1. Fact Monster
A monster of a site indeed, Fact Monster offers a handful of tools, like a searchable
dictionary, word games, an encyclopedia with more than 57,000 articles, and scores
of world maps. But it's the robust Homework Center that we like best, which includes
help in geography, history, math, science, language arts, and social studies.
Click the desired subject for countless subsections that provide information,
tips, and interactive lessons for students of all ages.
2.
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
Students in high school or college
will want to bookmark Bartleby.com, a site that contains a dizzying number of
documents—from the Complete Works of William Shakespeare to Roget's Thesaurus
to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body. Bartleby.com also houses one of the largest
categorized collections of famous quotes on the Web. Free fiction and non-fiction
books, short stories, and poetry anthologies round out this invaluable resource.
3. Funbrain
Who says learning has to be boring? Funbrain features a handful of educational
but entertaining math games and exercises for students in kindergarten to grade
12. While the Math Brain board game is a hoot, our favorite is Math Baseball for
one or two players: Funbrain gives you a math problem to "swing" at; if answered
correctly, it'll be worth a single, double, triple, or home run. Interactive grammar
help and various games should also help students sharpen their skills.
4.
Math Central
Available in English or French, this Canadian Web site
offers mathematical help for students in kindergarten to grade 12. We tested the
math Q&A section by typing in "how do you add fractions?" The answer appeared
in seconds: "To add or subtract two fractions you need the denominators to be
the same," followed by various examples. If the answer is unknown, the Web site
will attempt to find it for you.
5.
HyperHistory Online
HyperHistory Online navigates through 3,000 years
of world history with interactive lifelines, timelines, and maps. The People section
reaches from 1000 BC to the present, while the Maps section displays seven Periods
of World History with many links to dozens of regional maps. This site is unique
in that it's an ongoing science project in which people from around the world
are encouraged to participate—from supplying information that could be included
to suggesting good hyperlinks.
6.
History Channel
Based on the American television channel of the same
name, the attractive History Channel Web site offers a rich multimedia experience,
including a large collection of video footage, such as the original moon landing
and World War II events. Audio highlights include hundreds of famous speeches
from the likes of Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein to James Dean and Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
7. Funology
This handy Web site vows to make science fun—and it's succeeded!
Funology features plenty of science information, games, trivia, and other "boredom
buster" ideas (including science-related magic tricks), all presented in a colorful
and easy-to-navigate layout. Don't succumb to that predictable "tornado" or "volcano"
science fair project—Funology suggests far more interesting experiments, including
ones related to biology, physics, chemistry, and weather.
8.
Enchanted Learning
While not aesthetically pleasing, this informative
Web site is ideal for kids who want to have fun and learn at the same time. Sections
range from Anatomy to "Zoom School," an online elementary virtual classroom with
lessons that include biology, math, and languages. Other highlights include geography
help pages, which feature a hearty collection of maps, printouts, quizzes, flags,
and assorted activities, and the multiple "Little Explorers" language dictionaries,
complete with pictures to aid student comprehension.
9.
HomeworkSpot.com
Rather than housing the information for students,
the aptly named HomeworkSpot serves as a springboard to hundreds of hand-picked
destinations on the Internet, divided into elementary, middle, and high-school
categories. Each of the three main sections begins with a "homeroom" of hot links
to general sites and timely information, while the rest is divided into subjects,
such as English, fine arts, foreign languages, and technology. Be sure to add
the related LibrarySpot as a Web browser
favorite for its dozens of online reference books, lists, and facts.
10.
Homework High
This U.K. Web site provides homework help for students
aged 6 to 16, who can ask the virtual librarian (think "Ask
Jeeves") questions. Students can also participate in a live advice session
with a teacher during select evening hours (but remember, this site is on U.K.
time). Alternatively, fun online games and activities help sharpen skills in a
variety of subjects. For example, kids will enjoy MathsZone, an interactive role-playing
adventure starring Ben and Mai, who must complete four challenges to win the game.
Teens will likely get a kick out of the Fashion Victim science game.
WEB
BASED CHATS
Asknow.org
Ask a Librarian, a service of California's Libraries.
Chatterbee's
Homework Help. Best viewed in Internet Explorer.
Critical
Thinking. Discussion Forum, useful for any level.
DiscoverySchool.com
Homework Help from BJ Pinchbeck.
French
Language Chat Rooms on About.com
Gary's
Astronomy Homework Help.
Gary's
Homework Help Page.
Gigglepotz.com
Links to Homework Help Sites.
Homework
Elephant. Over 5000 carefully selected resources to assist with your homework
problems!
Homeworkdiscussion.com
Discussion Forum. Homework help forum for grades 1 - 12.
Homework
Help Index on About.com
Homework
Help Online. Chat Room.
Homework
Tips on About.com
Hotmath.
Interactive Site. No Live Chat or Discussion.
InfoPlease
Homework Help Search Site.
Jiskha.com
Discussion Forum.
Kids
Chat Homework Help Page and Chat Room.
KidsClick.org
Search Engine for Kids.
King
County, Wa. Library System Homework Help.
Mathgoodies.com
Math Help Message Boards.
Math
Homework Help.
Math
Mistakes. Help site.
PATH.
Pupils ask Teachers Help. Discussion and more.
Physics
- K-12 and College.
SG
Box. Singapore Education Portal site.
S.O.S
Mathematics. Discussion Board.
Spanish
Language Chat on About.com
Startribune.com
(Minn.) Homework Help.
StudyWeb.com
Homework Help.
Three
Rivers Free Net Homework Help.
Yahooligans!
School Bell Homework Help.
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Mathnerds.com
Free Mathematics assistance.
Ridethebellcurve.com
This is a great homework site, however it is not free. College level assistance.
