Teens & Tweens

Teen Homework Help

Recommended databases and websites for homework help.

Databases

Brainfuse Help Now
Brainfuse is one of the nation’s leading online tutoring providers, where users receive real-time tutoring from instructors.

Explora Public Libraries
Explora Public Libraries provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books, grouped into easy-to-browse categories. Explora provides research collections on thousands of topics to help them find the information they need quickly and easily. You can search hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more by keyword or by topic.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Find information about almost any general topic. This online version has the same content as the regular print encyclopedias.

Points of View
Points of View Reference Center covers hundreds of topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument).

Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.

Websites

ALA/ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids
Looking for something fun or educational on the Web? You're likely to find it here on this list of kids' sites recommended by the Association for Library Service to Children, part of the American Library Association.

Citation Machine
Not quite sure how to create a citation for your paper? Use Citation Machine to help generate in-text citations and citations for your Works Cited page. Remember to use the Citation Machine responsibly. Read an article >here to learn some best practices.

Homework Center
Take a look at this homework site and you will find an astounding amount of links organized by subject, tips on how to evaluate Web sites and how to use search engines.
Homework Spot
HomeworkSpot.com is a free homework information web site that features the very best k-12 homework-related sites for the best resources for English, math, science, history, art, music, technology, foreign language, college prep, health, life skills, extracurricular activities and much more.
Know Your Rights
This informational handout introduces concepts central to intellectual freedom and the library’s role in protecting First Amendment Rights.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. This is a very useful resource when writing papers for school and for learning how to correctly research and cite materials used.

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