Children's Homework Help

Need homework help?  Here are some great resources:
 

Your librarian!

Call 732-246-3545 or email us at refdesk@northbrunswicklibrary.org

If you need help when the library is closed, try for one-to-one real-time online assistance from a New Jersey librarian.

Or, try one of the many online resources listed below:
 

Databases | Search engines | General | Art & Music | Biography |

Current Events | Dictionaries/Encyclopedias | Grammar/Foreign Languages |

 History | Math | Sciences | Social Studies

Databases

The Databases link at the left contains all of the databases that you can access from home with a library card.  The ones listed below are especially useful to younger patrons.

Tumblebooks E-Books for Kids
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
The TumbleBookLibrary provides enrichment to students who are reading independently with a variety of high interest material. It also provides support to students who require skill building with a variety of exercises that can be matched with other areas of the curriculum. In general, TumbleBooks are a great addition to a reading program that can be worked on independently by each student or by the whole class. It has been exceptionally well received by ESL and Special Education teachers.

General reference database for those in grades K-8.

Novelist K-8: (EBSCOhost)
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction to the product and shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of your students. You can access the Learning Center by clicking on its link in the left hand column of your screen.

PrimarySearch (EBSCOhost)
Primary Search,designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for nearly 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. Examples of publications covered in Primary Search include: Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, and many more. This database also provides the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. Many full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text backfiles go as far back as 1990, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as 1985.

Searchasaurus (EBSCOhost)
Specialized search interface for elementary and middle school students featuring fun dinosaur graphics.
 

Kids Search (EBSCOhost)
General reference database for those in grades K-8.

Novelist K-8 (EBSCOhost)
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction to the product and shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of your students. You can access the Learning Center by clicking on its link in the left hand column of your screen.

PrimarySearch (EBSCOhost)
Primary Search,designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for nearly 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. Examples of publications covered in Primary Search include: Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, and many more. This database also provides the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. Many full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text backfiles go as far back as 1990, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as 1985.

Searchasaurus (EBSCOhost)
Specialized search interface for elementary and middle school students featuring fun dinosaur graphics.

Student Research Center (EBSCOhost) 
General reference database for those in grades 6-12.
 

Kids Search (EBSCOhost)
General reference database for those in grades K-8.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost)
Full text for nearly 1,950 general reference publications with full text information, covering virtually every subject area of general interest. Also includes nearly 500 full-text reference books; 84,011 biographies; 83,472 primary source documents; and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps, and flags.

MiddleSearch Plus  (EBSCOhost)
Middle Search Pluscontains full text for 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Additionally, Middle Search Plus contains primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History, reference books including the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia and American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition from Houghton Mifflin, the Encyclopedia of Animals, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.

Novelist K-8: (EBSCOhost)
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction to the product and shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of your students. You can access the Learning Center by clicking on its link in the left hand column of your screen.

Student Research Center (EBSCOhost)
General reference database for those in grades 6-12.

TOPICsearch (EBSCOhost)
Current events database covering social, political, and economic issues; scientific discoveries; and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

 

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Search Engines for Kids

Ask Jeeves Kids
Ask a question in plain English
http://www.ajkids.com/

Kids Click
This search engine was created for kids by librarians.  Holidays
http://www.kidsclick.org

Yahooligans
A children-centered version of the familiar search engine.
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

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Sites with great breadth of information:

KidsClick!
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Great site that includes a web search and many categories from "current events" to "weird and mysterious" to "machines and transportation."  

KidsConnect!
http://www.kidskonnect.com/SubjectIndexHome.html
Teacher-chosen sites on the subjects of Animals, Art, Fun, Countries, Games & Puzzles, Geography, Health, Holidays, History, Math, Music, Museums, Language, People, Reading, Reference, Science, Social Studies, Sports, States and Transportation.

Kid Info
http://www.kidinfo.com/School_Subjects.html
Provides direct links to information on subjects from Astronomy to Zoology and everything in between.

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library
Over 700 Great Sites
http://www.ipl.org/youth/

700+ Great Sites
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm

Multnomah County Library Homework Helpers
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/index.html
Try these great homework helpers from Multnomah County Library.  Includes dozens of subjects!

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Art and Music

ART

Art History Resources on the Web
From prehistoric art to the 21st century, and all around the world. http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Artcyclopedia
Art encyclopedia where you can browse or search for artists and their art.
http://artcyclopedia.com/index.html

Schoolwork.Org’s Art Rescources Page
http://www.schoolwork.org/art.html

MUSEUMS

American Museum of Natural History
http://www.amnh.org/

Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu

National Gallery of Art Kids’ Page
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/kids/

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/

MUSIC

Children’s Music Web
The Children's Music List can take you to almost every kid's music site on the web, and you can hear actual performances on the Children's Music Mustard Pages.
http://www.childrensmusic.org/

Jazz Kids
You can make your own music while you learn the history of jazz.
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/

The New York Philharmonic Kidzone
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml

Playmusic
http://www.playmusic.org/

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Biography

Biographical Dictionary
This dictionary includes information on more than 25, 000 men and women.
http://www.s9.com/biography/

Biographies of Famous Contemporary People
Biographies of well known people in the fields of science, sports, art, public service, and business - complete with photos!
http://www.achievement.org/

Biography
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html

Biography.com
A general database of biographies from A&E.
http://www.biography.com/

Inventors
Includes famous and not so famous inventors.
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp

Meet Amazing Americans
"Discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today."
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa

PBS Biographies
Biographies prepared by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html

Schoolwork.Org’s Biographical  Resources Page
http://www.schoolwork.org/biography.html

Smithsonian: Inventors and Innovation
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm

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Current Events

Kidsnewsroom.com
A safe, kid-friendly news site.
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/

Time for Kids Online - News
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/index.html

Yahooligans News!
http://www.yahooligans.com/content/news/

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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

DICTIONARIES AND GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/100/

Fact Monster™
Includes almanacs, dictionary and encyclopedia.
http://kids.infoplease.com/

Kids' Almanac
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/ka/index.html

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com

Thesaurus
Find synonyms (words that mean the same thing), antonyms (words that have the opposite meaning), and similar words and phrases.
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

The World Almanac for Kids Online!
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Columbia Encyclopedia
The sixth edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia lists 51,000 full text entries.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/

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Grammar and Foreign Languages

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library – Languages Around the World
Click here if you want to learn some words in a different language.
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/browse/owd3000/

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History

America’s Story
Fun facts and games at this site made especially for kids by the Library of Congress.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library – History and People
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/browse/owd9000/

NationalGeographic.com Kids
Multimedia presentations on many historical events.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/homework/

The Story of the Pilgrims
Find out all about the Pilgrims.
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/education/kids/homeworkHelp/pilgrims.asp

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Math

Ask Dr. Math
Math help from elementary school to college and beyond.
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

Figure This!
Many math problems that are fun to do!
http://www.figurethis.org/

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library – Math
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/browse/mas1110/

A Math Dictionary for Kids
An animated dictionary that explains over 400 math terms.
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

Math Help for All Ages
An enormous amount of math information.  Especially, click on Homework Help.
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/index.html

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Science

GENERAL SCIENCE

Ask Dr. Universe
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html

Inventive Ideas
A list of 6 sites pertaining to inventions, created by the State of New Jersey.
http://www.state.nj.us/hangout/ideas.html

K-12 Science

KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library – Science Fair Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/

NationalGeographic.com Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/homework/

Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

ASTRONOMY

Amazing Space
Lots of space facts, online activities and homework help.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

Astronomy for Kids
Space information, games, dictionary, and news.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com

The Nine Eight Planets
A multimedia tour of the solar system.
http://www.nineplanets.org/

Space Place
Games and space facts at this fun site sponsored by NASA. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/

Windows to the Universe
Pictures, facts and games about the universe.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

DINOSAURS

The Age of the Dinosaurs
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/meet.html
 

Dinosaurs from A to Z
From the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
http://www.acnatsci.org/education/dinosatoz.html
 

NATURE

Ranger Rick
Online version of popular nature magazine for kids from National Wildlife Federation. http://www.nwf.org/kidZone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&departmentId=81

Volcano World
Lots of facts about volcanoes!
http://volcano.und.edu

Volcanoes.com
Volcanoes listed by country and names.
http://volcanoes.com/

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Social Studies

GEOGRAPHY

Altapedia
Provides world maps, plus facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy & more for individual countries.
http://www.atlapedia.com/

Flags of the world
http://www.flags.net

NationalGeoraphic.com Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/homework/

Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/skhome.html

GOVERNMENT

American Presidents
http://www.americanpresidents.org/  

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/

Government Sites for Kids
http://www.westga.edu/~library/depts/govdoc/kids.shtml

Whitehousekids.gov
Take a visit to the White House!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

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