Homework Help
Math:
AlgebraHelp.com (www.algebrahelp.com)
Stuck on algebra? Here you’ll find simple, step-by-step explanations of fundamental concepts. If you’re struggling with a particular problem, type it into one of the calculators, and get a step-by-step solution, together with useful hints.
Ask Dr. Math (http://mathforum.org/dr.math/)
Find detailed answers to common math questions. Search by keyword, or browse by grade level and topic.
Webmath ( www.webmath.com/)
Over 100 instant-answer, self-help, math solvers on virtually all math topics from basic math to calculus. Just pick your topic, type in your problem, and get a step-by-step solution in seconds!
Internet Public Library Math Resources (www.ipl.org/div/teen/browse/sh5860/)
Links to web sites for help with calculus, graph creations, algebra, and equations. Contains links to other subject areas, too.
English:
CliffsNotes (www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/)
All the Cliffs Notes to novels, plays and poetry are available free online. Get summaries of the plot and commentaries on character, setting and theme.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet ( http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/)
A listing of Shakespeare sources on the Internet, including links to information about Shakespeare’s life and times, Shakespeare’s works, the Renaissance, and Elizabethan times.
Science:
How Stuff Works (www.howstuffworks.com/)
Over 1000 articles explaining how things work, from airplanes to semiconductors to ballpoint pens. Great diagrams, too!
Human Anatomy Online (www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html)
Virtual tours of the skeletal, digestive, muscular, endocrine and other body systems. Click on the diagrams to get detailed information about specific parts of each system. Or try the Atlas of the Human Body.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide (www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/)
A good how-to guide for science fair projects. Click “Choosing a Topic” for lots of project ideas.
Solar System Exploration (Jet Propulsion Lab) (www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar_system)
A great site about our solar system, with information on all of the planets plus space exploration missions past, present, and future.
Visual Elements Periodic Table (Periodic Table of the Elements) (www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/periodic_table.html)
Click on the element you’re studying and get information about its discovery, properties, uses and more. If this site doesn’t have what you need, try Chemical Elements for more info.
Social Studies:
Atlas of Canada ( http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/index.html)
Maps of all kinds, including historical and topographical maps, along with many specialized maps covering such diverse subjects as population, immigration, snow cover, prevalence of smoking, distribution of freshwater, and much more.
BBC – History (www.bbc.co.uk/history/)
An interactive site with in-depth coverage on Ancient (Egyptians, Greeks, Vikings) and British (Middle Ages, Victorians) history, World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.
Canada in the Making ( www.canadiana.org/citm/indes_e.html)
Designed for students and teachers of Canadian history, this site integrates narrative text with links to primary sources. Topics include Aboriginal Treaties & Relations, The Métis, The Upper & Lower Canada Rebellions, The Deportation of the Acadians, The Riel Rebellions, and more.
Collections Canada (www.collectionscanada.ca/index-3.html)
Access to Library and Archives Canada resources, which include documents, photographs, audio files, and video. Topics include Aboriginal Peoples, Exploration & Settlement, Politics & Government, War & Military, and more.
Global Gateway: World Cultures and Resources http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
A portal to online information about the nations of the world. Portals of the World offers country-by-country info about government, culture, geography, education, religion, etc. Country Studies provides in-depth historical, social, economic and political analyses of individual countries.
Information Please Almanac ( www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html)
Choose your country and get basic info about geography, government, history, population, languages spoken, and more – plus maps and flags!
The History Place
(www.historyplace.com)
Exhibits on various historical periods and events, ranging from the Irish Potato Famine to Nazi Germany to the Vietnam War.
HyperHistory Online (www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html)
An impressive interactive timeline covering 3,000 years worth of world history.
