Homework & Research Sites

General

• GALE Testing and Education Reference Center
  A testing and education reference center. Login information must be given by the Crockett County Public Library. Contact the library for more details.
   
• Creative Commons Search
  CC Search is a great source for copyright free images that you can use for a website or presentation.
  
  
• Books for Teens
  Recommendations on books to read.
  
  
• Common Internet Search Engines
  
  • Google
  • Bing
  • Yahoo
  • Dogpile
  • WolframAlpha
  • Ask Jeeves

Civics

• Congress.gov
  U.S. Congressional information on the Internet.
  
  
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
  Select an age level then look around for information on how the U.S. government works.

English

• Merriam-Webster Online
  How do you spell that word? And what does it mean? Try this famous dictionary and thesaurus for help. 
  
  
• Resources for Writers - the OWL Handouts
  Grammar, spelling, parts of speech, and more. 
  
  
• Sparknotes.com
  Study guides for English literature.

Geography

• United Nations
  Information about the United Nations, global issues, and information about UN member countries/states.
   
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook
  Facts and maps about countries of the world.
    
• Flags of the World
  Thousands of flags from around the world.

History

• American Memory
  Historic photograph collections of United State's history.
    
• USHistory.org
  Hundreds of resources about American History
    
• The American Civil War Home Page
  Civil War resources including battles, biographies, medicine and more.
  
  
• Library of Congress Maps
  Search for maps by location, subject or alphabetically.
    
• Historical Nurses: All About Clara Barton
  Learn more about Clara Barton, a nurse well-known for her work during the Civil War as well as her position as the first President of the American Red Cross.
    
• Gettysburg Address
  See a copy of the original Gettysburg Address writing by Abraham Lincoln and read about how it was written.
  
  
• U. S. National Archives and Records
  Get primary source documents for American history.
    
• Nursing & Medicine in the Civil War
  Learn about the medical field during the Civil War era.
  
  
• Mr. Dowling's History Passport
  Links to information on counties, culture and history.
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
  Huge resource for Greek Mythology.

Math

• Ask Dr. Math
  A question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers.
    
• Math Reference Tables
  Math tables, algebra formulas, and more.
  
  
• Math.com
  The World of Math online.
    
• Graph Paper!
  Used your last sheet of graph paper? Don't worry, you can print out different kinds of graph paper here.

Texas

• The Handbook of Texas Online
  The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin.
    
• Texas Online
  Texas at your fingertips.

Science

• The Exploratorium Science Museum
  The Exploratorium has a web site of over 15,000 web pages exploring science, art, and technology including science experiments and activities.
  
  
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide
  Find out how to do a science fair project.
  
  
• Science News for Kids
  Science news, games and information to keep you up to date on science in the news.
  
  
• The Why Files
  Find out the science behind the headlines.
  
  
• NASA
  Thousands of pages of resources on astronomy, planets, comets, astronauts and new discoveries of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
     
• Newton's Laws of Motion
  Explore Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion, three basic principles that explain how forces affect objects. Developed over 300 years ago, these laws have stood the test of time!
    
• Robotics Information
  Links to help you understand more about robots, building and designing robots, ways to organize your tools and more!