eference & Homework

A+ Research and Writing Guide

http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus
Internet Public Library's step-by-step guide to researching and writing a paper with links to great online resources. Check out IPL reference for more help.

The Academy of American Poets

http://www.poets.org
The Academy of American Poets presents awards & programs, exhibits, discussion forums, find a poet, and other literary links.

Ask an Expert

http://www.askanexpert.com
Select a subject area and ask an expert.

Ask Dr. Math

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math
A question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers.

Atlapedia

http://www.atlapedia.com
Facts, and maps of countries.

B.J.Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

http://www.bjpinchbeck.com
"If you can't find it here, then you just can't find it." Directory of subjects and resources.

Consumer Education for Teens

http://www.wa.gov/ago/youth
Developed by teens for teens to keep teens from getting ripped off. Help from tattoos to credit cards to car buying.

Encyclopedia.com

http://www.encyclopedia.com
Electric Library's free online encyclopedia.

History's Best on PBS

http://www.pbs.org/history
Travel back in time and see what happened on a certain date in history or select a PBS history website.

How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com
Get help with homework and have fun too. Find out how anything and everything works. Cool Site of the Year 1998.

Infoplease.com

http://www.infoplease.com
A wealth of information. Check out the almanacs index. An encyclopedia and dictionary are available also.

Learn the Net

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html
Learn about the Internet, searching the web, web publishing and lots more.

Literature Resources for the High School and College Student

http://home.teleport.com/~mgroves/LitResources/
Developed by a high school teacher as quick reference for his students.

Merriam-Webster Online

http://www.m-w.com
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary and thesaurus. Fun stuff with words as well as look-ups.

Online Study Guide for Student Drivers

http://www.golocalnet.net
Choose your state and county and bookmark it for future study. Use the dropdown index for traffic control, licensing rules, and sample tests.

Refdesk.com

http://www.refdesk.com/index.html
WOW! One stop reference on the web.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide

http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide
How to, samples, ideas, magazines, and resources for science fair projects from the Internet Public Library.

Shakespearean Homework Helper

http://www.hometown.aol.com/Liadona2/shakespeare.html
Shakespeare's collected works online and other reference links. Allows you to ask a question online.

Study Web

http://www.studyweb.com
Calls itself "the learning portal." Covers all subject areas. Has an extensive list of science fair links, go to "science" and then "science fair projects."

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