Homework Help
You will need a library card to use the sites with an *.
- Biography Resource Center*
Thousands of award-winning biographies. - Biography Resource Center: African Americans*
Thousands of award-winning biographies. - BJ Pinchbecks’ Homework Help
A great site for helping with homework. Covers a wide range of subject areas. - CIA World Factbook
Tons of great information on countries including population, geography, economy and government. - FactMonster
Find information about a variety of subjects ranging from weather facts to homework help to quizzes and games. - 50states
All-inclusive site about the 50 states. - Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia*
Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry. - GeoHive
Population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. - Grolier Online | Login from home*
Use New Book of Knowledge for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. - Historical Newspapers* – This can only be used if you are inside the Library
Find out what happened on a specific day in history with a “What Happened On” search. - Kaboose
Thousands of original images which can be used legally for educational purposes. - Kids InfoBits *
Targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. - KidsSearch*
Geared for grades K-8, this database makes it easy to search for animals, magazines, and encyclopedia articles all at once. - MadSciNet
A group of scientists providing answers to your questions. - A Maths Dictionary for Kids
An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language” that is full of fun and educational examples. - Multnomah County Homework Center
A very well organized site that will help with homework. Topics range from wars and world history to maps and mythology. - Primary Search*
Provides children’s magazines and children’s pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student. - Science Fair Project Resource Guide
An excellent resource from Internet Public Library that links to all sorts of resources for their projects. - Searchasaurus*
Contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. - Time for Kids
This companion to the Time for Kids magazine connects youth with up-to-the-minute news and current events.
Updated September 2008.
