Need to do a report on someone famous? Biographies of thousands of people, from celebrities to politicians to historical figures can be found here. From the Arts and Entertainment network.
This site is maintained by a twelve-year-old boy and his father. It's a great resource for all the basic subjects, plus music, art, languagues, computers, health, and more. You still need to click a few times to get what you want, but it's not as intimidating as StudyWeb.
This site is large and contains links to many sites on dozens of subjects. However, the pages load very slowly, and the quality of the links varies. Also, Homework Central opens pages inside frames, so you don't actually know the URL of the page you're looking at. If you want to bookmark a page, you need to "right click" it with your mouse.
This is a source to try if you need basic facts, but not as good if you need lots of information. But it's really fun to browse in, too! The Homework Center might be a bit confusing at first. You get two columns, with quite different results. The one on the left searches InfoPlease's Kids' Almanac. The one on the right searches the regular Almanac, dictionary, and encyclopedia. Both can be helpful!
Links to an articles archive from Scholastic News and Junior Scholastic and to a web guide maintained primarily by educators. Topics include World, U.S., math, science, Internet, sports, jobs, and more. Easy to use, with brief reviews of selected sites.
This is an absolutely huge resource. It's probably better for older kids, because you may have to click things several times before you find exactly what you're looking for. All kinds of topics are listed, covering just about any school subject you might be looking for, at all grade levels.
This site not only has a sense of humor (its altar ego is http://www.mythman.com, and a cartoony "Myth Man" is used throughout the site), it has a LOT of information on almost every figure in Greek mythology you could possibly want to know about. In addition to detailed information, the information is illustrated with images of famous paintings and other artwork. In some cases you will also find that names are linked to other pages within the site. More of this might have been helpful, but perhaps also somewhat confusing. Myth Man does recommend that you check the online Encarta first, to get the "short and sweet" version of your myth.
Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here! Also your nouns, verbs, prepositions, and more! (Unfortunately, you can't hear the music, but you can see all the lyrics. The library does own many of the vidoes, though. Come check them out!)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary online. This section of the website is designed for kids, with a student dictionary (type in your word and get a definition FAST) and word games.
A huge resource for students from elementary grades through college. Questions from kids are posted and answered (quickly). Students may also email "Dr. Math" if their question can't be found on the website. Check out the FAQ for Frequently Asked Questions or go to Search to quickly find what you need. "Dr. Math" is actually college math students from around the globe.
A very nice site for elementary and middle school students. There are several games to play, a helpful homework checker (type in the problem and your answer and find out if you're correct), and online flashcards. These can also be printed out. This site is easier to get around in than Dr. Math, but doesn't cover as much.
Create your own flashcards online. I won't recommend this site if you need to learn about grammar and spelling, but the math is just fine. The directions for creating flashcards are a little confusing, but try it once or twice and you'll get the idea.
This site is designed for fourth through eighth grade students. It defines and gives examples for whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, geometry, the metric system, and more. It does NOT give help on specific problems or provide drills.
This site is designed to give you help with a specific problem you are having trouble with. It can handle math problems from elementary to high school level and beyond. There are no frills here, just "here's how to do that". Use if AFTER you've tried the problem on your own.
Good information about many (many!) different animals is available here. Especially valuable for students looking for the classification (Kingdom through species) of particular animals.
From the Discovery Channel (which means there are ads for the shows and stuff). See live pictures of various animals, check out past shows on animals, and all kinds of news about different kinds of animals.
What a cool site! The science of sports (baseball, skateboarding, and more), interactive exhibits (dissect a cow's brain!) and lots more. The next best thing to visiting the real Exploratorium, which is in San Francisco.
Find out what instruments are used to observe hurricanes and see what happens inside a hurricane. This site is a bit tricky to get around in: the pictures are links, and clicking on different parts of the pictures lead you to different places.
Jump into the cockpit and tour the universe. Neat graphics!! The site requires flash, shockwave, and Java, and it takes a while to load the first page. It's best for upper elementary students and up. The graphics are fantastic, and it's pretty easy to get around. (You never knew flying a space shuttle was so easy, did you?!)
What a cool, gross place! Learn about worms and bugs and ask all those questions about your body you're too embarrassed to ask (Why do we pass gas? What's that stuff coming out of my nose?). And that's just for starters.
An excellent resource for basic country information: location, geography, climate, people, literacy rates, languages spoken, currency, and recent history. There's no fancy stuff--no pictures or flash-- but if you want "just the facts, ma'am", this is the place to go.
What happened in history on this date? Check it out here. You can put in any month and day, and events over the past two hundred years are displayed. Most are from U.S. History. Includes famous people born on this date and top songs from selected years.
A great resource about all the U.S. presidents, including background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and trivia (fun facts). Includes lins to biographies, historical documents, and audio and video files.
Need the story of the Declaration of Independence or how a bill becomes a law? These songs will tell you what you need to know - and you can sing along! You can also find out about the Constitution, women getting the vote, and more.
A Canadian site from Community Learning Network. This page links users to experts in dozens of fields, from math, bugs, and grammar to woodworking, weather, and dinosaurs.
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