Kids' Homework help links

General research help

1. AR BookFinderAccelerated Readers Type in a title to find reading levels and points.
2. B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper Links for art, English, math, science, more.
3. BUBL LINK Catalogueof Internet Resources Selected resources covering all academic subject areas. Links to Web sites arranged by Dewey order.
4. Citation Machine The Landmark Project's citation machine. This site will help you generate citations for your bibliography that you can paste into your word processor.
5. Common Errors in English Find the correct word; check for errors on homework.
6. Dewey Browse For 4th–12th graders. Links to Web sites arranged by Dewey order.
7. Dictionary of Symbolism Help for English or creative writing papers.
8. "Do We" Really Know Dewey? A site that explains the Dewey Decimal System, written by kids!
9. EasyBib Automatic citation help.
10. Encarta Online encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, and homework starters.
11. Fact Monster A fun site full of general and unusual facts; browse by subject or search by keyword. Includes an online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and homework help.
12. High School Ace Topic areas aimed at high school students include physics, languages, history, more.
13. Homework Center from Infoplease  The almanac brings you a homework site with tons of information and tips on giving an oral report or writing a research paper. Also provides printable outline maps.
14. HomeworkSpot Organized by elementary, middle, and high school in topic areas from art to social studies—includes ideas on Web "study breaks"!
15. KidsClick! Web search for kids by librarians, covers more than 600 subjects including weird & mysterious, health, the arts, cartoons, toys, celebrities, and much more! Click on the link at the bottom labeled "What does this page look like through a librarian's eyes" to see the subjects arranged by Dewey Decimal order.
16. (OWL) APA Formatting and Style Guide Offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page from Purdue University.
17. (OWL) Online Writing Lab Covers grammar, research skills and more. Award-winning Web site from Purdue University.
18. refdesk.com "The single best source for facts". Dictionaries, thesauri, almanacs, more.
19. Schoolwork Ugh! Homework help on hot topics and current issues. Click on a subject or search the site.

History & geography

1. Any Day in History Find out what happened on any date or month of any year.
2. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids For K–12. Explains how laws are made, how elections work, branches of government, citizenship, and more. Topics vary according to age level.
3. Biography.com This companion Web site to the popular cable television channel provides over 25,000 biographies of people past and present.
4. The Civil War Home Page Battle reports, photographs, diaries and letters, unit information.
5. ILoveLibraries.org Festival of maps This page has online maps, games and other Internet resources to brush up on your geography and have some fun.
6. Early America Important documents, milestone events, maps, firsts, and more.
7. Missing Countries Countries that no longer exist, for example, Yugoslavia is now Serbia and Montenegro.
8. Nebraska Blue Book<January 22, 2010y, history, and culture.
9. Nebraska Judicial Branch Information about Nebraska's Court system.
10. NebraskaStudies.org Photos, letters and more from Nebraska's history.
11. NETSTATE.COM All the symbols for all the states, plus fast facts and famous people.
12. Rulers Lists of heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories, going back to at least 1800. Also lists current events.
13. U.S. States Fast Facts and Trivia 50 facts about each state in no particular order.
14. The World Factbook Country information from the CIA.
15. World Flag Database Full Index National and state flags for many countries, organizations and some historical flags, along with very basic country information.

Maps

1. Atlapedia Online Full color physical maps, political maps, as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
2. Maps and References from the University of Iowa  Links to just about every kind of map you can think of.
3. Maps.com Reference MapsContinent, country and world maps of all kinds. Most include information and descriptions at the bottom of the page.
4. World Atlas & Map Library from Infoplease  Includes a geography guide; a map library; country and state profiles, maps and statistics; and geography crosswords and quizzes.
5. World Atlas and World Maps from About.com  Maps and geographical information for countries, and U.S. states and territories. Includes outline maps.

Math

1. Ask Dr. Math Searchable database of math questions for elementary to college age students, and if you don't find the question you are looking, for you can ask by e-mail.
2. Webmath Are you stuck on a problem? They'd like to help you solve it.

Pictures

1. Ditto.com Search for images on the web or browse images by category. They index millions!
2. Google's Image Search "The most comprehensive image search on the web."
3. Pics4Learning Copyright-friendly images for educational purposes.
4. Picsearch Family-friendly search engine for pictures.
5. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Images Wildlife and plant photos.

Science

1. Amateur Science Science fair projects, ideas, book lists, and other fun science links.
2. Forces of Nature by National Geographic  Find information on volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
3. MadSci Network Welcome to the laboratory that never sleeps! Their FAQs answer "Why is the sky blue?" and other such things. You can also "Ask a Scientist".
4. National Inventor's Hall of Fame Find out who invented what with brief descriptions.
5. Science Buddies Find science projects that are of interest to you, go step-by-step through your project, or ask an expert for those science questions you just can’t answer.
6. Science Fair Central Project ideas, how to do the research, develop a display, and what the judges look for.
7. Science Fair Project Resource Guide Brief descriptions of how to do a project, with lots of links for each step.
8. WebElements Periodic Table For chemistry students, it's the periodic table online with information on history, uses, reactions, and more.

Nebraska County reports

1. Births and Deaths by County Scroll down this page and follow the link titled "Births and Deaths by County".
2. County Profiles and Highlights Statistics on population, income, labor, and births.
3. County Sites List Links to Nebraska counties' sites; sponsored by the NEGenWeb Project.
4. Nebraska Databook Various reports by county. Information on history, population, and more.
5. Nebraska Research Various reports by county, including profiles and demographics.
6. Nebraska.gov The official Web site of Nebraska. A little bit of everything with an "Ask a Librarian" feature.
7. U.S. Census Bureau County Profiles Get a fact sheet for your county. Type in your county and select "Nebraska" under "Fast Access to Information".
8. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Select your county and get extensive information on population, income, square mileage, and more.
9. Vital Statistics Scroll down to links "Births by place of occurrence" and "Deaths by place of occurrence".

Canada reports

1. About Canada Official government site. Find maps, images and statistics.
2. The Atlas of Canada Plenty of information about many subjects through maps, texts and facts.
3. Origins of Geographical Names Information on the names of Canada's provinces, territories, and capital cities, and more.
4. Provinces and Territories Links to the official government Web sites.
5. Statistics Canada Information on the economy, land, people, and government.

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