Homework Helpers
AOL Kids – Homework Help
Kids AOL Homework Help is a specific website for students to learn and obtain assistance with their homework or have questions answered concerning subjects they are struggling with or are curious about.
♦ Recommended for Grades K – 5
The Beehive
The Beehive is a fun, interactive website that students can use as a homework helper, or as a source for supplemental practice.
♦ Recommended for Grades K – 5
Ask Kids
Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way to search online. This site has dutifully helped kids answer questions for their homework and learn more about their world for ten years.
♦ Recommended for Grades K – 5
Channel 4 Learning – Homework high
Homework High is a website to help students from ages 11- 16 with their homework. From the website… “Search the libraries above. We reckon that we’ve got all the answers to your homework questions.” This website categorizes by subject matter and helps you answer any question.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 8
Global Access to Educational Sources
Global Access to Educational Sources – A cybrary for middle school and beyond.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 8
Fact Monster
Fact Monster is a website for younger students to learn and explore all general fields of information, including currents news around the world, science, sports, and fun games and quizzes. Also includes a homework helper to guide students with their school assignments.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 8
HippoCampus
HippoCampus, a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, serves the purpose of providing high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge. Designed as a part of the Open Education Resources, similar to the OCW (maybe add link to OCW here?) program, the website’s content has been developed by some of the finest colleges and universities. HippoCampus is the ultimate in Homework Help for High School students, no joke – you WANT to use this. The website features learning resources in all general high school subjects: Algebra, American Government, Biology, Calculus, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology, Religion, US History (AP course material available only for some subjects). Subject materials are set up in two ways: by subject matter, and by textbooks relevant to the course. Lessons are provided in slideshow format, by subject, made easily comprehensible.
♦ Recommended for Grades 9 – 12 & College
Educational, Interactive Websites
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is a highly entertaining website which allows for children and younger students to use interactive media to learn about the world and all that lives within. The website features many types of fun, learning games, puzzles, quizzes, video clips, and much more.
♦ Recommended for Grades K – 5
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic for Kids is an informative and helpful website for students who wish to expand their knowledge of topics in science, history, and the natural world. Students can browse through various multimedia and play fun, educational games.
♦ Recommended for Grades K – 5
PBS Kids
PBS Kids is a website for children to play interactive games with the PBS Kids characters.
♦ Recommended for Grades K – 5
PBS Kids Play!
A branch of PBS Kids, PBS Kids Play! is a new way for children to explore math, science, literacy, and other subject areas by playing interactive games with PBS Kids characters. Designed for ages 3 to 6, includes a free trial.
♦ Recommended for Grades K – 5
Lexile
A website that provides a book search by determined levels, using Lexile’s level measure.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
National Geographic
The official website for National Geographic and its affiliates. The National Geographic Program supports critical expeditions and scientific fieldwork, encourages geography education for students, promotes natural and cultural conservation, and inspires audiences through new media, vibrant exhibitions, and live events.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
Discovery
The official website for the Discovery Channel and its affiliates, Animal Planet, Planet Green, TLC, Turbo, The Science Channel, and the Military Channel. These websites provide a broad myriad of learning opportunities in subjects ranging from the behaviors of nature’s alpha male to the making of the chassis of an automobile. Extensive interactive media, including video (full episodes are available for most television shows), audio (mp3’s and ringtones available), virtual tours, games, and downloads.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
NOVA
The official website for NOVA, sponsored by PBS.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
PBS
The official website for PBS.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
The History Channel
The official website for the History Channel.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
Places to Visit
The Liberty Science Center
The Liberty Science Center (LSC), located in Jersey City, New Jersey, is a 501(c)(3) private not-for-profit organization offering exceptional science learning experiences onsite, offsite, and online. The LSC’s hands-on, science-rich programs and exhibitions offer a new way of approaching science education, making the experience one that is highly educational and exciting for both children and parents.
♦ Recommended for Grades 1 – 8
The American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), located in New York, New York, is a museum which highlights exhibitions pertaining to the natural history of our world, integrating an interactive field for children to learn in and explore hands-on. Current exhibits, programs, and interactive media centers include The Butterfly Conservatory, Lizards and Snakes: Alive!, Water H2O = Life, The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind, The Rose Center for Earth and Space, the Space Show, and the IMAX Theatre.
♦ Recommended for Grades 1 – 8
Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a symbol of America’s immigrant heritage. From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island processed the greatest wave of immigrants in the history of the nation – nearly twelve million people landed on the island in their search of freedom of speech and religion, and for economic opportunity. After 30 years of abandonment, the main building was restored and transformed into a collection of exhibits to open as a public museum on September 10, 1990.
♦ Recommended for all grades
The Statue of Liberty
Located on a 12 acre island, the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.
♦ Recommended for all grades
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The official website for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
The Museum of Modern Art
The official website for the Museum of Modern Art.
♦ Recommended for Grades 6 – 12
The Guggenheim
The official website for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
♦ Recommended for Grades 9 – 12
