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Homework Help & Subject Resources

The following sections offer subject specific sites that can assist students with homework and assignments. They are "web based" and are not specific to any specific class or grade level. If you have suggestions for sites that could be added to this list, please email the librarian.
Business English Science Social Studies Math
Art Health Music Foreign Language P.E.
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Business

Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition  "The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition provides high school students and teachers with engaging, real-life news and information on the world of business from one of the most trusted resources in the world.
Virtual Stock Market Simulation  Trade stocks in real time with a virtual portfolio.
Beancounter Games  Accounting games for practice and amusement!
The Beehive  The Beehive is a site devoted to managing the practicalities of your life.
CoolText  Create Banners and Buttons.
Design History  This is a site about the history of design.
FreePlayMusic  Copyright free music for you to download and use in your media productions.
VideoMaker  A site providing all kinds of advice on professional looking video production.
How to Read Financial Statements  Learn the ins and outs of Income Statements, Equity Statements, and Balance Sheets.
Webopedia  Here's a glossary of Internet based terms.
Marketing Concepts Explained  Product, Price, Promotion, and Place. It's all described here (and then some).
Business Card Maker  Get the word out and network old school with your own business card.
The Entrepreneur's Help Page  Practical advice and useful information for the would-be business owner.

English

GENERAL RESOURCES

Academy of American Poets  The Academy of American Poets has put together a superb site that includes, among other features, a listening booth where you can hear poems read by their authors, a number of interesting historic and thematic exhibits, and a list of featured poets.
American Memory  The American Memory Collection from the Library of Congress is the online archive of primary sources that relate to the history and culture of America. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections including digitized documents, manuscripts, films, photographs, sound recordings, and maps.
EDSITEment Created by The National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, and the MarcoPolo partnership, EDSITEment provides a gateway to the best humanities sites on the Web and presents materials and projects for learning and teaching history, social studies, English, foreign language and art history.
The Internet Classics Archive  This site features 441 works of classical literature by 59 authors, including Aesop, Aeschylus, Homer, Ovid and Plato. Visitors can read classic works in their entirety, participate in discussions of the works and bone up on the authors themselves.
OWL  Purdue University's online writing website provides resources, lesson ideas, instructional strategies, and writing reference materials.
Poetry 180  A poem a day for American high schools from Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States.

WRITING RESOURCES

A Plus Research & Writing for High School and College Students  This is a step by step guide to researching and writing a paper. Links are included to great online resources for research and writing.
CNN Interactive Learning Resources   A major purpose of this website is to provide current news stories to students with reading levels that are not high enough to read and understand standard newspaper articles.
CyberGuides  From the Language Arts SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Educators Project), teacher-developed CyberGuides are "supplementary units of instruction based on core works of literature, designed for students to use the World Wide Web."
Homework Helper: Writing Skills  Get pointers on writing basic and advanced essays, research papers, and book reports.
Project Bartleby  Home of great literary websites on such people as Emily Dickinson, W. E. B. Du Bois, Robert Frost, John Keats, Herman Melville, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Gertrude Stein, this site includes full text of writings for these authors.

WRITING TOOLS

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations  An online version of this classic from the Bartleby Project allows rapid searching for quotes.
Common Errors in English  Students and teachers will enjoy browsing Professor Paul Brians' alphabetically sorted list of common errors in English. The page also links to non-errors, commonly misspelled words, suggestions, and more.
Darling's Guide to Grammar  "Clear explanations of key concepts, abundant examples of proper and improper usage, on-line quizzes after every topic, and expert help from "Ask Grammar" make this site an essential resource for wordsmiths everywhere. Created and maintained by Dr. Charles Darling and Capital Community-Technical College, this site is updated daily."
Elements of Style by William Strunk  This online version of the classic style manual is a useful reference filled with examples.
The Grammar Lady  The Grammar Lady contains Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's), Spelling Rules, a Question of the Week, and a Grammar Hotline.
Grammar Rock  This exciting site brings grammar to life with colorful graphics, video, and music. Each part of speech is reinforced with poetry, trivia, and pictures.

Science

Amusement Park Physics  Explores how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides. Design a roller coaster; determine the outcome of bumper car collisions, and more.
BrainPop   Brainpop is a really cool and unique site full of animated health and science movies, and fun quizzes.
Bill Nye the Science Guy  Learn about Bill Nye the Science Guy and his show, choose from 40 'Home Demos' you can try, watch video clips, and more.
Edinformatics Math and Science Activities  This site contains a variety of information and exercises in science and math for middle and high school students. Includes information and exercises on topics such as biology, chemistry, physics, earth science and mathematics.
How Stuff Works  Curious about what makes things tick? How Stuff Works brings you hundreds of articles that cover a wide range of subjects like 3-D graphics, animals, video games, engines, roller coasters, toys, electricity, computers, and much more.
Human Anatomy Online  Take a tour of the human body. This site offers a fun, interactive way to learn about skeletal, digestive, muscular, and other body systems.
Infrared Zoo  The Infrared Zoo shows what animals look like in a whole different light. See what birds, reptiles, and mammals look like in the infrared, and learn how animals use fur, blubber, and feathers to insulate them.
Popular Science  You'll always find plenty of cool and interesting things to read at Popular Science Magazine's web site. Articles on science, space, the Internet, computers, and more are all here to help keep you informed of the latest advances in technology themselves.
Science Made Stupid  Based on the book of the same title, this whimsical look at science redefines words and concepts in ways which will definitely not help you study for your next exam, but may help you laugh and better appreciate learning more 'traditional' interpretations of science.
Science Net: Toronto Reference Library  Here are lots of web sites, neatly organized into easy-to-search categories by the Dewey Decimal system, about all different aspects of science: physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, geology, paleontology, astronomy and botany.
The Sciences Explorer  Covers the "topics of biology, physics, chemistry, and math." This site is in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
The Why Files  Explore "the science behind the news." The site's "boundaries are broad -- from outer space to cellular biology, from dinosaurs and dragon lizards to the statistics of political polling."

Social Studies

America's Story  Take a fun and educational look at the stories of America's past, brought to you by the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world.
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century  In 1900, life was a constant struggle. 100 years later, the world was a healthier, safer, and more productive place, due to the hard work of engineers and scientists. From electrification, to the automobile, to computers, learn how engineering has changed and improved our lives.
HyperHistory Online  People, history, events, and maps are presented through an easy-to-use graphical time-line. This excellent site contains over 1,600 files covering 3,000 years of world history.
The Library of Congress  Historic articles, documents, photographs, movies, maps and sound recordings. A great source for a look at America's history.
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt  Learn about the ancient pyramids, find out how to write your name using hieroglyphs, discover the secrets behind Egyptian mathematics, and more at this informative site.
Maya Adventure  Highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture. Interactive 'Start Your Adventure' activity.
MrDowling.com  Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport is a journey through time and space. Educators can download lessons and homework assignments.
Odyssey Online  Explores ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures. Includes museum objects, puzzles, games, worksheets, more.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad  The history of Harriet Tubman, who led 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Includes quiz, timeline, pictures and more.
Selected Civil War Photographs  A historic time line of the American Civil War is illustrated by an outstanding collection of 1,118 photographs taken between 1861 and 1865.
The Seven Wonders of the World  Take a virtual tour of the seven wonders of the world and learn about The Temple of Artemis, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Great Pyramid, The Lighthouse of Alexandria plus three others.

Math

STAR Math   Personalize your math practice to accelerate your learning and achieve higher test scores on state and national tests.
Create A Graph  Make your own printable, color area graph, line graph, bar graph, or pie chart by filling in the easy forms with your data!
Economics of Pro Sports: Peanuts and Crackerjacks  Pro sports aren't just a game. They're also a business. Read about the economics of sports on The Sports Page and test your knowledge in The Game.
Edinformatics Math and Science Activities  This site contains a variety of information and exercises in science and math for middle and high school students. Includes information and exercises on topics such as biology, chemistry, physics, earth science and mathematics.
Fact Monster Homework Center - Math  This math site comes complete with a conversion calculator for weights and measures and the first one thousand digits of pi. You can also find information on prime numbers, rounding, scientific notation, triangles, and more.
Math Mistakes Info  "Real Mistakes from Real Student Work and Math Facts Students Should Know." This site shows examples of mistakes along with corrections and brief explanations to help high school and college/university student improve math skills. This site also includes math facts, flash card feature and other math links.
Math.com  You'll find homework help, puzzles, calculators, wonders of math, biographies of famous mathematicians, but best of all - A Homework Help Search Engine. Use this to find the help you need fast!
Maths Is Fun  Play math games, read about math concepts, and use an online graphing calculator! There are also suggestions for teachers for having fun with math in the classroom.

Art

ArtLex Art Dictionary  You'll find definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.
Decoding Art  Decoding Art introduces users to the different ways artists have used subjects and symbols to create meaning in their work.
SmART Kids  Museum of Art for Kids (University of Chicago)

Health

Basal Metabolism  Calculate your basal metabolism to find out your recommended daily caloric intake.
FDA Kids' Home Page  Learn about food safety, vaccines, children and tobacco, medicine and more.
The Healthy Fridge!  Good nutrition, facts about heart disease and more.
KidsHealth.org  A website devoted to the health of children and teens.
Nutrition Data  Provides complete nutritional data for any food or recipe.
Shape Up America!  A national campaign initiated by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, this website lets you calculate your body mass index, a meal plan to complement your exercise regime and more.
Your Gross & Cool Body  Part of the Yuckiest website on the Internet, this website gives straightforward and fun facts about your body and its systems, how it works, and answers frequently asked questions like "What is eye gunk?"

Music

Big Ears  This online ear training site helps you practice hearing intervals. Listen to two notes and pick the interval between them.
Fun With Music  Created by the San Francisco Symphony, this site provides a great way for people of all ages to hear, learn, and have fun with music.
Music  Interactive activities focusing on lessons, trainers or utilities.
Music Education at DataDragon  Learn to read music and identify the sounds of the instruments in the orchestra! There's a searchable 'This Day in Music History' feature, too.
PlayMusic.org  Interactive webpages where you can click on a musical instrument and here the sounds it makes.
VH1 Save the Music  "VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit initiative with two primary missions: To restore music education programs in Americašs public schools, AND to raise awareness of the positive impact music participation has on students."

Foreign Language

Aula Diez  Learn Spanish with interactive Spanish exercises such as writing, reading comprehension, multiple-choice, listening and association.
BBC.co.uk  A site that allows you to gauge your Spanish speaking level, Spanish Steps, talk Spanish, crosswords and more.
Language Links  A listing of sites for those interested in Spanish Culture & History.
Spanish Made Easy  Learn the basics, including common phrases and vocabulary that travellers should know.
Vokabel  The vocabulary in this site is presented randomly, emulating as nearly as possible the "flash-card" technique. Also, users are allowed to monitor progress by keeping score.
Yahoo! en espaņol  Partnership between Yahoo! en espaņol and Telemundo that combines Telemundo's sports, music, and entertainment programming with Yahoo's Spanish-language search, email, and instant messaging services.

P.E.

Exploratorium: Sport Science  Learn how different sports really work from the scientific point of view. Included are baseball, surfing, skateboarding, etc.
Junior Links  JuniorLinks.com is a site built for kids, their parents, and the dedicated people who facilitate, coordinate and sponsor programs for junior golf and the future of the game.
Kidnetic  Kidnetic.com is a Web site that communicates healthy eating and active living information in meaningful and relevant ways to kids aged 9-12 and their families.
PE Central's Kids Quiz  The Kids Quiz is a daily online quiz which challenges kids under the age of 18 and tests their knowledge about nutrition, fitness, health, physical education, sports, and a host of other topics and trivia.
Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls  This colorful Centers for Disease Control site encourages young girls to take steps to promotes skeletal health. The site helps young girls understand the important contribution weight bearing physical activity makes to their health.
The School Athletics Center  This site offers strategies and techniques for various team and individual sports.
Sports Illustrated for Kids  Sports Illustrated has designed this site for intermediate/middle school age children interested in the latest information on the hottest sports. The site includes newsclips, puzzles, sports games, and comics.