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HOMEWORK HELP

►Homework Help.com

A homework help and study guide site for middle and high school students. Professinal educators created Homeoworkhelp.com to give students (and parents) access to reliable, accuarate and kid-safe homework resources. The tuorials and lesson break down difficult subjects into manageable pieces. The site has tutorials for more than 1,500 subject topics.

Grade Level: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

►Web Math

WebMath is a homework help site that generates answers to specific math problems. It contains a sophisticated math "engine" that can do specific math problems from simple addition through trigonometry. The answers are accomplished by explanations of the steps used to solve the problems, so students can learn as they get their answers. Teachers that reccomend this site should review the way the problems are explained so they can incorporate it into their lesson plans.

Grade Level: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

►Essay Wizard

The Essay Wizard has put together a site to help high school seniors write those most mystifying of things: the College Entrance Essay. The Essay Wizard will help you recognize the talents that you already have and encourage you to use them. This is an important site for guidance counselors to bookmark!

Grade Level: 11,12

►KID INFO

KID INFO is a great student homework and teacher/parent resource which includes a section for young children. The site is organized by the audiences targeted: Kids, Teachers, Parents, and Young Children. Each area has lists of great resources available on the World Wide Web.

Grade Level: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

►Infoplease.com KIDS' ALMANAC

At this information-rich site, kids can get help on their homework assignments by visiting the Homework Center or Homework Helper. They'll find useful tips on frequently assigned topics or may submit questions to an Infoplease editor. Answers are posted back to the site. Subjects are sorted by category to make finding information easy.

Grade Level: 4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12

►Study Island

This site gives students the tools to study academic material in a fun and engaging way. Several choices of games, tests, and flashcards are provided for each content area.

Grade Level: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

►Study Guides and Strategies

Study Skills and Strategies contains a great deal of useful information regarding study skills and ways of increasing school success. Some pages provide downloadable graphic organizers for students to use in planning their own projects and assignments.

Grade Level: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

►iKnowthat.com

This site content has varied fun learning activities for kids ages 2 to 12 in many areas -- from art to reading to science.

Grade Level: K,1,2,3,4,5,6

►StudyWorks! Online

StudyWorks! Online is chock full of free educational explorations, interactive math activities, math and science puzzles, games, homework hints, tests, science and math news, and links for grades seven through 12. Students can go to StudyWorks Collaboratory to post their homework questions or to discuss math and science with other students and teachers.

Grade Level: 7,8,9,10,11,12