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General

A Plus Research and Writing
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper B.J. Pinchbeck and his dad have put together an incredible listing of over 380 sites that can give you information on almost everything
Chegg.com  Chegg offers free homework help specializing in math and science
Documents in the News
Easybib Citation generation in the latest editions of MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.
Education Index Directory of sites arranged by subject
Find Articles.com
RefDesk.com
Rent math and science textbooks
Shmoop Refreshing, fun, plain-spoken study guides
SparkNotes Study guides and message boards for a variety of subjects
Statistical Resources on the Web
 

Math

Algebra Homework Help Center
Ask Dr. Math Covers fractions to calculus
Create-a-Graph Create area, bar, and line graphs and pie charts
Dave's Short Trig Course
Internet for Girls Lots of math and science resources
Math.com
Math Forum
Mathematics WWW Virtual Library Links to high school servers and more
Women Mathematicians

Science

About.com Biomes
iAlien Empire Companion to the PBS Nature series
Alternative Energy Global warming reports, alternative energy, articles, research, laws.
Animal Diversity Web From the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Animal Photo Library Photos from the Smithsonian National Zoo
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Activities
Bagheera Amazing site for wildlife and endangered species with free image downloads
Chem4Kids Atoms & Biochemistry to Reactions
Desert USA: The Desert Environment
Eco 20-20 Renewable Energy
Environmental Issues Endangered species, biodiversity, pollution and more
Fear of Physics See the principles of physics illustrated with real life situations
4,000 Years of Women in Science
Galileo Galilei Short biography & links to other sites
The Galileo Project of Rice University
Garbage: How Can My Community Reduce Waste
A Guided Tour of the Human Body
How Stuff Works
Introduction to Coral Reefs
Inventors' Hall of Fame
The Microbe Zoo Microbial ecology from Michigan State University
NASA Image eXchange
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Science Accelerator From the Office of Scientific and Technological Information, Dept. of Energy
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Science.gov From the Dept. of Energy
Sport Science
U.S. Geological Survey - Science for a Changing World Science project ideas, posters, fact sheets and more
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements
Windows to the Universe from the University of Michigan
World Wide Science
The World's Biomes

Language & Literature

Creative Writing for Teens
Dewey Browse 800s - Literature Help for your research paper - poetry to Tolkien, Animal Farm to Harry Potter
The Encyclopedia Mythica An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend.
Grammar Help
Online Literary Criticism Collection From the Internet Public Library.
Pink Monkey Literature guides and chapter summaries.
Rhyming Dictionary
Thesaurus

History & Government

Aboard the Underground Railroad
American Civil War Homepage
The American Presidency
CIA World Fact Book
Core Documents of the U.S. Democracy
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Great Irish Famine
History & Politics Out Loud Archive of politically significant audio materials
The History Place
Holocaust Chronicle
Holocaust Information From About.com
Holocaust Learning Links
Holocaust Survivor Oral Histories From the University of Michigan Dearborn
Michigan History Studies From Michigan Epic & funded by the Michigan Department of Education
Middle Ages Exhibit What was it like to live in the Middle Ages?
National Women's Hall of Fame From Bella Abzug to Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
National Women's History Project
North American Slave Narratives
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet What's going on in the U.S. Congress
To Save a Life: Stories of Jewish Rescue
Today in History A day by day listing of historical events from the Library of Congress
U.S. Presidents

 

 

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