For Kids
Homework Help
Select a homework topic below:
Animals
Animal Bytes - Scientific classification and fun facts about many animals
Animal Myths and Legends - Animal legends, crossword puzzles and coloring books
eNature.com - A complete guide to North American plants and animals
Insects on the Web - More information on bugs then you will probably ever need to know
Astronomy
Astronomy For Kids - Sky maps, info about planets, constellation info and a beginners section
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer
Astronomy Today - An online journal about astronomy. All kinds of maps, pictures and other info
Kids Astronomy.com - All kinds of fun info about outer space
Our Solar System - Learn many facts about our solar system
Sky and Telescope - Online site for the magazine Sky and Telescope with articles, pictures and more
Jets Observing the Skys - Many great astronomy resources
Biographies
Castles
Castles of Britain - All about castles located in Britain
Castles of the United States - All about castles in the United States
Castles of the World - Lots of info on castles, palaces and monasteries
Castles of Tuscany - All about castles located in Tuscany, Italy
Castles on the Web - Castle pictures, info and tons more
Hearst Castle - A must see Web site for Hearst Castle in California
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs at BBC - The story of the dinosaurs, fact files, dinosaur worlds and more
Discovering Dinosaurs - Learn all about dinosaurs
History/Social Studies
Ancient Greece - Learn about Greek traditions, recipes, weapons and history
Ancient Rome - Learn about the accomplishments of the Romans and more
Ben's Guide To U.S. Government - Learn about our Government's history
Inca Mummies - Not all mummies come from Egypt. This site tells us about the mummies from South America
Kids.gov - Loads of history and government site links
National Geographic Kids - Homework help for geography and history
Social Studies For Kids - Fun facts and a glossary
Thanksgiving History - Learn about the history of Thanksgiving
Math
A Math Dictionary For Kids - math dictionary for kids with easy exercises applying concepts
All Math.com - allmath.com has flash cards and other math information on it for older kids, but is a good tool for adding and subtracting
Cool Math.com - Cool Math has fun games to help with everything from adding and subtracting to probabilities and algebra!
Fun Brain.com - games for kids - also has teacher and parent resources!
Teach R Kids Math - good for elementary math
Music
Cool Composers - Learn about composers, hear clips of their works, and play musical games
How Instruments Work - Learn about and listen to the different families and different types of instruments - strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
kidsgov music - Learn about the history of music and other things about music
Music Notes - Learn music history, theory, styles, professions, and instruments. And play some fun music games.
Rivers
Niagara Falls - Interesting facts about Niagara Falls with some amazing pictures
Planet Ocean - Learn about the ocean, how it works, and some amazing animals that live there
The Water Cycle - Follow a drop of water on its journey around the world as you learn about the water cycle
Science
Caves - Take a virtual walk through all of the different types of caves we find here on earth
Discovery Channel for Kids - Homework help, virtual science fair, puzzle maker and more!
Periodic Table of Elements - Table of Elements and related information
Super Science Fair Projects - Information and help with science fair projects
Volcanoes - Learn about volcanoes, plate tectonics, and play some fun games
Creating a Science Fair Project - A guide to easily make a winning science fair project for any level science class
States and Maps
50 States.com - Need facts about the states? You will find them here
Titanic
Encyclopedia Titanica - Passenger and crew biographies, research articles and discussions about the Titanic
Titanic Exhibit - Info and artifacts from the ship
Weather
USA Today Weather and Climate Resources - A list of resources compiled by USA Today about weather and climate change
Weather Channel Web site - Current weather reports, facts, records and averages
Interesting Links
Arthur - Arthur and Buster Newsletter, Muffy's Wardrobe, Sign Design and other activities with Arthur and the gang.
Bill Nye - Home demos, question of the week, episode guide and interesting facts
Clifford the Big Red Dog - Lots of fun games and activities to explore with Clifford
Coloring - Pick a fun picture to color
Crayola - Coloring and activities, card creator and arts and crafts
Discovery Kids - Fun and games show information and videos
Fun Brain - Math games and arcade games
Goodnight Stories Kids Site - Games, stories, facts and fill in the blank stories
Kids Island at Disney Online - games, activities, music, radio Disney, Disney Toon Town and more
Kids Konnect - Links to hundreds of fun Web sites for Kids
Kids Place - Features power proofreading, a fun game
Kids Zone - National Wildlife Federation - Activity calendar, art gallery, books and reviews, coloring pages and games.
Learning Games - Math, alphabet, vocabulary, and memory games
Nick.com - The Web site for everyone's favorite channel, Nickelodeon!
PBS Kids - games, stories, music and coloring plus other fun activities
Scholastic Kids - Games, news and and other fun things
Sesame Street - Choose a Sesame Street character for an activity
Sports Illustrated for Kids - news, games, sports scores, fantasy sports, video and tips from the pros
The Kids Page - Kids clip art and assorted games
The Science of Flight: Paper Airplanes - fun, hands-on way for kids to learn the history of paper planes and their aerodynamics, how flight really works, and resources for making your own planes!
The White House initiative -- Let’s Move! - America’s move to raise a healthier generation of kids!
The World of Beverly Cleary - games and other fun things based on the book series
Time for Kids - Has all kinds of interactive learning games