DPL - Homework Help

Homework Help

Homework Megasites	World Book On-Line
On-Line Research Tools	Current Class Assignments
Evaluating Web Sites	Library Catalog

Current Class Assignments
Teachers: Let the library know about current school assignments by filling out our on-line Teacher Request Form. We'll put together a research guide for your class, with a pathfinder, recommended reference books and websites. Click on the links below for current school assignment resource pages: Pine Ridge: Rocks and Minerals Miller: Mrs. Gehrig's Continent/Country and Ocean Research Project Ponderosa: 5th Grade Book Club Pine Ridge ES: Ms Morton’s 3rd grade project on Select European Countries Juniper ES: Mrs. Speed’s Project on Colonial America and the American Revolution 7 Peaks: Ms. Martin’s Project on the American Revolution Pine Ridge: Ms. Swensons' Project on US States Seven Peaks: Mrs. Bradley’s Project on The Renaissance Pine Ridge: Ms. Wiseman’s Earth Day 2011 Project
Homework Megasites
Homework Center from Multnomah County Public Library http://www.multcolib.org/homework/ A great list of informational links for kids, grouped in subjects like Animals, Science, History and more. KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Hundreds of links, neatly divided into subject areas. 700+ Great Sites for Kids http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html The American Library Association's list of excellent sites for kids.
On-Line Research Tools
Biography Resource Center http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/bio.aspx Biographical information on more than 180,000 people from throughout history, around the world. Just type in a name and get short biographies, magazine articles, etc. Culturegrams http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/culturegrams.aspx Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 182 cultures of the world. Also includes reports for each of the United States and a special Kids edition. Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/ An entire almanac on-line, with statistics, facts, general knowledge, and more. Search by keyword or by general topic. Kids InfoBits http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gitke.aspx Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. World Book OnLine http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/worldbook.aspx An excellent on-line version of World Book Encyclopedia, complete with pictures, videos, sound, and web links.

Evaluating Web Sites

What Makes a Web Site Good?

http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/webeval.html

Yahooligan's Evaluating Web Sites

http://www.yahooligans.com/tg/evaluatingwebsites.html

A hands-on guide to evaluating web sites. Although this page is designed for adults, it contains information in a simple, straight-forward manner suitable for older children.

Web Evaluation Guide

http://www.infosearcher.com/cybertours/tours/tour04/_tourlaunch1.htm

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Current Class Assignments

Homework Megasites

On-Line Research Tools

Evaluating Web Sites