Homework and Research Sites
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General
AWESOME SITE for all your homework needs.
The Homework Spot
You need it? They have it. A huge directory of homework resources by subject as well as project ideas and help with writing.
Internet Public Library Kids' Space
Search for your subject and get a list of resources chosen by librarians around the country.
Internet Public Library Teen Space
Links to topics and resources specifically of interest to teens.
Games
Find a game to play while you wait.
You can learn anything
TeenReads
Recommendations on books to read.
Civics
Federal legislative information on the Internet.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Choose a grade level then look around for information on how the U.S. government works.
United State Department of Justice
Federal Justice Department web sites for students of all ages.
English
Merriam-Webster Online
How do you spell that word? And what does it mean? Try this famous dictionary and thesaurus for help.
Resources for Writers - the OWL Handouts
Grammar, spelling, parts of speech, and more.
Sparknotes.com
Study guides for English literature.
Geography
United Nations
Information about the United Nations, global issues, and information about UN member countries/states.
CIA World Factbook
Facts and maps about countries of the world.
Search Maps from Everywhere in the World
Search for maps by location, subject or alphabetically from the Library of Congresss.
Flags of the World
Thousands of flags from around the world.
History
American Memory
Historic photograph collections of United State's history.
USHistory.org
Hundreds of resources about American History
The American Civil War Home Page
Civil War resources including battles, biographies, medicine and more.
Civil War
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ci/CivilWarUS.html
Columbia encyclopedia summary of the Civil War including causes, battles and links to detailed information.
Gettysburg Address
See a copy of the original Gettysburg Address writing by Abraham Lincoln and read about how it was written.
U. S. National Archives and Records
Get primary source documents for American history.
Mr. Dowling's History Passport
Links to information on counties, culture and history.
Math
Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers.
Math Reference Tables
Math tables, algebra formulas, and more.
Math.com
The World of Math online.
Graph Paper!
Used your last sheet of graph paper? Don't worry, you can print out different kinds of graph paper here.
Miscellaneous
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
Huge resource for Greek Mythology.
Science
The Exploratorium Science
The Exploratorium has a web site of over 15,000 web pages exploring science, art, and technology including science experiments and activities.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Find out how to do a science fair project and get ideas of different projects you can do.
Science News for Kids
Science news, games and information to keep you up to date on science in the news.
The Why Files
Find out the science behind the headlines.
NASA
Thousands of pages of resources on astronomy, planets, comets, astronauts and new discoveries of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Texas
Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL): TRAIL searches and locates information from over 180 Texas state agency web servers.
The Handbook of Texas Online: The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin.
Texas Online: The official website for the Great State of Texas and provides instant access to almost 800 state and local government services.
Library of Texas: Immediately start searching multiple Texas library catalogs and other knowledge collections in one sitting.
Portal to Texas History: A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas. A unified online access to Texas' historical documents and images for use by teachers, students, historians, genealogists, and other researchers.