Homework & Research

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.
   
• The Homework Spot
  You need it? They have it. A huge directory of homework resources by subject as well as project ideas and help with writing.
  
  
• Creative Commons Search
  CC Search is a great source for copyright free images that you can use for a website or presentation.
  
  
• 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
  Facts and maps about countries of the world.
    
• Flags of the World
  Thousands of flags from around the world.
    
• Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
  Huge resource for Greek Mythology.

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.
  
  
• Civil War Maps
  Search for maps by location, subject or alphabetically.
    
• 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.
    
• Mr. Dowling's History Passport
  Links to information on counties, culture and history.

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 and get ideas of different projects you can do.
  
  
• 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.
    
• Robotics Information
  Links to help you understand more about robots, building and designing robots, ways to organize your tools and more!