Homework
Helpers
There are a
number of sites on the World Wide Web where kids can find answers to their most
troublesome homework problems. Here are a few:
A+
Math
The A+ Math site teaches math through timed games, including flash cards, a
bingo variation called Matho, a hidden picture game, and a very challenging
concentration game. Daily high scores are registered, and geometry has recently
been added to the basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
games. It's a good way to teach math, but kids might lose interest after a few
times playing each game.
Homework
Central
Purportedly the largest academic research site on the Internet, Homework Central
currently includes approximately 3 million pages, broken down into 2,200
categories. No matter what the subject matter, your grade level, or your
question, chances are you can find what you are looking for here. The site
caters to kindergarten through graduate school students, teachers, parents, and
administrators.
B.J.
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Created by eleven-year-old B.J. and his father Bruce, this site is a portal to
over 500 sites in a dozen categories, leading kids to the best teaching
resources. Also included is a teacher's corner, which links to lesson plans
individual teachers have posted on the Web.
Schoolwork
Ugh!
Schoolwork Ugh! provides links to homework help with math, science, literature,
poetry, politics, history, art, music, sports, and biographies. You will also
find online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and books. What more could you ask for
in a homework help site? Geared towards sixth graders and up.
The
Learning Page of the Library of Congress
This site guides you through American Memory historical collections and other
Library of Congress resources. Activities include the Big Picture-- weekly
jigsaw puzzles made from American Memory photographs. You can also test your
detective skills with the historical detective.
Kids
Identifying and Discovering Sites (KIDS)
Here, kids help each other find fun sites that help with homework. Created
during the 1997-98 schoolyear by kids from Colorado and Wisconsin, this site is
full of links to information on different subjects, including science
experiments, famous Americans, and ancient civilizations.
WonderKorner
At this question-and-answer site, curious kids submit their questions, and the
WonderKorner finds a site that has the answer, along with more info on the
subject. Ask a question like "What is earwax?" and you'll wind up at International
Earcandle.
