Study Skills and Research Tools:

Homework Help:

Ask the Experts:

• All Experts from About.com (Grades 4-12) - Well-organized by topics and subtopics
• Ask Jeeves for Kids (Grades 2-8) - Type in a question or use the subject-based study tools
• CIESE Ask the Experts (All Levels) - Science and engineering education resources
• Pitsco's Ask the Expert for Kids (Grades 2-12) - Designed for kids; search by keyword or subject
• RefDesk Ask the Experts (All Levels) - Links to a variety of "Ask the Experts" websites

Homework Helper from Discovery School (All Levels)

• Homework help for kids by subject (including recess!)
• Impressive list of regularly updated links

Kids' Hub (All Levels)

• Subject-area based links and activities for kids
• Also: High School Ace and Teachers Hub

SchoolWork Ugh! (Grades 4-12)

• Info by subject, inlcuding law, statistics, art, and literature
• Includes information on student loans and financial aid

Research Tools:

42eXplore (Grades 4-12)

• Sets of information and links by thematic topic

Byte-Sized On-Line Safety Guide (Grades 3-8)

• Very funny cartoon-based guide for kids

Almanacs:

• Old Farmer's Almanac (Grades 3-12) - Comprehensive almanac with daily updates
• World Almanac for Kids (Grades 2-8) - Games and "Insider Information" to inform students about places and cultures around the world
• World Factbook (Grades 6-12) - CIA books of facts for major countries and regions across the world

Dictionaries:

• Infoplease Dictionary (Grades 4-12) - Searchable dictionary with 125,000 entries
• Little Explorers Picture Dictionary from Enchanted Learning (Grades K-5) - Picture dictionary for younger students
• Merriam-Webster On-Line (Grades 3-12) - Dictionary, thesaurus and other resources, including Word of the Day and Word Games
• One Look Dictionary Search (Grades 6-12) - Search over 900 dictionaries in multiple languages
• Word Central (Grades 3-12) - On-line student dictionary

Encyclopedias:

• Encyclopedia.com (Grades 3-12) - Searchable encyclopedia, regularly updated
• Rudiments of Wisdom (Grades 3-12) - Cartoon encyclopedia organized by subject

Search Engines:

• Fact Monster (Grades 2-8) - Fun, searchable site with information on a wide variety of topics
• Kids Click! (Grades 2-8) - Web search tool for kids by librarians; organized by keyword or subject/category; school subjects as well and fun stuff
• Kids' Search Page (Grades 2-12) - Allows students to search from a list of kid-friendly websites
• Yahooligans (Grades 2-8) - Search engine for kids