Homework Sites - Teens

Arts/Music

Art History
From Prehistoric to Modern Art this site provides information and pics of probably thousands of paintings. If you are looking for info on Art this is where to find it!

Education Index
This site has everything from Algebra to Women's Studies! It's not just about Arts and Music but has some great information on both those topics and many more, even tons of information on Drama and Performing Arts!

World Wide Arts Resources
This site provides info and links on zillions of topics...There's nothing about Art you won't find here.

Worldwide Internet Music Resources
From composers to musicians, Opera to Hip Hop, this site will help you find whatever it is you are looking for when it comes to music.

English

A+ Research and Writing
Need to write a research paper? Want to do an A+ job without going totally NUTS? Here's help!! A step-by-step guide to researching and writing a paper, help finding information in cyberspace and in your library, and to great online resources for research and writing.

Ask Oxford
Become better writers...Ask questions...from word of the week and quote of the day, get help from AskOxford the online experts in English!

APA Citation Guide

Big Dog's Grammar
Here you have a list of the bare essentials of grammar. These are the things that English teachers love to comment on in your papers. They really are important, and, no, the teachers don't just mark them so they can keep you from ever getting anything higher than a C on a paper.

Chicago-style Citation Quick Guide

MLA Citation Guide

Poetry Foundation
Find a poem. Discover poetry.

TeenLit
Poetry, short stories, essays and more. Read and compose some fabulous writing! TeenLit has discussion boards and writing tips bound to inspire!

Environment

Canada's Aquatic Environments
This site contain overviews of plants, animals, and their habitats, and information on researchers who investigate their interactions, and the legislation regarding their exploitation by man.

COSEWIC
The website of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.

Earth Portal
Earth Portal is a comprehensive resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment.

ecoAction
A Government of Canada website.

Environmental News Network
Includes environmental news stories, feature articles, radio and video reports, press releases, and more.

French/Languages

All Words
Allwords.com will search, find, and translate any word you are looking for even if you only know the first letter.

AncientScripts.com
This site covers writing systems, historical linguistics, and sound/phonetics.

Free Translation
FreeTranslation.com is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages.

I Love Languages
A large catalog of language-related Internet resources.

The French Tutorial
This step-by-step course will help you understand the French language and the French way of life.

Geography

About Geography
If you're interested in, or already studying, geography in school, looking into geography as a career, or just want to more know about the mother of all sciences, this is the place.

Canadian Geography Resources
This site has information for learning all about Canadian geography, with links to tons of great sites.

Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia

The Atlas of Canada
The Atlas of Canada Web site provides the most interesting, dynamic, and comprehensive collection of maps and related information about Canada available anywhere on the Internet.

World Atlas
Everything you've ever wanted or needed to know about geography can be found here on World Atlas. Information and maps on every country in the world and interactive quizzes and questions to help you study.

History

CanadaInfo
CanadaInfo is almost 300 pages of information about Canada - its government, history, facts, people, security, geography, provinces, symbols, and more. Browse through statistics, maps, and photographs and then choose from dozens of fact sheets to download to your computer.

History World
World History consists of some 400 separate Histories AND 4000 tagged events. Choose "HISTORIES" to read a chosen subject, and to move seamlessly from one History to another. Try "TOURS" to travel through time on your own selection of interconnecting trails. Use "WHATWHENWHERE" to discover what was going on at any moment.

Hyper History
HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps.

World History Compass
This site provides historic information and links to sites from all over the world.

Math

Archimedes' Laboratory
Started by a consulting firm that specializes in creativity, this site improves mathematical thinking skills through logic puzzles, visual games, and problem-solving exercises.

Ask Dr. Math
Have a math problem or question? Ask Dr. Math.

Calculus
Visit this site for information on basic Calculus problems.

Coolmath
Fun and interactive lessons designed for the pure enjoyment of mathematics...

Games and Puzzles from the Jefferson Lab
These educational activities include not just math games, but also a number of elements-based and scientific games.

Math.com
Learn and try sample questions on math topics such as: fractions, exponents and inequalities.

Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
Former math teacher, Mrs. Glosser introduces math concepts and provides worksheets and online exercises.

Online Conversion
Need to change miles to kilometres? Farenheit to Celcius? This site offers over 50,000 conversions for over 5,000 different units!

Purplemath
Try out some of these basic algebra lessons.

S.O.S Math
S.O.S. MATHematics is your free resource for math review material from algebra to differential equations! The perfect study site for high school, college students and adult learners. Get help to do your homework, refresh your memory, prepare for a test, etc. Browse the more than 2,500 math pages filled with short and easy-to-understand explanations.

Science

Science.ca
The science.ca website describes Canada's greatest scientists and their achievements.

Sciencefairinfo
The official resource site for Nova Scotia's science fair program.

SciTech Daily
This site provides a daily science and technology digest sourcing a huge range of writers and publications.

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online
The world's largest and most widely used resource on Charles Darwin.

WebElements: The Periodic Table
Includes information on each element of the periodic table.

WorldWideScience

Miscellaneous

Fact Monster
Fact Monster has unbeatable reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help. Use the search box above to find answers to your homework questions in the almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and biography database. For maps, go to their atlas or map library!

HowStuffWorks
For anyone who wants to know HowStuffWorks its content is reliable, accurate, and entertaining. Originally founded as a Web site for curious people, the award-winning company now offers clear and fascinating content to millions of readers every month.

Infoplease Homework Center
Tips and information on almost anything, this is one of the best sites for homework research and questions. Become a better writer, understand that math problem, or even ask a question you've always wanted to know the answer to...Infoplease has the answers!

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