Homework and Research Websites

USEFUL RESEARCH AND HOMEWORK

WEBSITES


GENERAL/HOMEWORK


http://www.ala.org/greatsites

700+ Great Sites for kids recommended by the American Library Association for kids and teens. Books to read, websites, lists of award winners, etc.


http://infoplease.com

Info Please Kid's Almanac provides biographies, a daily almanac, and information on science and technology, history, world and U.S. news, arts and entertainment, countries, and more.


http://factmonster.com/

Fact Monster, produced by Information Please, provides homework help, a dictionary, an atlas, an almanac, timelines, and an encyclopedia.


www.multcolib.org/homework/

Multnomah County Public Library Homework Center concentrates on K-12 homework-related sites. Includes web resources that are reviewed by librarians.


http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/homework_help_home.html

Sponsored byDiscovery Education, this site covers subjects like world languages, health, math, research, science, social studies, technology.


http://homeworkspot.com

A free homework information portal that features K-12 homework-related sites that are grouped by grade level.


http://pbslearningmedia.org

Free access to thousands of innovative, standards-aligned digital resources.


SPECIALIZED/RESEARCH


NOVELNY: The New York Online Virtual Electronic Library is available 24/7, providing a wide variety of resources like books, magazines, newspapers, research and reference sources.

http://www.novelnewyork.org/


THE ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHICA: An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legends for many cultures.

www.pantheon.org


THE NEW TIMES LEARNING CONNECTION provides news summaries, a web navigator, resources and lesson plans for teachers, links to The New York Times Upfront and discussion guides for parents.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/


THE NEW YORK TIMES is an online version of current and archival news articles.

http://nytimes.com/