Nassau Library System
Homework Help

000 - General Reference

These sites include information that doesn't fit anywhere else

• Ask Jeeves

http://www.ajkids.com/
Here you can search by asking a question.
For example, Who is the 14th president of the United States?
 
• Berit’s Best Sites For Children

http://www.beritsbest.com
Each site is rated on a scale of 1-5, a good place to find quality sites.
 
• BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

http://school.discovery.com/students/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
14-year-old BJ and his dad have selected over 550 sites to help you with your homework.

• CyberKids

http://www.cyberkids.com/lp/index.html
Provides an array of articles, fiction, music, games, art, and more-all created by kids their own age!
 
• HomeworkCentral

http://www.homeworkcentral.com
Hand-picked by scholars, this is a very selective listing of sites. If you sign up as a member you are able to take notes online.

• Homework Help

http://www.startribune.com/education/homework.shtml
Post your question and a teacher will answer it usually within 24 hours.
 
• IPL Youth Division (The Internet Public Library)

http://aristotle.ipl.org/youth/
A full service children’s department, including an "Ask a Question" reference. Check out the Internet resources on math, geography, history and other key homework topics. Features story hour booklists, and book reviews by kids.

• Kids Web

http://www.kidsvista.com/index.html
Virtual library with many links to various topics including art, space and sports. Part of Syracuse University Living School Book Project.

• KidSource Online Education

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/education.homework.html
Need help with a homework assignment? An idea for a school project?
KidSource has the answers in the form of a generous, up-to-date listing of homework helper sites on the Net.
 
• Multnomah County Homework Help Center

http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html
This page is a part of Multnomah County Library's Homework Center.  Alphabetically listed subject headings offer a wide variety of topics.  A great place to start your research.

 Return to top of page

100 - Philosophy

• Philosopher Biographies

http://dir.yahoo.com/arts/humanities/philosophy/philosophers/
An A-Z listing linking you to such famous philosophers as Aristotle, Karl Marx and Jean-Paul Sartre.

 Return to top of page

---

200 - Religion (Beliefs and Myths)

• Bible: King James Version

http://www.hti.umich.edu/relig/kjv/
Will do simple and complex searches relating to the Bible.
 
• Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
An online encyclopedia on mythology and folklore, this site contains hundreds of definitions of gods and godesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
 
• Catholic Encyclopedia

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
The entire encyclopedia is online.
 
• Catholic Online

http://www.catholic.org/
Lists a menu for saints, angels, prayers, information about the Vatican, and just about anything related to Catholicism.
 
• Center For Jewish History

http://www.centerforjewishhistory.org/
Also links to other related sites such as the Yeshiva University Museum.

 Return to top of page

300 - Social Science

Sites in this section include government, immigrants, fairy tales, folk tales and holidays.
 
• Ben's Guide to the US Government for Kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Start by choosing a grade level in Ben's kite to learn about many different aspects of the government. There's even some games to help you learn. A teacher and parent section is also available.
 
• Calendarzone

http://www.calendarzone.com/
Celestial, cultural & religious holidays are among some of the links provided.

• Calendars

http://www.sldirectory.com/cal.html
Guide to locating events for each day of the year, includes links to the history & development of the calendar, Roman, Hebrew, Catholic, Old English, Native American, Japanese, festivals & holiday calendars.
 
• Campaign 2000

http://www.netcolony.com/news/presidents/2000campaign.html
Information on the 2000 campaign.  The candidates, debates, and latest polls.
 
• Great American Web Site

http://www.uncle-sam.com/
Links to hundreds of federal and state government agencies, offices, etc.
 
• Investing For Kids

http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/
Developed by a group of really smart kids (they won an award for it!), this site will teach you what it means to "invest" your money.
 
• Legends

http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/legends.htm
Read different legends from around the world.
 
• Tales of Wonder

http://members.xoom.com/darsie/tales/index.html
Folk and fairy tales from around the world.
 
• Vote Smart Web

http://www.vote-smart.org/
This site tracks the performance of elected government officials, along with providing hundreds of links to various political sites.
 
• The White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Send e-mail to the President and Vice-President, read their speeches, check out press releases, and take a tour of the White House.

 Return to top of page

400 - Languages
(Dictionaries, Thesauruses, Grammar)
 
• American Sign Language

http://where.com/scott.net/asl/
Learn how to fingerspell.  Use the converter to see how a word
would be fingerspelled.
 
• Common Errors in English

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html
An extensive list of words that are typically used incorrectly.
 
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online

http://www.britannica.com
The complete Encyclopedia Britannica, plus links to websites on your topic.
 
• Info Please

http://www.infoplease.com
Search the encyclopedia, dictionary and several almanacs.
Very current.

• National Spelling Bee

http://www.spellingbee.com/
Contains information about past and present contests, as well as useful study aids.
 
• Online English Grammar

http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.cfm
Students with a perplexing grammar problem can head to the English Grammar Clinic to have their questions answered free of charge, while those with an ear for the language can listen to the collection of audio files.
 
• Picture Dictionary for Little Explorers

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/DictionaryA.html
This link brings you right into the dictionary at the letter A.  For words starting with another letter, click on the letter at the top of the page.
 
• Roget’s Thesaurus

http://www.thesaurus.com/
An online version of this classic thesaurus.
 
• WWWebster's Dictionary

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
An online version of this classic dictionary.

 Return to top of page

---


 

500 - Natural Science and Math

This section includes sites about animals, dinosaurs, gems, planets, rainforests, science experiments and weather.
 
• The Animal Omnibus

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ao/
The Animal Omnibus is a list of web sources indexed by the name of the animal. For example, looking up African Elephant will produce a list of hyperlinks to sources with elephant information. Because the web is constantly changing, so will this site.
 
• Ask Dr. Math

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/
Ask an expert your math questions and you will receive a reply.
 
• Biomes

http://www.UCMP.Berkeley.EDU/glossary/gloss5/biome/
A brief look at the world's biomes: Aquatic, Desert, Forest, Grassland,
and Tundra.
 
• Bird Audio

http://www.enature.com
A searchable database of plant and animal species  that also contains a link to more than 550 North American birds.
 
• Bugs!

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth.htm
Gives resources and basic information about insects and their relatives. Outlines activities with different insect themes.
 
• Creature World

http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/content.html
Pick a continent from the map of the world and go exploring for animals!
 
• Dan’s Wild Weather Page

http://www.whnt19.com/kidwx/index.html
Put together by a weatherman, all types of weather conditions and terms are covered.  You can even send him a question.
 
• Dinosaur Museum

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
Museum of Paleontology at Univ. of CA at Berkeley.
 
• Dinosauria On-line

http://www.dinosauria.com/
One enthusiast’s attempt to keep you up-to-date in dinosauria.
 
• Electronic Zoo

http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm
Information on hundreds of animals.
 
• Endangered Species

http://eelink.net/EndSpp.old.bak/Endangered.html
A wealth of information on endangered animals & plants.  Includes activities.
 
• Endangered Species

http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
Lists of endangered species by state, laws governing them, why we have endangered species and much more.
 
• Exploratorium

http://eelink.net/EndSpp.old.bak/Endangered.html
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 500 interactive "hands on" exhibits in San Francisco, CA.
 
• Internet Public Library

http://ipl.org/youth/scipage.html
Many science fair projects available.
 
• Jason Project

http://www.jasonproject.org/
Follow along with the students and scientists of this year's Jason Project - Ocean Studies in Bermuda and Monterey Bay, CA.
 
• Math Homework Help

http://users.erols.com/bram/
A collection of links to helpful math sites.  Includes a mathematical dictionary.
 
• Math Leagues Help Topics

http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
Available for grades 4-8. It's available to everyone as a reference for basic math topics, including fractions, geometry, percents, real numbers, and many other topics.
 
• NASA for Kids

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
The Space Agency’s website for kids.
 
• National Wildlife Federation

http://www.nwf.org/
Official website of this environmental organization.
 
• Neuroscience For Kids

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Created for all students & teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system.
 
• The Nine Planets

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
 
• Plants and Animals

http://www.cincyzoo.org/mainhtm/2index.htm
A field guide to plants and animals from the Cincinnati Zoo.
 
 
• Rainforest Action Network

http://www.ran.org/kids_action/index.html
Contains information about rainforests as well as lots of pictures of the animals and people that live there.
 
• Savage Earth

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/index.html
Based on the 1998 hit PBS series "Savage Earth", this site includes 4 detailed articles on; The Earth's Crust, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis'.
 
• Science Fair Central

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/index.html
Online experts help you improve your science skills, and find the resources you need to make your next science fair project a great one.
 
• Sea World

http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html
Information on marine animals.
 
• Star Journey

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/stars/
Journey through the stars with National Geographic Online.
 
• The Tornado Project Online

http://tornadoproject.com/
Loaded with tornado myths, oddities, personal experiences, tornado chasers, and information on how to stay safe during a tornado.
 
• Volcanoes

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/learning.html
Everything you need to know about volcanoes from becoming a volcanologist to how to actually build a model of an active volcano.
 
• WeatherNet

http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
Providing access to thousands of forecasts, images, a collection of weather links.
 
• Weather Channel

http://www.weather.com/homepage.html
The cable channel’s official website.
 
• Weather Underground

http://www.wunderground.com
Wunderground.com specializes in real-time delivery of current weather conditions, detailed forecasts, and severe weather advisories; includes historical conditions, city searches, weather stickers, marine weather, and astronomy.
 
• Windows to the Universe

http://www.windows.umich.edu/
Search this site for beginner, intermediate and advanced info on the universe.  Heavy graphics.

 Return to top of page

600 - Technology and Applied Sciences
This section includes sites on food, health, human body, inventions, machines and pets.
 
• How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com
Learn how the ordinary things around you really work.  A new article is added every week.
 
• The Heart: An online exploration

http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/biosci.html
Explore the heart online.  Developed by The Franklin Institute Science Museum.
 
• Human Anatomy Online

http://www.innerbody.com/
Human Anatomy On-line contains over one hundred illustrations of the human body with animations and thousands of descriptive links.
 
• KidsHealth Online

 http://kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
This site has information on health, nutrition, emotions, safety and how the body works.
 
• National Agricultural Library

http://www.nalusda.gov/ttic/Kids/nalsci.htm
A library of food and agricultural sciences.  Contains lists of books and articles on specific agricultural subjects, science fair projects and supplies, careers and biographies of leading scientists.

 Return to top of page

 700 - The Arts

 Sports are included in this section.
 
• Exploring Leonardo

http://www.mos.org
The official site of the Museum of Science in Boston offers a link to online exhibits where you can choose Exploring Leonardo, which offers information on Leonardo DaVinci.
 
• Guide to Medieval & Renaissance Instruments

http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html
Find out the historical background of the bagpipe, harp, serpent, recorder and much more.
 
• Instrument Encyclopedia

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html
This resource features musical instruments from around the world.
 
• Metropolitan Museum

http://www.metmuseum.org
Take a tour of the Metropolitan Museum and play museum related games.
 
• SportQuest

http://www.sportquest.com
Searches for specific sports, upcoming sports events, current news, Olympic information, and game results.
 
• Web Museums

http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/webmuseums
Provides a comprehensive index of information about museums, aquariums, historical parks, and other cultural institutions.

 Return to top of page

800 - Literature

This section includes author sites, booklists, poetry and writing.
 
 
• The Author Corner

 http://ccpl.carr.lib.md.us/authco/
Welcome to The Author Corner, a place for students in the middle grades (Grades 3-8) to meet authors and illustrators of children's books.
 
• Award Winning Book Lists From Westchester Library System

 http://www.wls.lib.ny.us/owls/lists.html
Dozens of different book lists for you.
 
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett
An online version of this reference title.
 
• Best Book Lists

 http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/lists.html
From the Children’s Literature Web Guide, a listing of some of the best children’s books of the past few years.
 
• Fairrosa’s Cyber Library: Authors & Illustrators

 http://www.users.interport.net/~fairrosa/cl.authors.html
Looking for a children’s book author or illustrator? Chances are if they are on the net, they are listed here.
 
• Internet Public Library: Ask the Author

http://www.dalton.org/libraries.fairrosa
Many links to children’s book authors and illustrators.
 
• 101 Out-Of-This-World Books For Kids Ages 8-13

 http://als.lib.wi.us/MRList.html
Compiled by Arrowhead Library System.
 
• Quotation’s Home Page

 http://www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/quote.html
Thousands of quotations, old and new, can be found here.
 
• Stone Soup Magazine

 http://www.stonesoup.com/
Stone Soup is the international magazine written and illustrated by young people ages 8 to 13, it inspires young readers and writers everywhere.
 
• The Young Writers Club

 http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html
Aims to encourage children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative past time by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities.

 Return to top of page

900 - Geography and History

This section includes ancient cultures, biographies, countries, flags, history, maps, presidents and states.

• Africa Online

 http://www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/coverkids.html
Extensive information on Africa.
 
• African American Mosaic

 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
Resource guide produced by the Library of Congress for the study of black history and culture.
 
• African American Web Connection

http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html
Many links to websites on the African American culture and experience.
 
• American History

http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/usa
Covers the colonial period to Modern Times.
 
• American History Sites from Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educator's

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/hista.html
A very big list of web sites that are all about American History.

• American Memory

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Historical collections from the Library of Congress.
 
• American Presidency

http://www.grolier.com/presidents
Encyclopedias such as Encyclopedia Americana and New Book of Knowledge give their entries here for the U.S. Presidents.
 
• America's Story

http://www.americaslibrary.org/cgi-bin/page.cgi
The Library of Congress has designed this site specifically for kids.  It contains many PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS!  Includes information on famous americans, the states and inventions.  Click on "Jump back in time" for info on a specific historical period.
 
• The Ancient Greeks

 http://www.arwhead.com/Greeks/
An educational website about the Athenians of ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks contains many graphics and photos, and describes their beliefs, culture, art, philosophies, theater, drama, lifestyles, and the Olympic games.
 
• Ancient History Sites from Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histw.html#ancient
A very big list of web sites that are all about Ancient History.
 
• Anne Frank House

http://213.53.70.53/eng/default2.html
Visit the house where Anne Frank hid from the Nazi's during WWII.
 
• Atlapedia Online

 http://www.atlapedia.com
The Atlapedia Online contains key information concerning every country in the world including facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and the economy.
 
• Black History: Exploring African American Issues on the Web

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
This Web site was created by Packard Bell Knowledge Network to support students as they explore topics related to Black History and African-American issues.
 
• Biography Online

http://www.biography.com
15,000 entries are here on past and present people.
 
• Civil War Index Page

http://www.janke.washcoll.edu/civilwar/civilwar.htm
Links to many different sites about various aspects of the war: Battles, Generals, Medicine, Photographs, and much more.
 
• Discoverers Web

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/alpha.html
Part of a huge explorers and discoverers site, this section is an alphabetical listing of explorers.  For more information, click on their home page.
 
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present

http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. Searchable by name, field of activity, and date.  Provides links to other sites.
 
• Early America

http://earlyamerica.com
Our main focus is primary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally. A unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago.
 
• The 50 United States: Capital Cities and Information Links

 http://www.50states.com/
Brief facts about the states.
 
• Flags of the World

http://155.187.10.12/flags/nation-flags.html
Images of simple national flags in color.
 
• Geography: An A to Z list from the Discovery Channel School

http://school.discovery.com/students/homeworkhelp/geography/index.html
Find information about regions, countries, cities, rivers and lakes from around the world.
 
• The History Channel

http://www.HistoryChannel.com
Website of the popular cable channel.
 
• The History Place

http://www.historyplace.com
Well organized site covering the American Revolution, Civil War, Vietnam War, WWII, 20th Century Topics & Presidents. Lots of information for your report & fun to browse.
 
• Latin America Network Information Center

http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12/
Many links to resources about Latin America.
 
• Library Of Congress Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Continually updated project, includes 85 countries to date.
 
• MapCollection

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Electronic maps of the world and individual countries from the Univ. of Texas.
 
• MapQuest

http://www.mapquest.com
Hundreds of maps, from general to very narrowly focused street maps.
 
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/index.htm
The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and provide historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated.
 
• Mayflower Web Page

http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html
A comprehensice site on the subject.
 
• National Geographic

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/main.html
The magazine’s official website.
 
• Native American Nations

http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/nations.html
This site contains links to pages that have either been set up by the nations themselves, or are pages devoted to a particular nation, and are alphabetical by tribal name.
 
• NativeWeb

http://www.nativeweb.org/
Purpose: to provide a cyber-community for Earth's indigenous peoples.
 
• POTUS: Presidents of the US

http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.
 
• State Facts

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/index.html
A brief look at the states with quick facts: motto, bird, song, flag, etc.  Also tells you how to get in touch with the congresspeople from that state.
 
• State Reports

http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/stateshc.html
Part of the Multnomah County, Oregon Kids Page, this is a wonderful resource for finding quick facts about the 50 States.  Click on a state name and get a list of links which put facts right at your fingertips.
 
• US Dept. of State: Background Notes

http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/
Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.
 
• US Postal Service

http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/
Zip Codes & Official Abbreviations.
 
• United States Presidents

http://homepage.midusa.net/~rlong/pres.html
Contains biographical information about all the U.S. presidents up to former President Clinton.
 
• United States Presidents

http://www.netcolony.com/news/presidents/uspresidents.html
The purpose of this site is to provide researchers, students, teachers, politicians, journalists, and citizens a complete resource guide to the US Presidents.
 
• World History sites from Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histw.html
A very big list of web sites that are all about World History.

 Return to top of page

Go to Nassau Library System Home Page

2/27/02