Homework Helpers
Discovering
Collection
Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for
the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science,
and Social Studies.
Juni
or
Edition - K12
Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for
students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and
reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events,
the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history,
sports and more.
Kid's
Edition - K12
Formerly PrimaryTOM, this periodical database is designed for elementary
school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and
reference books for information on current events, the arts, science,
popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Student
Edition - K12
Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students,
with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers
and reference books for information on current events,
the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history,
sports and more.
Websites U.S. Department of Education:
"Helping Your Students With Homework: A Guide For Teachers"
"18 Tips For Getting Homework Done." Also included are "Hurdles to Homework" and "Overcoming the Obstacles."
A+ Math: Homework Helper
http://www.aplusmath.com/hh/index.html
Homework Helper will allow you to input a math problem and answer. Find out if your addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problems are correct.
Fifty States
Why Files (Science) Figure This
www.50states.com
This site is packed with information about USA's 50 states. Each country profile provides facts from the state's admission to statehood all the way to its weather-60 categories in all! This site provides links to the 50 states' flags, songs, birds, and news sites, and also includes a feature called "Tools." Under "Tools," you have access to 36 links to games and activities, blank maps, FAQ's on a variety of state topics, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets, just to name a few.
http://whyfiles.org
This site is about science and how if affects everyday life. Its alternating weekly features include "In depth," "In Brief," and "In the News." You can search of a specific topic or browse through the Archive. The "Cool Science Image" feature links you to science images rarely seen in popular media. "The Whyfiles---Science Behind the News."
www.figurethis.org
Looking for a math challenge? Check out "Figure This! Mathematics Challenges." This site is geared towards middle-school students and is filled with activities that kids can do at home with their families. Each challenge provides descriptions of the math involved, along with where math is used in real world situations. Hints are available to get you started.
We shall overcome: Historic places of the civil rights movement National Register travel itinerary
This site, a cooperative project between the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration., presents the 41 sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places that are important to the civil rights movement, as well as the Selma-to-Montgomery March route--a Department of Transportation designated "All-American Road". The site also does a fine job of presenting basic information on the civil rights struggle -- from the groups and indviduals involved, the strategies that they employed, and initial "prize" of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
World Weather Education
Need to know the 5-day forecast for Cairo? Melbourne? Boston? This website can provide it! Links to other meteorological sites, as well as national meteorological services from Austria to Yugoslavia, and world weather news are also available.
Practical Math
Need to brush up on your solving skills for math word problems? This site could be very helpful. Features include: example word problems, divided into grade levels 5-12, handy "need a hint?" links, and the "answer" links show how the problems are worked out to get to the answers.
Native American Links
This could be one of the best collections of Native American links on the WWW. The author if this site is Lisa Mitten, who describes herself as a "mixed-blood Mohawk urban Indian." She has created an easy to navigate site that is efficiently categorized and that provides "access to home pages of individual Native Americans and Nations" and to other sites about American Indians.
Lewis and Clark
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
Easy to navigate through and very informative, this PBS site on Lewis and Clark provides the user an opportunity to read journal entries of corp members of the expedition, choosing which members entries to read, or reading all of the entries. For an interesting twist, you can lead the expedition through unexplored territory by clicking on the "Into the Unknown" link. This link, allows the user to lead the expedition on its journey of new territory. Also included on this site, an extensive bibliography and related sites, expedition time-line, noted historian interviews, and maps. An exclusive video interview with Ken Burns, the director and co-producer of "Lewis and Clark:The
Journey of the Corps of Discovery".
Information Please: Kids' Almanac
http://kids.infoplease.com/
At this site, kids can search for information about people, sports, the U.S., the world, fun facts, science, and more. Included are links to a Homework Center, Word of the Day, Today in History, and Today's Birthday information.
The Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org
Visit the Frog Pond to learn about many different species of frogs. Learn about the rainforest with experiments, crafts and quizzes. This colorful site gives resources for kids and teachers.
Franklin Institute Science Museum
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/welcome.html
A science museum whose doors never close. It offers online exhibits, science activities, educational hotlinks, and ask an expert for help with science questions.
Merriam-Webster's "Word Central"
http://www.wordcentral.com
"Come see what the buzz is all about." Look up and hear words in the student dictionary. "Stump your friends" with the Daily Buzzword. Try the word games on the 2nd floor.
Multnomah County Library
http://www.multnom ah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html
A homework center covering topics from American history to states information with parent tips for helping your child with homework.
Black Facts Online
This site loads playing music. However, you do not need sound in order to enjoy the site. You may search for information by category, word or date. After typing your request in the boxes, be sure to scroll down to locate the results of your search.
Library of Congress African-American Mosaic
Information in the Mosaic can be used by the serious scholar or the casual browser. Young users will need guidance. This is a GREAT source for photographs. The introduction indicates "nearly 500 years" of black history is covered.
Last updated 07/28/2004.
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