Homework and Research Sites

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General

You need it? They have it. A huge directory of homework resources by subject as well as project ideas and help with writing.

Civics

Congress.gov

Federal legislative information on the Internet.

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids

Choose a grade level then look around for information on how the U.S. government works.

English

Merriam-Webster Online

How do you spell that word? And what does it mean? Try this famous dictionary and thesaurus for help.

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.

Flags of the World

Thousands of flags from around the world.

Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology

Huge resource for Greek Mythology.

History

American Memory

Historic photograph collections of United State's history.

US History.org

Hundreds of resources about American History

The American Civil War Home Page

Civil War resources including battles, biographies, medicine and more.

Civil War Maps

Search for maps by location, subject or alphabetically.

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. Dowlings History Passport

Links to information on counties, culture and history.

The Role of Cotton in the Civil War

Information and site links on cotton in the Civil War.

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.

Science

The Science Museum Exploratorium

The Exploratorium has a web site of over 15,000 web pages exploring science, art, and technology including science experiments and activities.

Science News for Students

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.