Need help with your homework assignment?
Ask a librarian! Click here to check the library catalog for materials that might help. You can also use electronic databases to find newspaper & magazine article, or you can try some of the websites listed below.
SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS
13 COLONIES PATHFINDER
Click here to find resources for the 7th grade "Come to Colonial America" project.
WORLD WAR II PATHFINDER
Click here to find resources for the 8th grade WWII project. Included are lists of books and websites that may help. Also, there is a link to a list of boks written about the Holocaust.
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
WEBSITES
Internet Public Library's Kidspace
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace
Librarians have selected and organized websites that will help you to complete many homework assignments. A special feture of this site is that you can email a question and they will help you find the answer -- this usually takes at least 3 days.
KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org/
Many helpful links arranged by topic. You can also search for a specific topic. These sites were selected by librarians and are especially useful for students in middle school.
Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org
You may browse by topic or enter a search for a specific subject. These sites will be most appropriate for older students.
Multnomah County Library Homework Center
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/index.html
Lots of very helpful links grouped by subject.
PJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/
bjpinchbeck/index.html
Links are grouped by school subjects. This is part of the DiscoverySchool website.
Schoolnotes.com
http://www.schoolnotes.com
Check this page for assignments posted by teachers at George G. White.
Science Fair Central
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
This page has tips for completing your project, lists of project ideas, and links to other sites that may be helpful.