Homework Help

Greenwich Library's Collection of Databases for Kids

• This database combines biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. With the "Complete Marquis Who's Who®", find quick reference information on an additional 900,000 people.
• Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia--Includes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.
• A collection of history, literature, biography and social science resources for student in middle school and up.
• Gale's Infotrac Junior Edition This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
• Gale's Student Edition This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
• General Reference Center Gold (coverage 1980-current) A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
• This database meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
• A collection of databases designed especially for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. Kids Search includes a dictionary, magazine & newspaper articles, an Encyclopedia of Animals and a general encyclopedia. The site features a "topic of the month" and a fun graphical interface.
• Learn a new language with this interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for twenty-two different languages. This database features ESL lessons speakers of fifteen different languages. A text translator is also provided.
• Muzzy makes language learning fun for children through animated video, games and exercises. Language learning for English, French, German and Spanish.
• Masterfile Premier (coverage 1975-current) Provides full text for nearly 1,950 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,600 titles.
• The New York Times Three year rolling archive.
• The New York Times Historical Collection The New York Times (1851-2001) Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
• NoveList This database allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. Besides locating books to read, users can learn more about books and authors through Author Read-alikes, Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks.
• Primary Search (coverage 1984-current for abstracts and 1989-current for full-text) Provides full text for more than 50 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
• Research Help from iCONN This is a comprehensive list of links to websites that can help students and researchers with a wide a variety of questions.
• Something About the Author Provides online access to all the volumes of the print series which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults.

Homework Helpers:

• Animals
• Connecticut
• Inventors and Inventions
• Literature
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Websites for other subjects A to Z!

Animals

• Endangered Species lists and information

Connecticut

• ConneCT Kids Connecticut History, Symbols and Government

Inventors and Inventions

• Interested in inventors and inventions? Visit the National Inventor's Hall of Fame.
• This list of inventors and their inventions is updated weekly. You can search by invention or the inventor's name.

Literature

• Online Literary Criticism Collection

Math

• A+ Math: Homework Helper -- Check your math homework and have fun at the same time! Homework Helper will allow you to input a math problem and your answer. Then click on "Correct?" to find out if you have the right answer.
• Quizzes.cc -- Provides math quizzes for teachers and students. Users can create a quiz and select the range of numbers you'd like to use. Students can grade the quiz online and generate new problems for more practice.

Science

• Mad Scientist. Have fun with science, ask experts questions, and check out some of the other science resources on the web.
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide
• Star Child--a great resource for young astronomers from NASA. Material is presented in two reading levels.

Social Studies

• The 50 States -- well organized site with lots of state information
• First Nations Histories -- This site is a gem for anyone interested in Native American History. It's well organized, and is easy to navigate.
• Interested in knights, ladies, and the castles they lived in? Click on the flag on the first page you see to enter this site dedicated to life in the Middle Ages.
• POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
• The Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are detailed here.

Websites for other subjects A to Z!

• ALA Great Websites for Kids Animals, Literature, Science, The Arts, History, Biography, Match and Technology, Social Studies and more.
• KidsClick! -- Web search for kids by librarians
• "Ask" for Kids!
• Homework Help area set up by PJ Pinchbeck and his dad.
• Homework help from Multnomah County Library.
• Internet Public Library KidSpace -- Great links for learning here!