READING
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Massive and well-organized, with links to nearly every worthwhile
children's reading site.
WRITING
- Common Errors
in English - A concise list of the most common errors in English usage
ARITHMETIC
- 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
- Flashcards for Kids - This is
a real working flash card application on the net!
JUNIOR HIGH - Homework Help For Grades
7-8
Homework Central MATH
- Kids Web Mathematics
- This list has FAQs, dictionaries, quotes, math, history, puzzles, and
more.
ENGLISH
- BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper:
English
- Authors on the
Web - A Collection of Biographical Sketches
SOCIAL STUDIES
- 4 Kids.com - Excellent
government and history links.
- 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
- Amateur Science
- 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.
HIGH SCHOOL - Homework Help For Grades
9-12
High School Hub - . . .
academic resources for high school students Homework Central MATH
- Cornell
Theory Center Math and Science Gateway - Dozens of links to information
about mathematical equations, definitions, and even math history
- Dave's Math Tables -
source for all your math needs- geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and
more.
- Math Archives, The
- Math Homework Help - pre-algebra,
algebra I & II, college algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus,
calculus
ENGLISH
- On-Line Books Page, The
- 5000+ Listings
- Shakespearean
Homework Helper, The
SOCIAL STUDIES
- 50 U.S, States - Capitals and
Information Links
- Constitution
of the United States, The
- From
Revolution to Reconstruction and What Happened Afterwards - concise
hypertext history of the United States from the colonial period to modern
times
- THOMAS - U.S. Congress - Legislative
Information
SCIENCE
- PUMAS - Practical Uses of Math and
Science
- Scientific American:
Ask the Experts - the experts at Scientific American are available to
answer what you really want to know
- SciCentral - science and
engineering resources
- WebElements
- Periodic Table
COLLEGE - Research From A -
Z
College
Homework Resources From A to Z - the best places to start for topical
research, from accounting to zoology
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
Astronomy Homework
Help
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
H3 -
HandyHomeworkHelper
High School Homework
Assistance Page, The - links organized by class subject areas such as
math, english composition and literature, social studies, foreign language,
etc.
Homework Central
Homework Heaven - links to
sites categorized by subject to assist with school projects
Homework
Help - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Homework Help -
KidInfo
Homework Helper (2) -
Electric Library
Homework Now - Online student
assignment directory
Homework
Solvers - Interactive Learning Network
Homework SOS
HomeworkSpot
Homework Tools:
The Kids on the Web
Information Please
Homework Center - "Specially designed for K-12 homework problems, our
Homework Center provides you with authoritative references to help you answer
your questions."
Jiskha Homework Help - "The best
homework help on the net" questions, and open the door to a virtual
encyclopedia of facts and figures."
Math Homework Help
MEGAlinks! for
Students
Melody's Homework Help
Multnomah County
(Oregon) Homework Center
Schoolwork Ugh! - "Library
closed? Need information for your homework assignments?"
Study Web - comprehensive index
that categorizes and reviews over 17,000 educational and reference Web sites.
Time to Dewey Your
Homework - Kanawha County (W.Va )Public Library suggests the following
resources as a good places to start.
WWW Virtual Library - a
staggeringly comprehensive compilation of informational Web sites, arranged by
topic.
Yahooligans - Homework help,
sports scores, "art soup" and games. Just like Yahoo only just for kids.
TOOLS FOR RESEARCH
A+ Research and Writing for High
School and College Students
Able Writer: A Rhetoric
and Handbook - describes an English composition handbook that treats
pre-writing, outlining, English grammar, usage, word choice, dictionaries,
spelling, punctuation, and writing college research papers.
Argus Clearinghouse, The - a
selective collection of topical guides
Ask the Experts
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.
Chemistry - the environment,
biochemistry, and inorganic, organic, and medicinal chemistry
Common Errors
in English
Country Studies/Area
Handbook - Library of Congress - online series presently contains studies
of 85 countries
Elements of Style -
Strunk
Finding Data on the Internet
Guide for Writing Research
Papers
Guide to Internet
Research for High School and College Students
Infonation
- United Nations - the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member
States of the United Nations
Information Please Kids' Almanac
- online dictionary, encyclopedia, and homework help
Internet Public Library Ready
Reference
LecturesOnline.org - "Site
devoted to gathering, organizing, and disseminating materials that professors,
teachers, and educators can use in their courses. The idea of
lecturesonline.org is to provide a centralized destination for educators who
wish to share lecture resources that they have developed for their courses -
as well as access the work of other educators to incorporate into their own
teaching."
My Facts Page - 2,000+
Sites - 24 Topics
OneLook Dictionaries - Search over
721,000 words in 156 dictionaries
Online Writing Lab
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Proofreading
Symbols and Abbreviations
Research-It!
ResearchPaper.com
Research
Paper and the World-Wide Web - companion site to the book. Features an
online study guide with chapter-specific exercises.
Seven
Steps of the Research Process, The
Social
Sciences Data Center - demographic information including census figures,
employment statistics, and election returns
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.
Yahoo!
- Grammar, Usage, and Style
GENERAL REFERENCE - All
Grades
4kids.org - designed for kids (and
their parents) to find fun, educational, and safe spots to visit on the World
Wide Web. - Use your math skills to navigate through this bizarre world,
dodging the thought police as you try to unravel the secrets of problem
solving. A pop-up "mathulator" (calculator) helps you move from level to
level.
alt.school.homework-help -
Usenet
ArcData Online -
site allows you to browse a world of geographic data to create live maps of
specific areas of interest. Maps can include a variety of information, such as
floodplains, earthquake zones, and demographics.
Argus Clearinghouse - "The
Internet's Premier Research Library"
AskERIC - searchable site for a
variety of information and lesson plans
Ask the Experts
Awesome Library -
K-12 Education Directory
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.
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.
Biology Project, The
Biographical Dictionary -
contains biographical information on over 18,000 people from ancient times to
the present day
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."
Blue Web'n
Learning Center - "a library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the Web"
Britannica Internet Guide
Calculators -
Online Center - over 5,200 online calculators
ChemistryWeb
Internet Resources - searchable gateway to chemistry sites includes
annotated links to software, newsgroups, online journals, reference materials,
teaching resources, and more.
Citing
Electronic Resources
Classroom Connect - more
than a thousand online links to high-quality educational sites as reviewed by
the staff of Classroom Connect! Best of all, it's now completely searchable.
Classroom
Resources Activities for the Environment
Cliff's
Notes - Complete Series - from Amazon.com; each selection contains a
summary and a critical review.
Cool and Useful Student
Resources - page for High School students who are trying to use the web to
do research for school projects.
Convert It! - Excellent site to
convert anything to anything
Conversion
Factors
Curious and Useful 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.
Dave’s Math Tables -
collection of math reference tables that include: General Math (notation,
addition, multiplication, fraction-decimal conversion, interest, and unit
& measurement); Algebra (basic identities, conic sections, polynomials,
exponents, and graphs); Geometry (areas, volumes, surface areas, and circles);
Odds and Ends (constants, vectors, complexity, and unproved theorems);
Trigonometry (identities, hyperbolics, and trig graphs); Calculus (integrals,
derivatives, and series expansions); Statistics (distributions); and Advanced
Topics (Fourier series and transforms).
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.
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia -
The E-Conflict World Encyclopedia site profiles the nations of the world. View
maps and flags or listen to national anthems. There are over 1,400 pages of
written text on the nations
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."
Educational
Hotlists - from the Franklin Institute
Educational Index - an
annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web.
EdWeb - "With EdWeb, you can hunt down
on-line educational resources around the world, learn about trends in
education policy and information infrastructure development, examine success
stories of computers in the classroom, and much, much more."
Elements of Style -
William Strunk's classic on proper English usage
Environmental
Education
Environmental Education
Network - clearinghouse for all environmental education information,
materials and ideas.
EspanOle
- "The On-line Resource for Students and Teachers of Spanish!"
Explore Science - This site
is one of the best we've come across for explaining scientific concepts.
Simple Shockwave demos help explain mechanics, life sciences, waves, and more.
You'll need the Shockwave plug-in and Netscape 2.0 or better to view the site.
explorezone.com - animated earth,
space and weather science
FactMonster.com - Site for young
students with info on everything from dragons and giants to pets and proverbs.
Flashcards for Kids
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.
Free Work Sheets - Help your
kids brush up on math, science, geography, thinking skills and more with this
back-to-school service that offers free downloadable worksheets. More than
1,700 of them.
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.
FunBrain.com - "The Internet's #1
Education Site for K-8."
FunSchool - Funschool.com has
loads of Java-based educational games for kids from preschool to sixth grade.
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.
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
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.
High School Hub
Historical
Documents - The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
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.
Human Anatomy Online - over one
hundred illustrations of the human body with animations and thousands of
descriptive links.
Human-Languages Page - best
language links on the Internet
Infomine - resources of relevance to
faculty, students, and research staff at the university level
Internet Classics
Archive, The. - searchable collection of almost 400 classical Greek and
Roman texts (in English translation) with user-provided commentary
Internet Public Library
Internet Sleuth, The - Choose from
over 2,000 searchable databases
Internet Scout -
hundreds of announcements each week for the online resources most valuable to
the education community
Kid's Alamnac -
Yahoo! has rendered a more kid user-friendly version of the popular
Information Please Kids' Almanac.
KIDS Report, The - a biweekly
publication produced by K-12 students as a resource to other K-12 students.
Kidinfo - A great way to find both
fun stuff and information for completing your homework assignments.
KidsClick! - "web
guide and search tool for kids by librarians"
Kids Did This -
reports written by students
Kids Identifying and
Discovering Sites (KIDS) - kids help kids find sites that are fun and that
help with homework.
Kit & Kaboodle - a highly
interactive and interdisciplinary online elementary science curriculum.
Launch Point - LA
Times - "Check out the best Web sites for getting your schoolwork done or
for just having fun."
LearningPlanet.com - Site for
kids preschool through sixth grade to play free learning games online.
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
Library of Congress Home Page
Looney Bin -
study help for taking and passing exams and tests and writing
reports.interactive math lessons. Our lessons use a problem-solving approach
and actively engage students in the learning process. We also have 5 Math Chat
Boards, Math Puzzles, a Math Image Library, Educational Links, Homework
Suggestions, and more!
Mad Scientist Network - Answers on
everything from Anatomy to Zoology.
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.
The Math Forum Internet
Mathematics Library
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.
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.
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.
Measurement 4 Measure
- A collection of sites that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate,etc.
Measurements Converter -
friendly JavaScript interface converts length, weight, area, speed,
temperature and more, into different units and unit systems.
Metric Conversion
Card - Use this easy chart to convert inches to centimeters, pounds to
kilograms, Fahrenheit to Celsius, and more.
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
Mr. Flack's
'Best of the Net'
My Facts Page - Refdesk -
21 Reference Categories
Myschoolonline.com - "Welcome
to the Web's largest community of local education sites."
My Virtual Encyclopedia -
Refdesk - 45 Subject Categories
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.
Numeracy Home
Page, The - Links, puzzles, and other numeracy activities for adults
designed to encourage interest in math.
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.
Old Farmer's Almanac
OneLook Dictionaries -
over 640,000 words in 109 dictionaries
Online English
Grammar - hypertext guide to the parts of speech, words, and their usage
Perry-Castaneda
Library Map Collection
Periodic
Table - WebElements
Perseus Project, The -
detailed searchable library of texts, translations, art and archaeology of
Ancient Greece and Rome.
Peterson's Guide to Colleges -
information on undergraduate and graduate education in the US
Pi Pages, The - Think you know
everything there is to know about pi? Try this trivia game and test your
knowledge.
Project Gutenburg - 'Fine literature
digitally re-published'
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.
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.
Reference.com - searchable
directories of newsgroups and mailing lists
Research-It!
- collection of online research tools. Search dictionaries, translate
words, find quotations and more.
ResearchPaper.com
Roberts Rules of Order -
simplified version of Robert's Rules of Order, the standards for conducting
meetings
Roget's Internet Thesaurus
SAT Question
of the Day
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.
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.
Scholarly Journals
Distributed Via the World Wide Web - University of Houston Libraries
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
Shakespeare - The Complete
Works
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
Statistical Abstract of the
United States
Statistics - How
accurate is polling? Find out about statistics concepts through the case study
of a fictional election.
Sumfun - A directory of
math sites. Includes sections on humorous math games and tricks, teacher
resources, math information, and tools and software.
Sunrise/Sunset Computation
- Type in a city name and find out times for sunrise, sunset, and more
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.
ThinkQuest - ThinkQuest
is an annual contest that challenges Students, ages 12 to 19, to use the
Internet as a collaborative, interactive teaching and learning tool.
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.
Thomas: Legislative Information on the
Internet
Three Rivers
Free-Net Homework Help
U.S. Census & Map
Data
U.S.
and Puerto Rico Population Figures
Virtual Body
Virtual Frog
Dissection Kit
Virtual Hospital, The -
University of Iowa
Virtual
Reference Desk
Visual Elements -
featuring computer-generated images that interpret the 109 entries of the
periodic table
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.
Vocabulary University
WWWebster Dictionary - the
on-line version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition
WebMath -
the goal of this website is to provide you with an instant solution to the
particular math problem you're having trouble solving.
Weights & Measures
Who Represents You in Congress? -
Project Vote Smart
Why Files: Science behind the
news
WorldClimate: Weather rainfall and
temperature data - over 85,000 records of world climate data
World Directories -
over 230 directories representing over 100 countries
World
Factbook CIA
World Holiday and Time Guide
- tells you which holidays are taking place anywhere and everywhere around
the world on any specific day.
World Population Clock
World Rulers
World Wide Metric
Calculators
World Time Zones
Xerox World Map Viewer
Z39.50 Gateway -
LOC
Homework Central