Homework

Helps

 

Algebra Online

http://www.algebra-online.com

This interactive algebra forum, maintained by Samuel D. Glick and contributors, is a boon for anyone interested in solving the value of X.

Atlapedia Online

http://www.atlapedia.com

A virtual world almanac of planetary proportions, Atlapedia Online provides facts and vital stats; for every country on the globe.

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinchl3/

B.J. "Beege" Pinchbeck is a Pennsylvania preteen who, with Dad's help, maintains this rich and handy K-12 educational reference directory.

Encyclopedia of Women's History

http://www.teleport.com/~megaines/women.html

This growing cyber-encyclopedia of women's biographies is written by and for K-12 students.

Gallery of Interactive Geometry

http://www.geom.umn.edu/apps/gallery.html

Even if you've lost sleep wondering what the projection of a surface in n-dimensional space would look like, the Gallery of Interactive Geometry makes a game out of stuff that used to put you to sleep in high school.

The Great Globe Gallery

http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm

The Great Globe Gallery puts a global spin on geographic visualization with its assortment of swirling globes and other Earthy depictions.

Grolier's Online: The American Presidency

http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html

Your chest will puff with pride as Hail to the Chief welcomes you to The American Presidency at Grolier Online Encyclopedia.

Homework Helper Page

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7726/

This page was created for all students on the Web by a Collingwood, West Vancouver parent. This site is a great place to research K- 12 materials. Also be sure to investigate the "enrichment" Web sites, which are continually updated.

Info Zone

http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~mstimson/

Fresh from the Assiniboine South School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, comes the Info Zone, a terrific site that uses Internet resources to guide kids through the basics of research.

Kids on Campus

http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Kids.on.Campus/WWWDemo/

This is the Web site for Cornell University's Kids on Campus program, an annual interactive science fair held at the Cornell Theory Center to introduce children to computers and other high-tech tools.

Kids'Web

http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/

Your paper on Shakespeare is due tomorrow and you're looking for a catchy opening sentence. Kids'Web can help!

Merriam-Webster Online

http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk/online/english/all/res23931.htm

You can look up words in the Merriam Webster Dictionary and build your vocabulary in other ways via this generous English language reference site.

Ms. Smith's English Page

http://home.earthlink.net/~jesmith/

Here's an excellent example of how educators can use a personal home page to enhance their curriculum while gaining instant credibility among teacher-phobic, techno-savvy, middle school students.

My Virtual Reference Desk

http://www.refdesk.com/

This site provides daily tidbits of information, from historical trivia to astronomical facts. You’ll also find a crossword and quote of the day.

Researchpaper.com

http://www.researchpaper.com

Educators, students, and anyone engaged in basic research will want to give an apple to the folks at Researchpaper.com.

Students Online

http://www.jayi.com/so/

Edge Magazine started a free Web site for college-bound kids; it's since morphed into Students Online, a teen e-zine that also hosts (for a fee) student home pages.

Study WEB

http://www.studyweb.com

This searchable meta-encyclopedia features more than 15,000 links to research-quality Web sites suited to students of every age.

WebMuseum, Paris

http://www.oir.ucf.edu/wm/

Through this site, visitors can learn about and experience fine art from a number of museums. See famous and not-so-famous paintings from your computer!

White House For Kids

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/kidshome.html

My fellow (young) Americans: Lend me your mice and we'll take a spin through the White House.

Young Investor

http://www.younginvestor.com

Tomorrow's moguls can learn money fundamentals and investing at this clever, colorful financial education site from Liberty Financial of Boston (which offers mutual funds geared to young people).

 

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