
Jr. High and MiddlerWebsites
***Local School Websites***
Colby Middle School
Golden Plains School: K-12
Brewster School: (Power School)
Heartland Christian School
------------------------------------------------------
*** Homework Help Kansas***
Free online tutoring for grades 4 through 12 and college introductory levels in math,
science, English and social studies. Available from 4:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. daily
AR Book Finder - Find a books reading level for your child.
Encyclopedias
Dictionary
Study Guides and Helps
Online Databases for Research
Newspapers
Government
Kansas State History and current informaton
- Kansas State History: Places, People, Wagon West: Oregon Trail & Santa Fe, Longhorn Cattle & Cattle Towns, Building Kansas, Abolitionists, Bleeding
- Kansas At A Glance – Geography, Natural Resources Trivia, History, Government, Commerce, Industry, People, Facts and Symbols
- Kansas & Civil War, Historical Markers & other publications
Social Studies
- HomeworSpot.com - Middler student studies - Social Studies
- Heritage Quest - search US federal censuses 1970-1930, family & local histories, tax lists, city directories, probate records, Revolutionary War; Freedman’s Bank – to serve African Americans; US Serial Set: Search for information about people and places in the Memorials, Petitions and Private Relief Actions of the U.S. Congress
- National Geographic - Daily News, History, Kids, Maps, Music, Photography, Travel & Cultures, Video
Women
Science
- Soap Bubbles – Fun Scientific site on bubbles, soap; both visually & mathematically:
Soap Films Made Easy – Single page just on soap and bubbles:
- Oatmeal Box – Camera – Making a Camera (Pinhole)
- Sabertooth – A Paper Airplane: How to fold special airplanes
- Fisheye View Cam Home page – Great views of fish, coral and other living creatures in a live sea aquarium
- The Energy Quest – An interactive website to learn about energy – fun short movie clips, art, energy stories and much more
- Mad Scientist: Answers on Everything from Anatomy to Zoology
- Periodical Table
- HomeworkSpot.com - Science for Middler/Jr. High
- National Geographic Animals, Daily News, Green Guide, History, Kids, Maps, Music, Photography, Science & Space, Travel & Cultures, Video
- Amateur Science - Kids' Science Projects Here, Kids' Science, Projects Elsewhere, Ask Science Questions!, Cool Science Sites
Computer
Math
- Metric Conversion table
- Metric Conversion Tool or Unit Converter
- Units of Converstion (Math.com)
- Math Forum: Internet Math Library – Great place to find help with all kinds of math section for middlers: Middle School section with multiple listings of different math types:Addition, Division, Multiplication, Subtraction, Fractions, Decimals, & Percentage: Dividing Fractions:
- Search for subject
- Math in Our Daily Lives - site shows how math helps us in our daily lives. It demonstrates math concepts such as probability, compounding, growth, geometry, and relationships in situations such as gambling, savings and investing, population growth, home decorating, and cooking.
- Intermediate Math Test Prep: Grades 5-8
- Multiplication Table
- Math2.org - source for all your math needs- geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and more
- Math Archives
- Algebra – solve the problem like your teacher
- APlus Math
- Mearsuring tools - (HomeworkSpot) - Print out rulers, protractors, and print your own graph paper
- Math Glossary (Math.com)
- Math Reference Tables (Math.com)
Money
Biography
English / Literature
- African-American Literature, American Literature, British Literature, , World Literature
- NoveList: Find more to read based on what you already know and like:
- Mythology (HomeworkSpot.com)
- Map of Kansas Literature – This site provides biographical information, samples of poems, a list of their works and any websites linked to their name. Simply click on the city of your choice and the famous authors can be found. Then simply click on the authors name or picture and the information about the person will be displayed. A listing of the cities is also found to the right of the screen; which may also be used. Scroll down and find all the pictures of the authors and their names and find the information easily this way as well
- Poetry (HomeworkSpot.com)
- Kansas Poets and Poetry – A resource for Kansas Poetry (http://www.kansaspoets.com) – It provides a page to share biographical information about Kansas Poets and Kansas Poetry
- Poetry Contest – Ages 5-18 – from the Kansas Authors Club
- Writing Contest for grades 1-12 – from the Kansas Authors Club
- Spelling Bee (HomeworkSpot.com) - Start practicing for the big bee.
- Farmers Almanac (for the current year) – lots of information on calendars, definition or word for the day, home, weather, gardening, astronomy (tides, moon, sunrise etc.) food, advice, community, gardening
Geography / Ecosystems / Weather
- Maps of the World: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- Time Measurements and various subjects on solar time, atomic time, time zones, legal time, navigation, computer time zones protocols:
- World Time Zone – includes current map and current times, just by clicking on an area the map allows the viewer to go to a smaller area of space to view its time zones and gives better details of that area
- Ecosystems of Our World
- National Geographic’s – Forces of Nature
- Garbage and Recycling to protect our Ecosystem
- National Geographic Animals, Daily News, Green Guide, Kids, Maps, Travel & Cultures, Video
Health
Foreign Languages
- Foreign Languages - for Jr. High and Middle School
Miscellaneous
- Puzzle maker - for parents students and teachers
- Virtual Field Trip (HomeworkSpot)
- Origami - Paper folding
- Paper Airplanes - learn to make the best
- National Geographic- Animals, Daily News, Green Guide, History, Kids, Maps, Music, Photography, Science & Space, Travel & Cultures, Video
Course Planning for High School
Internet Libraries: Lots of Information to Sift Through
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kansas State Libray Information
State Library of Kansas – Library Website
Kansas State Library Catalog:
Audio Books, Music (MP3 & IPod - Download: Audio Books, music and more to your MP3, digital eBooks, and IPods (Kansas State Library)
Kansas State Library Card Sign-up
Kansas State Library Card – Login 
Request an Article
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
All items with the
logo are resources provided by the State Library of Kansas located at the website : http://www.kslib.info/index.html
©Website created and updated by MWilks @ Pioneer Memorial Library, Colby, KS
Last updated 08-19-09