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Cybersmart Kids Online

ABC TV site with links for littlies, kids and young people. Good for Australian sites. Check out the links to Kidsclick and Yahooligans – both great international sites for homework help.

Homework Helpers

Librarians at Canterbury Public Library, NSW, have put together a list of links with descriptions to help you quickly find what you want. There are even lists of books that your school or public library might have. Good for topics like the human body, dinosaurs, inventions, Australian animals and the Gold Rush.

Assignment and Project Topics

This great Trinity College, WA, site is aimed at both primary and secondary students who need help with assignments. Choose your subject from the drop-down box near the top of the page.

Homework Help

For primary kids, you can’t beat Mr Rosie's Homework Help for topics like: the Australian Parliament, pirates, bushrangers and space.

Great websites for kids
Compiled by the Association for Library Service to Children which is part of the American Library Association, this site provides links to heaps of websites specifically designed for kids. Sites include homework help in all major subject areas.

Wikipedia

This wiki encyclopedia has been written by anyone who wants to contribute so you have to be careful that the information given is accurate. Good points are that it's really up-to-date, it has lots of extra links on each topic and often has reading lists too. It's a good place to start.

History

History

Are you studying stuff like ancient civilisations, wars and historic figures? Then check out BBC TV's website. If there's one thing the BBC does well, it's history!

Spartacus Educational

If you've got a history topic like the Second World War or the Industrial Revolution, give this site a go. It's got detailed site descriptions and the sites are grouped into age categories too, e.g. 11-14 years.

Health

Health Insite

This is the Australian Government's main health information site and it's got the latest information on diseases, health and wellbeing. Check out the Quick Search box or the A to Z Health Topics link to find information fast.

Social issues

The Spinney Press

Have you got an assignment on discrimination, families, poverty or some other social issue and you don't know where to start? This collection of links can get you on the right track.

Science

Science.gov

Aimed at older students, this US Government gateway has heaps of links on science topics like: biology, maths, physics and chemistry.

How Stuff Works

Explore a fun site that has basic info on how a lot of stuff in the world around us works. There's science stuff, money stuff, computer and technology stuff, car stuff, electronics stuff, people stuff, home stuff and travel stuff.