/makinggradeindex.html

Memory Techniques
    http://www.demon.co.uk/mindtool/memory.html
Note Taking Skills
    http://www.arc.sbc.edu/notes.html
Process Guide #1: Brainstorming
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/brainstorming.html

Process Guide #5: Viewing Photographs
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/photographs.html

Research and Writing: Step by Step
    http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/stepfirst.htm
RU Organized?
    http://library.thinkquest.org/J002345/homepage.html
    Think Quest site gets you organized.
Study Guides and Strategies
    http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/
Study Skills Help Page at Middle Tennessee State University
    http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/index.html
    Scroll down to the High School Tips area.
Study Skills, Self-Help Information
    http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Study Skills Survey
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/cgi/embp.cgi/student/embp/study_skills.htmStudy Strategies Homepage
    http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/
Study Strategies and Skills
    http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/st_read6.html
Study Tips, Strategies and Techniques
    http://www.nursehealer.com/StudyTips.htm
Toshiba:  Homework Help, Study Skills                                                 
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    http://www.zapme.com/net/homework/skills.html Time Management
Process Guide #7:  Time Management
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/time_manage.html

Time Management
  http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/time_manage.html
Time Management for University Students
    http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/tm/time.htm


Writing Help                                                                                          Back to Top
ABC's of the Writing Process
    http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
The Critical Book Review
    http://www.bowdoin.edu/~prael/writing_guides/book_review.htm
Five Paragraph Essay
    http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
    http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
How to Write Formula Poetry
http://kidswriting.miningco.com/teens/kidswriting/library/blextras/blextra104.htm

How to Write a Book Report
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/Academics/LS/3/BookReports/howtowritten.htmHow to write a Book Review
    http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/mbgraham/c&i210/bokrev.html
Improptu Essay Help from About.com
    http://kidswriting.miningco.com/teens/kidswriting/msub208.htm
Preparing the In-class Essay
    http://www.ivygreen.ctc.edu/luckmann/Compworks/writing/essayexm.htmProcess Guide #6: Interviewing Techniques
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/interviewing.htmProcess Guide #8: Persuasive Arguments
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/persuasive.html
Report Writing and Presentations
    http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/kidsreport.html
Thesaurus.com
    http://www.thesaurus.com/
    Thesaurus, dictionary and other writing resources.
Writing a Book Report
    http://www.webspawner.com/users/BBBookReport/

 


For Younger Students                                                             
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Ask Jeeves for Kids
    http://www.ajkids.com/
Be a Web Explorer
    http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/webtutorial/webtutorial1.html
    For younger students to learn to use the Internet.
EduPuppy.com
    http://www.edupuppy.com/
Fact Monster (formerly InfoPlease Kids)
    http://www.factmonster.com/
Kid Info Homework Help
    http://www.kidinfo.com/schoolsubjects.htm
Kids Click
    http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
NetCheck Website Evaluation Tool for Grades 4-6  or  Grades 1-3
    http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/div2netscheck2.html
One Week at School
    http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/kidsweek.html
Web Tracks:  Keeping Track of Internet Sites
    http://www.2learn.ca/kids2learn/2Learnkidswebtrack.html
Yahooligans
  http://www.yahooligans.com/


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Test Practice
Analogies Step-by-Step
    http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/tutor/anyl000.html
Gridding: An Interactive Skill Builder
   http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/tutor/grid000.html
Master Quantative Comparisons
    http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/tutor/qc000.html
SAT and PSAT Practice and Tips
    http://www.collegeboard.com/psat/student/html/verb001.html
Skill Builders
    http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/html/skill.htm

Finding Pictures and Graphics                                            Back to Top
Alta Vista
    http://www.altavista.com
The Amazing Picture Machine
    http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
Audubon Zoo in New Orleans -- pictures
    http://photo.net/summer94/new-orleans-zoo.html
Discovery School Clip Art
    http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html
    Use these without fear of copyright problems.
    Remember to give credit in your bibliography or put a link on your web page.
Ditto.com
    http://www.ditto.com/
Google
    http://www.google.com
Teen.com  Graphics
    http://teen.iln.net/html_p/clipart/asp/clipart.asp
    No copyright problems.

Citing Sources                                                                                Back to Top
Automatic Bibliography
    http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/research.html
    Scroll down to where is says "How to cite."
    Choose the type of material. Type it in, click, cut-and-paste!
    Voila!  Instant bib format.
Classroom Connect                                                                                  

    http://connectedteacher.classroom.com/newsletter/citeintres.asp
Noodle Bib -- this is changing to a subscription based service April 2002
    http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/index.html
    Automatic formatting for bibliographic.
Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources:
Humanities (MLA & Chicago), Scientific (APA & CBE), and History (Turabian)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.html

 



Search Directories                                                                            
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Choose the best Search Tool for Your Purpose
  http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html
Digital Librarian
    http://www.digital-librarian.com/
Hot Paper Topics
    http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
IXQuick
    http://www.ixquick.com/
Kids Click
    http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Librarians Index to the Internet
    http://lii.org/
Net Trekker  This looks like it charges a fee now.
    http://www.nettrekker.com/subject/
    New subject organzied net search with sites carefully selected for students.
Search Tools for Students TekMom
    http://www.tekmom.com/search/
Study World
    http://studyworld.com/
Yahooligans
  http://www.yahooligans.com/
Google
  http://www.google.com
Efind
  http://www.efind.com