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Check out these sites for homework help; see also websites organized by subject: health, science, art, social studies, and ELA
Homework Sites
USA.gov: It's all about the U.S. Government. Search or browse official information, services, and resources.
Internet Public Library: A collection of websites searchable by subject. Includes Subject Collections, Ready Reference, Reading Room, and Teen Space.
Librarian's Internet Index: Websites collected by librarians (so you know they're good!). Organized by category, topics. Lots of good stuff!
Awesome Library For Teens: Search by school subject, activity (authors, games, projects, adventures) and more.
High School Ace: Online interactive learning center for high school students (w/subject guides for English, foreign languages, math, science, social studies ... lots more!
Searching the Internet: Recommended Sites & Search Techniques: Learn the unique search capabilities for various search engines to make your searches more efficient.
Multnomah County Library's Homework Center: A large collection of sites selected by a librarian in response to real homework questions asked by students.
EduSolution.com: Offers practice Regents tests in all subject areas, as well as recent Regents exams with answer keys. Lesson plans are also available.
SparkNotes: This site offers study guides for a variety of subjects--literature (search by title and author), chemistry, math, economics, and much more. SAT help is also available.
Math.com: Homework help and practice on everything from basic math to calculus. Provides calculators and other math tools.
Subject Areas
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Offers health news and information in English and Spanish, statistics, travel health, and immunization information.
MedlinePlus: From the National Library of Medicine--offers information on diseases and conditions, current health news, drugs, health-care providers, a medical encyclopedia and dictionary.
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health covers a wide range of topics--diseases & conditions, alternative therapies, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender issues, and more.
The American Academy of Pediatrics: Information on child development, diseases and conditions, child safety and parenting, from birth to age 21.
The Alternative Medicine Home Page: Contains a wide range of complementary and alternative therapies.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Part of the National Institutes of Health--provides objective, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative treatments.
Go Ask Alice: From Columbia University's School of Public Health. Information on general health topics, as well as sexuality, relationships, and drugs.
GirlsHealth.gov: Information on topics like body image, fitness, and disabilities.
Our Bodies Ourselves: From the Boston Women's Health Book Collective--besides health issues, covers current news, relevant Web sites, psychosocial support, political concerns, and more.
Mayoclinic.com: Offers information on diseases and conditions, treatment options, and drugs; also good on nutrition and has a Symptom Checker.
National Geographic: Online resource to print journals with terrific features and supplemental education materials.
American Field Guide: Over 1400 video clips from a wide variety of nature settings all over America.
Fear of Physics: Physics simply explained for those who know little about it. Create your animated scenarios to understand concepts such as gravity and acceleration.
The eSkeletons Project: Interactive site offers digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and lots more information.
Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works: An award-winning site which explains how a vast array of things work, from gadgets to space-travel. Includes links to virtual factory tours & experiments.
Powers of 10: This site explores exponential growth by viewing the world from the interior of an atom to the edge of the universe.
The Tree of Life Web Project: More than 4000 World Wide Web pages with information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history, and characteristics.
Periodic Table of Comic Books: Simply click on an element to see a list of comic book pages involving that element. For technical information about an element, follow the link to WebElements.
National Science Digital Library: Online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research.
Statistical Data from the Government: Information about education, demographics, crime and health.
Landmark Cases: A full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each.
Making of America: A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction; particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
American Memory: Historical collections for the National Digital Library with links to photographs, posters, letters and more. Lots of primary resources.
PBS Online: Lots of information on American and World history and culture.
United States National Archives
Poets.org (the Academy of American Poets): More than 1200 poems, short biographies, selected bibliographies and links. Also includes audio.
Lit Links: Literary links organized by genre and annotated to show you information about a work, its author or period.
Poetry 180: U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins created this site specifically for H.S. students. The texts of 180 poems by contemporary poets are included.