More Homework Sites...
Quiz Hub - How much do you know?
Broken Links
If you find a site that does not work please contact the librarian at
rbichan@cwmars.org
GENERAL HOMEWORK HELP
a web searching site created by librarians
world facts just a click away
-Scholastic's Homework Help
Time magazine for kids online
Place to go for all your homework needs
RESEARCH CENTER
Research Skills
How-to by Kentucky Virtual Library
How-to Research
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
Grammar and Literature
Grammar:
- Grammar Guide - learn parts of speech and review sentence fundamentals. Don't forget to play Robo Suggests
- Kids Place (K-5) - site by Houghton Mifflin an educational publisher. Try Grammar Blaster and Wacky Web Tales
- Writing Skills
- How to Write a Book Report:
First Rate Book Report - a how-to article
Book Report Sandwich Station - an information gathering tool
- just fill it in.
- How to Write an Essay:
- How to Write a Bibliography:
General Format - from the Barrie Library Ontario, CA
General Format 2 - from Fact Monster
- Story Bird - this is a site for writing and publishing stories using prompts.
Literature:
- Fun to Read - the beginnings
- Reading is Fundamental
Don't forget the homework areas in Scholastic's Homework Hub and Fact Monster's Homework Center. These links can be found in the left column.
MATH
- MATH BASEBALL - play baseball using math skills
- MATH GAMES
- COOL MATH 4 KIDS - lessons, games and more
- FACT MONSTER MATH - lessons and games. Please note this site does not cover beginner math
- MATH BLASTER - "refine your skills through lessons and arcade-like games." This is a link to a free trial and this site required registration
MONEY
- PETER PIGS MONEY COUNTER
- CHANGE MAKER
- MONEY METROPOLIS - learn about budgets, earning, spending and saving money
- FEDVILLE - learn about money. Site run by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- PLANET ORANGE - banking for kids. Site run by ING, a financial institution. This site does require registration.
SCIENCE
a touch of everything
Plants and Photosynthesis
- Dan the Gardener - gardening site for kids. Check out the sections on compost, seeds and the plant dictionary.
- Arbor Day Foundation: Trees - everything you want to know about trees. Sections of special interest: What Tree is That and the Tree Guide
- Plant Basics - the basics to plants with a hint of photosynthesis
- Agriculture in the Classroom - great site to explore farms and your food
Space
People in Science
Natural Disasters
- FEMA - the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - learn how to be prepared for an emergency
- Earthquakes - U.S. Geological Survey - all the information you could wish for about earthquakes.
- Volcanoes - National Geophysical Data Center's Volcano location data base
- For more information visit our Multi-Use Sites in the column to your left.
Human Body
- Kid's Health - learn all about your complex body.
- Yucky Kids - its all about your gross but cool body. Its all the things that grownups don't like to talk about.
How Things Work
Weather
- Endangered Animals - there is "no one official endangered species list but many." This list is a selection from other lists from U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
- San Diego Zoo Kids Page
- World Wildlife Fund - this is a link the their species list, this page does have a link the Wildfinder
- National Wildlife Federation - this is a link to their Wildlife Library dedicated to U.S. Species
Rocks and Minerals
- Rocks for Kids - this will link you directly to the Table of contents
- Geomysteries
Dinosaurs
- Dinosaur Sue - please note the "visit the exhibit" link is no longer active as the exhibit is no longer at the museum. The other educational links are still active.
- Dinosphere - the best way to visit this site is through the virtual tour link (in the left column menu) or through the dino profiles link (left column menu) [note: if you use the dino profiles link first use the arrows to select the dino profile you wish to view]
- Curse of the T-Rex - this is a NOVA presentation
- Dino Directory