***homework center***

***Websites of Local Schools***

 Colby High School

 

   Golden Plains School: K-12

 

  Brewster School: (Power School)

 

 Heartland Christian School

 

 

Colby Community College: (H.F. Davis Library)

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Homework Help Kansas: Free online tutoring for grades 4 through 12 and college introductory levels in math, science, English and social studies. Available from 4:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. daily:  

Encyclopedias

          World Book Online Reference Center:  

• World Book Advanced: RESEARCH TOOLS - Dictionary, Atlas, Explore Kansas , Explore the world, Today in History, Teaching With Documents;
• CREATE AND SAVE - My Research, Pathfinders, Citation Builder, Timelines Primary Sources and e-books
• World Book (Learn Kansas).
• World Book (Atlas):
• World Book (Dictionary):
• World Book (Nasa Features)
• Spanish Worldbook Online: Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos:

Encartia - Homework help.

Encyclopedia of Animals: Discover the wild world of animals:  

Dictionary

• Dictionary.com
• One Look Dictionary Search
• Merriam Webster Online
• Visual Dictionary: Visual Dictionary: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary with accurate pictures (see the picture of a heart as a sample; find search box on left hand side of page:
• KnowPlay?  Simplify your life with this handy-dandy site. Access an online dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, rhyming dictionary, and CIA Fact Book all on one site, not to mention the quotation, acronym, and artist searches.

Study Guides and Helps 

• iTools: Search Tools – web search, Google video search, ask other people, web directory, discussion groups, find person; Language tools - dictionary, word lookup, computer terms, text translator, webpage translator, thesaurus, Research tools – encyclopedia, new papers & magazines, biographies Quotations, telephone area codes, topic guides:
• Study guide strategies - Preparing, learning studying, reading skills, project management, research, preparing for a test, test taking, writing basics, writing types, vocabulary/spelling, resources, math, science and technology (available in many languages)

Research

• Guide for writing research papers
• 7 steps to research
• Citation Site - Helps with MLA, APA, Chicago for many different types of materials
• Online Citations - Shows the recommended methods of documenting in MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE and other styles
• Plagiarism: What is it and how to avoid it 

Online Databases for Research

• MAS Ultra: School Edition: Comprehensive database, designed specifically for teens - contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines, journals etc.
• TOPICsearch: Current events database of social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in your classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints..
• General OneFile: covers all academic areas, full text: Has basic search, advanced search, magazine/journal search capabilities and subject search guide.
• Expanded Academic ASAP, 1980-present: covers all academic areas, full text: Has basic search, advanced search, magazine/journal search capabilities and subject search guide.
• Academic OneFile: Science, Technology and Medicine, the humanities and more. For academics and students, undergraduate and postgraduate - Has basic search, advanced search, magazine/journal search capabilities and subject search guide: http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=AONE&userGroupName=klnb_kanstlib
• ERIC: Educational Resource Information Center provides access to education literature and resources – Excellent resources can be found here.
• High School Ace - Academic resources for high school students - Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Foreign Languages, Math, Physics, U.S. History, World History

Newspapers

USA Government & History

• World History - (High School Ace Website) Academic resources for high school students
• Maps of the World: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Social Studies

Kansas State History and Current Informaton

Government Information

• Kansas State Government - The official site

• Kansas Constitution
• Kansas State Bylaws
• Kansas State Data Center – for statistical information of all sorts available. You may request help here too.
• Kansas State Legislation
• Kansas Legislature – State Senators and Representatives, plus Committee Members
• Kansas Counties

Kansas Research & History

• Kansas Information for Students & Researchers – subjects such as Kansas Firsts, topics for study, At a Glance, Trails, pictures etc.
• Kansas History: Places, People, Wagon West: Oregon Trail & Santa Fe, Longhorn Cattle & Cattle Towns, Building Kansas, Abolitionists, Bleeding: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/history/
• Kansas & Civil War, Historical Markers & other publications

• Kansas History Online
• Kansas State Historical Society – has lots of information + podcasts
• Kansas Photographs – a web tour

Women

Science

• Anatomy and how fireworks are made – Nova Online/Kaboom
• Create Your Own Fireworks Show
• E-Quarium Habitats Path: Kelp Forest- Monterey Bay Aquarium - this page has fish, kelp and other living creatures on the web page. Find also live podcasts of fish, otters and other sear creatures - plus lots of scientific information on the sea and creatures under the sea.
• Get to Know Our Ocean/Planet
• National Geographic- Animals, Daily News, Green Guide, History, Kids, Maps, Music, Photography, Science & Space, Travel & Cultures, Video

Computer 

• Computer Database: news & reviews of hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communication and technology applications.

Math

• Metric Conversion table
• Math Forum: Internet Math Library – Great place to find help with all kinds of math especially for high school and college levels: Gives examples, explanations. Also helpful to any adults, parent and teacher
• Math Help: Professor Freedman - a mixture of sound, humor, color, animation and graphics with lots of help for the "math anxious" student. Its aim is to give students a self-directed and entertaining way to learn basic math and algebra- with some video clips on helpful hints to solving problems with math
• QuickMath – Ways to find quick answers to problems: http://www.quickmath.com/
• Math - (High School Ace Website) Academic resources for high school students

Money

• Currency Converter: USA to Pounds or Euro’s (anywhere in the world)
• Stock Learning Center
• It’s My Live. Money. Managing Money – Basic Money Managing

Biographies

• Biographical Dictionary: Over 18,000 names in this dictionary
• Biography.com -This site provides links to biographies of 20,000 personalities
• Academy of Achievement – Biographies on many famous and worthy people

English / Literature

• English - (High School Ace Website) Academic resources for high school students
• Sparksnotes - Sparky notes on every subject to help you with your homework

• Bartleby: Encyclopedia, quotations, verse, dictionary, thesaurus, English usage – enter item in search box. Other sources are also available on the pull down menu as well
• Farmers Almanac (for the current year) – lots of information on calendars, definition or word for the day, home,  weather, gardening, astronomy (tides, moon, surnrise etc.) food, advice, community, gardening
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
• Classic Novels
• NoveList: Find more to read based on what you already know and like.
• Literature Resource Center: covering over 130,000 writers – Searches “Persons” Country; Searches “Works” (type – like art, fiction, folktale, classics graphic novels, diaries, biographies) and between 20th Century B.C to 21st Century AD.; Basic and Adavnced searches available too.
• Map of Kansas Literature – This site provides biographical information, samples of poems, a list of their works and any websites linked to their name. Simply click on the city of your choice and the famous authors can be found. Then simply click on the authors name or picture and the information about the person will be displayed. A listing of the cities is also found to the right of the screen; which may also be used. Scroll down and find all the pictures of the authors and their names and find the information easily this way as well
• Project Guttenberg: Free Books Online: Project Gutenberg is the brainchild of Michael Hart, who in 1971 decided that it would be a really good idea if lots of famous and important texts were freely available to everyone in the world.

Foreign Languages

• Foreign Languages - (High School Ace Website) Academic resources for high school students

Geography / Ecosystems / Weather

Health

• Teens Health (from KLS)
• Health Reference Center Academic, 1980 – present: Has basic and advanced searches, subject and periodical searches in full text and peer reviewed articles on health, nursing.
• Kansas Health Online - Find out how to stay healthy, understand your medical condition, how information can work for you. Also tools  to compare hospitals, find doctors and information about healthy lifestyles to help you make healthy choices.
• Health and Wellness Resource Center.
• Street Drugs – Learn about how to watch for drug abuse.
• Tips for Teens About Crack Cocaine: Good side for drug education.
• National Institute of Drug Abuse – Education about Drugs and abuse

Internet Libraries: Lots of Information to Sift Through

• High School Ace - Academic resources for high school students - Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Foreign Languages, Math, Physics, U.S. History, World History: http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
• Internet Public Library
• Awesome Library for Teens

Auto Repair

• Chilton’s Auto Repair: Quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today.

  Colleges / Military Preparation and Information

All items with the  logo are resources provided by the State Library of Kansas located at the website : http://www.kslib.info/index.html

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©Web page created and updated by MWilks @ Pioneer Memorial Library, Colby, KS

Last updated 08-19-09