6-8StudentLinks

Jr. High and MiddlerWebsites

***Local School Websites***

Colby Middle School

Golden Plains School: K-12

Brewster School: (Power School)

Heartland Christian School

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*** 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

World Book Online Reference Center

World Book: KIDS
World Book (Learn Kansas)
World Book (Atlas)
World Book (Dictionary)
World Book (Nasa Features)
Spanish Worldbook Online: Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Encartia - Homework help
Encyclopedia of Animals - Discover the wild world of animals

Dictionary

Dictionary.com
One Look Dictionary Search
Merriam Webster Online
Visual Dictionary: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary with accurate pictures (see the picture of a heart as a sample; find search box on left hand side of page).

Study Guides and Helps

Guide for writing research papers
Plagiarism: What is it and how to avoid it

Online Databases for Research

TOPICsearch: Current events database of social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in your classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints.
Middle Search Plus: Full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles)
General OneFile: covers all academic areas, full text: Has basic search, advanced search, magazine/journal search capabilities and subject search guide

Newspapers

Custom Newspapers: full text from over 150 worldwide newspapers: Has basic search, advanced search, magazine/journal search capabilities and subject search guide.
Newspaper Source: Cover-to-cover full text for 35 U.S. and international newspapers: Has basic search, advanced search, magazine/journal search capabilities and subject search guide.
National Geographic Daily News

Government

Ben’s Guide to US Government – Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8
Kids.Gov – The Official Government Web site for kids
States: Information on the 50 states: - Capitals and Information Links
Presidential Time Line
POTUS-Presidents of the United States
American Presidents
Library of Congress
THOMAS: A USA government online website that can be searched for current and past Senate and house bills and resolutions, Supreme Court information, treaties and even the Presidents calendar and writings. It also has information on the U.S Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Legislative processes. Law library webcasts can also be watched
Constitution of the United States
Charters of Freedom: View the, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. Also discusses the making of charters and the impact of the charters

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

Kansas Information for Students & Researchers – subjects such as Kansas Firsts, topics for study, At a Glance, Trails, pictures etc.
Kansas Counties
Kansas History Online
Kansas State Government - The official site
Kansas Constitution
Kansas State Bylaws
Kansas State Data Center – for statistical information
Kansas State Legislation
Kansas Legislature – State Senators and Representatives, plus Committee Members
Kansas State Historical Society – has lots of information + podcasts
Kansas Photographs – a web tour

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

Women Nobel Prize Laureates
Biographies of Women Mathmeticians

Kansas Women-Helen Brews Owens (mathematician)
Mary Katherine Bishop Weiss (mathmatician)

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Pioneer Women in Technology
Women of NASA

Science

Get to Know Our Ocean/Planet

E-Quarium Habitats Path: Kelp Forest- Monterey Bay Aquarium - this page has fish, kelp and other living creatures on the web page. Find also live podcasts of fish, otters and other sear creatures - plus lots of scientific information on the sea and creatures under the sea.

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

Currency Converter: USA to Pounds or Euro’s (anywhere in the world)
Stock Learning Center
It’s My Live. Money. Managing Money – Basic Money Managing

Biography

Academy of Achievement – Biographies on many famous and worthy people

POTUS-Presidents of the United States

American Presidents
Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Kansas Women-Helen Brews Owens (mathematician)
Mary Katherine Bishop Weiss (mathematician)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

English / Literature

A Language Arts Website
Middle School English Literature
HomeworkSpot – English Helps
- Grammar, Reading Skills, Vocabulary/Spelling,

Literary Terms,
Quoteland
Guide to Grammar & Writing,
Writing Prompt Generator,
Magnetic Poetry - Drag and drop words to create poems.
Etymologic - Test yourself with word puzzles.
WordPlays.com - Solve word puzzles and play with Pig Latin
Spelling Bee - Start practicing for the big bee.

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

Kansas index and poem selection by author or title
Authors of poetry can submit their work

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

Kids Health
Kansas Health Online - Find out how to stay healthy, understand your medical condition, how information can work for you. Also tools to compare hospitals, find doctors and information about healthy lifestyles to help you make healthy choices
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Helath & Fitness (HomeworkSpot.com) - Jr. High & Middlers