Pathfinders States, Biographies & Social Science Government Information History Math Medicine Science & Science Projects LIve Homework Help
Pathfinders:
States, Biographies & Social Science
- 4 Kids.com Social Studies
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index Access is available from home and work for this database. For remote access click the link above. The username is torr56119 and the password is your library card number.
- B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper: English General homework site. Art/music, computer science & internet, English, Foreign language, Health and PE, Math, Newspapers, recess, reference, science, search engines, social studies.
- California History Online
- Citation Styles
- Common Errors in English
- Discovering Collection Includes: DISCovering Authors, U.S. History, Science and Biography, and the entire contents of the Junior Reference Collection (also known as U·X·L Online). Access is available from home and work for this database. For remote access click the link above. The username is torr56119 and the password is your library card number.
- Facts About the States
- Facts on File
Access is available from home and work for this database. You will need your library card number for access.
- Gale Literature Resource Center
Access is available from home and work for this database. For remote access click the link above. The username is torr56119 and the password is your library card number.
- Multnomah County Library's Homework Center
- National Geographic Homework Help Has animals, history/culture, maps/geography, photos/art, places, science/nature.
- School Bell
- Social Issues Resource Series (SIRS) for Term Paper topics Access is available from home and work for this database. Instructions are available at all library facilities.
Government Information (See also our Government Page)
American Presidency
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Bureau of Land Management Environmental Education Home Page
Endangered Species
Presidents of the U.S.: A Pathfinder for grades 5-8
Uncle Sam for Kids
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species
U.S. Health Statistics
History
Alterna Time: Timelines on the Net
American History
Ancient World Web Meta Index
Black History: Exploring African-American Issues on the Web
California History Online
Explorers: A pathfinder for grades 5-8
From Revolution to Reconstruction and What Happened Afterwards
The Oregon Trail
Secrets of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege Learn about life in Medieval castles and how to operate a catapult.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Stamp on Black History
Williamsburg Colonial Life Historical Almanack
Math
Annenberg/CPB'S Learner A wealth of resources for teachers in many curricular areas.
Arithmetic (K-8th Grade)
Ask Dr. Math: High School Level
Cool Math for Kids Described as an "amusement park of math and more." Very colorful and attractive for students. Correlations with many math topics for teachers.
Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
Discovery Channel Brain Boosters Click on "Number and Math Play" for challenging activities for students in math
Flashcards for Kids
Math Facts Practice
Math Forum - Arithmetic
Math Homework Help
Math Journey Travel around the world by answering math problems.
Math Lessons Lessons with decimals, graphs and statistics, fractions, patterns and number sense.
Math World Eric Weisstein's World of Math, a Wolfram Resource, is an awesome math site. In the Search box, type in Elementary School Math and you will get many links to challenging problems in elementary math.
Medicine
Infectious Diseases: A pathfinder for grades K-12
Science and Science Projects Amateur ScienceAmusement Park Physics
Bug Club
Building Big Explore construction by type of structure, try labs and "challenges". Read biographical sketches of people working in a variety of engineering careers, and even nominate local structures. Based on David Macaulay's "Building Big".
CBC 4 Kids
Cool Science for Curious Kids
CyberFairDr. Internet's Science ProjectsEnergy QuestExperimental Science Fair Projects:
An Introductory Level Guide
Homework Central
IPL's KidSpace Science Projects
KidsHealth
Optics for Kids: Science and Engineering NASA's Mars Exploration SiteQuest's NASA K-12 Internet Initiative Science Explorer Science Fair Idea ExchangeScience Fair Primer
Science Fair Project Resource GuideScience Fairs
Science is Fun
Science/Nature for Kids
Soda Constructor Crate a model out of digital soda straws and use your engineering skills to animate it.
Thinking Fountain
Why Files
Tall Tales & Legends: A Pathfinder for Grades K-12
