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Kids Homework Help
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Live homework help from certified tutors in math, science,
social studies and language arts.
For Grades 4 - 12.
Homework help is available Sunday through Thursday from
3 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday from 2 pm to 7 pm.
Assistance provided in Spanish for Math and Science, Sunday
through Thursday from 2 pm to 10 pm.
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A free online reference service that allows you to
chat live with a librarian. A trained information professional can
provide you with brief answers to factual questions, or guide you to
useful online resources to help with your research. Help is available Sunday through Thursday from 10 am to Midnight, and
Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
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Homework Databases
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History Reference Center
Full text history database featuring more than 650 historical
encyclopedias and books, historical documents, biographies, photos
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Iknowthat.com
Educational website for children ages 2-12. At this site you will find fun,
entertaining multimedia games and activities covering hundreds of topics in math,
language arts, science, geography, history, visual arts, music, and more!
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InfoTrac Kids Edition
For elementary school students, includes full-text magazine and
newspaper articles, and reference books for information on current
events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, government,
history and more. |
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Junior Reference Center
Find out about history, literature, science, social studies, and more. The content
comes from a wide range of reference books and also includes primary sources and multimedia
content, with audio and video clips and more than 7,400 photographs, maps and flags.
For Middle School students.
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Kids InfoBits
Looking for pictures, maps, and flags? Need to find out about people,
countries, current events, sports or other subjects? Use Kids InfoBits to
find information from reference books, magazines and newspapers. For young
students - from Kindergarten through Grade Five.
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NewsBank for Kids
Explore facts and events from newspapers and magazines such as Highlights for Children, Weekly Reader,
Scholastic News and World Almanac for Kids. Also find maps, activities
and pictures.
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NoveList K-8
Are you looking for a book as good as that one you got caught reading with a flashlight?
With NoveList K-8 you can find books by favorite author, series, setting, or type of story
(mystery, science fiction, etc.). Updated monthly, NoveList K-8 includes picture books,
children's "chapter" books, and young-adult titles.
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TCR Connections for Kids
Learn about people, places and things through fun activities.
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World Book Online Reference Center
Contains every article from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia,
plus the Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia, a dictionary, an
atlas, multimedia content, and more. Now includes World Book Kids
- with content and activities geared for younger students and a
bright and graphical design. |
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Homework Links
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ALA/ALSC’s Great Websites for Kids
"Amazing, spectacular,
mysterious, colorful web sites for kids and the adults who care
about them." From the American Library Association. Also
has links to Spanish language sites. |
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Ben's
Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
A virtual Ben Franklin explains
branches of the U.S. Government and how they started. Learn about
citizenship, elections, symbols, and more. Includes links to
other government websites for kids. Sponsored by the Government
Printing Office.
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B.J.
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
BJ and his dad have
collected over 700 sites that can help you with all of your homework
questions. |
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Florida
Kids
You can find out about the state
flag, emblems, symbols, history facts, famous people, place names
and lots more. Provided by the Florida Department of State.
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Fact
Monster
Fact Monster, formally
"Information Please Kids' Almanac" features articles about
people, the world, science, the US, sports, life, and fun facts!
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Learning
about the Author and Illustrator Pages
Many readers are curious about the
creators of the books they enjoy. More than six hundred links
to author/illustrator sites.
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Multnomah
County Homework Center
Has links to several topics including
Science, History, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Sports. Includes
websites in Spanish. |
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Palm Beach
County School District - Learning Tools
A variety of learning resources collected by the Palm Beach
County School Board. Some resources may require an ID.
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POTUS
: Presidents of the United States
In this resource you will find
background information, election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links
to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and
other presidential sites are also included.
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Science
Fair Project Resource Guide
Are you looking for some help with a
science fair project? This site will guide you to a variety of
web site resources, leading you through the necessary steps to
successfully complete a science experiment.
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StarChild
: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Information on the universe, solar
system, and space travel. Provided by NASA. |
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Stately
Knowledge
These web pages will help you find
out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington,
D.C. Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which
hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? All
that information is here -- and more!
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