Recommended Homework Help Sites
The following sites often organize information
into general subject topics, or let you search a database for specific
information.
- ALA's
Great Web Sites for Kids
(http://www.ala.org/)
Collected by librarians, this list of sites has sections on Animals,
Arts; Literature & Languages, History and Biography; Sciences and
more!
- Discovery Education
Center (http://www.discoveryeducation.com/students/index.cfm?campaign=DE&CFID=14554604&CFTOKEN=49159392)
Free Student Resources, including interactive games and videos, for a variety of subject areas.
- FactMonster (http://www.factmonster.com/)
From the Information Please almanac, this site features its own Homework Center with resources divided by subject matter, and other useful online tools, such as atlases, conversion calculators and more.
- Internet Public Library - For Kids
(http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/)
Find reviewed websites in one of the subject collections, such as "Math
and Science," or in one of the Special Features, such as "Science
Fair." More resources available from the Internet
Public Library Home Page.
- National
Geographic for Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Find information, pictures and more on featured animals, people and places.
- Online Writing Lab from Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Includes resources on grammar, citation styles and guides for people learning English as a Second Language.
- Word Central - http://www.wordcentral.com/
Look up words in the student dictionary, find rhyming words and get the
daily buzzword, too! Or, try the complete Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/)
to check the spelling or meaning of a word. This site includes a Pronunciation Guide, Spanish/English translator
and a Visual Dictionary, as well.
- WWW
Resources
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/reference/links/www_resources.html
Compiled by librarians in the MCPL Reference Dept.
