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Homework Help! By Karen Gardner |
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Sometimes kids aren't the only ones who need help with their homework. Parents need help too. When the new math begins to feel like foreign math, and that oxymoron worksheet starts making you feel like a megamoron, here are fifteen great places to go for help. Kid Info www.kidinfo.com is by far the most comprehensive and informative children's site on the Web. It features sections on American History, World History, Foreign Language, Current Events, Mathematics, Science, Computers, Music, Health, Art, Geography/Social Sciences, and Language Arts. These categories are made even more impressive by the amount of information contained in each. For instance, in the American History section your child can learn not only colonial history, but he can also find out what diseases plagued the colonists, what kind of money they used, and what recipes these early Americans used to cook their meals. Grades K-12. Fact Monster www.factmonster.com is produced by the publishers of Information PleaseŽ, and features atlas, almanac, dictionary and encyclopedia links. The site also has sections on U.S. and World History, which include documents, speeches, timelines, and a year-by-year history feature; Word Wise, which has information on grammar, spelling and books; Mathematics, which addresses everything from multiplication to nautical measurements; People, which has sections on United States presidents, women of influence, and biographies; and a Sports section, which includes information on the Olympic games, women in sports, and a math baseball game. Each section features fun games and quizzes designed to reinforce learning. Grades K-6. AAA Math www.aaamath.com is a web site dedicated to basic math skills. It features hundreds of pages of explanations, interactive practice, challenge games and randomly created math problems. The standout point of AAA Math is that children can enter the site by either grade level or topic. Grades K-8. Ask Dr. Math www.mathforum.org/dr.math is where to go for all your math needs. It has sections for questions and answers, puzzles, word, problems, flashcards and definitions. It is also divided for elementary, middle, high school and college students. Grades K-adult. Elements of Language www.ehrw.com/eolang is designed to help middle and high school students with their writing. It consists of model papers and suggestions for writing in a variety of styles including book reviews, essays, research papers, short stories and literary analysis. The site also features a language center complete with a reference desk, dictionary, grammar and citation guides, and vocabulary builder. Grades 6-12. How To Study www.how-to-study.com teaches students those all-important study skills. It includes sections on preparing to study, how to listen better, improving reading skills, taking notes, using index cards, and keeping track of assignments. Grades K-adult. Time for Kids www.timeforkids.com is written for children, and in some cases by children. It presents national, science, world and school news in a concise easy to understand format. The site, from the publishers of Time magazine, also features games, a homework helper, as well as interviews and articles specifically of interest to children. Grades 3-8. Kids Post www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/kidspost features news and stories that appeal to children. The publishers of the Washington Post have included a section on the history of Washington, which takes an out of the ordinary look at our capital and the people that have lived there. The site also has Birthdays of the Week, This Week in History, and Book of the Week. Grades 3-8. National Geographic.com Kids www.nationalgeographic.com/kids is a great site for curious kids. Developed by National Geographic, it offers homework help, activities, experiments, games, and a link to National Geographic Kids magazine. There are also sections on Animals, History, Science/Nature, and Maps. The Map section has a really great feature called the Map Machine, where children can search for facts on any place in the world by clicking on an interactive map. Grades K-8. Smithsonian Education www.smithsonianeducation.org/students gives students museum resources at their fingertips. In the Everything Art section, they can get questions answered through the Ask Joan of Art feature or create their own sculpture online. There are also Science/Nature, History/Culture, and People/Places sections where children can experience everything from the North Atlantic voyage of the Vikings to animal habitats. Grades K-12. Net State www.netstate.com features everything a student needs to know about the fifty states. There is information on state symbols, flags, capitals, maps, songs, almanacs, quizzes, and lists. Grades K-8. Bunsen Bob's Science Hunt www.sciencehunt.com is where to go for help with that yearly science project. It takes students from idea to presentation in easy to understand sections that include Picking Your Project, Planning Your Time, Your Project Step-By-Step, and One Project From Start to Finish. The site has separate information for elementary and middle school students, and high school students. Grades K-12. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids www.bensguide.gpo.gov explains how the three branches of our government work in concert. It features information on topics like legislation, the Constitution, and how a bill becomes law. Grades K-12. Ask Jeeves for Kids www.ajkids.com is the answer guy for children. Students can ask Jeeves a question, and be referred to the appropriate child-friendly Web site. Grades K-8. 700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids & the Adults Who Care About Them www.ala.org/greatsites is a comprehensive list of child-friendly Web Sites compiled by the American Library Association. The site features links to just about anything, and is a fantastic place to explore the resources available to your student. Grades K-12. |
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