Homework Help

Lots of Homework Help sites are available on the Internet. Here are some of the most useful:

General Resources

Shmoop, an educational website for high school and college students that covers literature, US history, and poetry.

World Book Online Reference Center Includes every article from the 22-volume print set.  Related articles from major newspapers and magazines.  Extensive graphic and multimedia enhancements, including photographs, maps, illustrations and tables.  More than 7,000 links to editor- approved Web sites.  Includes an interactive World Book Dictionary. Get your password from the library! This resource is purchased with funds provided by the La Conner Rotary.

Multinomah County Library Homework site with lots of links.

Fact Monster Searchable homework center, reference, study skills and word of the day.

Ask Dr. Math Have a math question. All age level information includes formulas, classic problems and everything math related.

Biographical Dictionary More than 28,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present.

Presidents Information, documents of their speeches, writings and biographies of our presidents.

Savage Earth Articles on our ever changing planet. Earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.

Underground Railroad An interactive website with information on the underground railroad.

Homework Spot Links for information in many subject areas organized into grade level categories.

Education Index This site provides a breakdown of the best sites on the Web with links to related sites.

Discovery School Homework Help with BJPinchbeck This famous 14-year old briefly describes over 700 links to subject-area websites.

Research Paper Help from the Internet Public Library Step by step help in writing a research paper designed for high school and college students.

RefDesk Homework Help A substantial number of resources all in one place.

Librarians Internet Index Searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 16,000 internet resources selected and evluated by librarians to provide relevant, high-quality information.

Jet Punk contains geography quizzes--great for learning the countries and states. These quizzes create a fun and interactive way to learn world geography.

Native American Resources

American Indian History Database An on-line database that offers fast access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history through topic entries, biographies, images, maps and charts, legends, primary sources, and timeline entries. Get your password from the library! This resource is purchased with funds provided by the La Conner Rotary.

Native Americans Document Project This collection currently includes the narrative reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1871, 1872, 1874, 1875, and 1876, and three other reports from 1871. Includes the map of western reservations published with the 1875 report.

Native American Foods Recipes from vaious tribes organized by main ingredient.

American Indians of the Northwest The Library of Congress presents information and photographs of Indians of the Northwest.

American Indians of Pacific NW An extensive digital collection of original photographs and documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures, complemented by essays written by anthropologists, historians, and teachers.

Washington Indian Maps A list of tribes with area maps and information about each of the tribes, including links.

State Resources

Fifty States Wide variety of facts about each state. Links to city newspapers.

Stately Knowledge Facts (including flags) about each state with comparison charts, rankings and links to information suitable for student reports.

Access Washington Official state website with facts and information on Washington State.