Department of Defense Education Activity

Online Resources

Homework Supplements

Army OneSource
Attention Army Kids Get Real-time help with free online tutoring for grades k-12.
 
Discovery Education Homework Help
Tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
 
Fact Monster
Online Almanac, Encyclopedia and Homework Help
 
Homework Spot
Elementary, Middle and High School resources in various subjects as well as activities, tips and articles.
 
Jiskha Homework Help
Homework help for Pre-K college in subjects ranging from art and music to math and physical education.
 
MidLink Magazine: How to Cite Your Sources
Links to information about evaluating and citing resources.
 
Note Taking Help
The articles on this website are designed to teach you note taking strategies and to help you determine if a particular note taking strategy makes sense in a particular situation, to help you choose the note taking strategy that works best for you, and to help you determine whether a particular piece of information is important to note.
 
Smithsonian
Explore the exhibitions, take part in activities and more!
 
Smithsonian Education
Smithsonian Museum for Students: Arts; Science and Nature; History and Culture; People and Places
 
Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families
Military families get help from a professional tutor anytime you need it, for FREE. Tutors are online 24/7 and eligible military families in the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force can take advantage of this military family program to get help with more than 16 subjects. DoDEA Non-Military Students: Access for students attending Department of Defense Schools not included in the eligibility statement above, is being provided by Tutor.com through an arrangement with the Department of Defense Education Activity. If you are attending a DoD school, but do not meet the requirements in the eligibility statement above, you can create an account.
 
Yahoo! KIDS
A Web resources for kids.

 

Language Arts (Reading & Writing)

Guide to Grammar & Writing
An online guide to grammar from word and sentence level to essay and research papers. Quiz yourself and watch presentations.
 
INFOTRAC -- Student Resource Center
The Thomason Gale collection consists of full-text articles from over 750 magazines and newspapers, hours of audio and video clips, 7,400 photos, and at least 2800 maps and charts, and hundreds of poems and plays. See your teacher for a username and password.
 
SPARK Notes
Free Online study guides. If you're struggling to understand a book, or would just like a little extra insight, Spark Notes is for you. Type in the name of your book, and you’ll find book guides, summaries, lists of characters, a review of the themes, review questions, and more.

 

English & Literature

EDSITEment
Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation.
 
Elements of Literature Site
Elements of Literature Site includes extension materials for the adopted textbooks in grades 7-12.
 
Language of Literature Site
Language of Literature Site includes student and teacher resources for the Language of Literature textbook series.
 
SPARK Notes
Free Online study guides. If you're struggling to understand a book, or would just like a little extra insight, Spark Notes is for you. Type in the name of your book, and you’ll find book guides, summaries, lists of characters, a review of the themes, review questions, and more.

 

Science

ActionBioscience.org
A non-commercial, educational website created to promote bioscience literacy by providing peer reviewed articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to six bioscience content areas: environment, biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, and science policy.
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources-and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index.
 
Edheads Simple Machines Activity
Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!
 
FactMonster.com Science Homework Center
Science homework help from FactMonster.com
 
NASA
NASA is taking bold steps at the K-12 grade levels to prepare the next generation of explorers. Building on previous accomplishments, NASA has established a series of innovative programs designed to stimulate student interest in order to motivate higher levels of study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, subjects. These activities provide unique learning experiences for students, teachers, administrators and families.
 
National Geographic Kids
Games, videos, photos and more fun stuff from National Geographic!
 
NOAA Education Resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.
 
NOVA
Articles, interviews, and personal essays as well as slide shows, 360° panoramas, and regular interactive features—all of which strive to enhance or delve deeper into subjects covered in the television program.
 
Ocean Explorer
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Explorer is an educational Internet offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm. It provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment. The site provides a platform to follow explorations in near real-time, learn about exploration technologies, observe remote marine flora and fauna in the colorful multimedia gallery, read about NOAA’s 200-year history of ocean exploration, and discover additional NOAA resources in a virtual library.
 
Science News for Students
From the Society for Science & the Public (SSP)
 
The Franklin Institute
Online learning resources from the Franklin Institute Science Museum.
 
WISE
WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine real world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Curriculum projects are designed to meet standards and complement your current science curriculum, and your grade 5-12 students will find them exciting and engaging.

 

Mathematics

A Math Dictionary for Kids
A Maths Dictionary for Kids is an animated, interactive online math dictionary for students which explains over 600 common mathematical terms and math words in simple language.
 
AAAMath.com
Features a comprehensive set of thousands of interactive arithmetic lessons.  No cost or registration required to practice your math on the AAAMath.com web site.
 
Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions
 
Chartle.net
Create images and charts online. (Faith MS Laptop Web 2.0 Tool)
 
Cool Math
Math lessons, practice, games and reference.
 
Create a Graph
Tutorial about graphs and information about 5 different graphs and charts for you to consider from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Kid's Zone.
 
Fact Monster Math
Math, Money, Measurement, Formulas, and More. (Published by Pearson Education)
 
Federal Reserve Education
Financial Literacy resources and lesson plans for K - 12.
 
Math Baseball
Math baseball game from Funbrain
 
Math Forum @ Drexel
Internet resources for math K-College.
 
NCES Kid Zone
Students engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians in the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Kid Zone
 
Sheppard Software
Everything from early math to pre-algebra. The free lessons include interactive activities to practice concepts. Students can shoot fruit, pop balloons, and even play math man (the math version of Pac man!). Fractions, place value, money, and basic operations are some of the areas that are covered.
 
StudyGeek.org
Offers study guides for learning advanced mathematical  concepts and getting to grips with the most challenging mathematical  ideas. You can also brush up on your vocabulary and revise important  concepts with the math vocabulary tool, and learn lots of other  interesting things about topics related to mathematics and science.
 
WebMATH
Webmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment. The math answers are generated and displayed real-time, at the moment a web user types in their math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers, Webmath also shows the student how to arrive at the answer.

 

Social Studies

50states.com
Links to state home pages and information.
 
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.
 
CultureGrams
CultureGrams links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 190+ countries and all 50 United States.
 
EDSITEment
Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation.
 
National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has billions of pieces of paper and millions of photographs that document the working of the Federal Government and U.S. history.
 
National Constitution Center - Students
Need resources for your government or American history class? Want to catch up on current events? The National Constitution Center provides many different ways to engage in the American experience.
 
National Geographic Kids
Games, videos, photos and more fun stuff from National Geographic!
 
The British Museum
Learning activities from the British Museum.
 
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Over 15,800 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.
 
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
A nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation.
 
U.S. House of Representatives
Official United States House of Representatives website.
 
U.S. Senate
Official site of the U.S. Senate
 
U.S. State Department for Youth
Play some games to learn about the U.S. Department of State.

 

Health and P.E.

American Cancer Society
Provides guidelines for diet and activity and find tips for a healthy lifestyle and community.
 
BAM! Body and Mind
Got a question about fitness? disease? peer pressure? BAM! Body and Mind, from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, will tell you all you need to know about the stuff that matters.
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources-and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index.
 
Choose My Plate
Weight management and calories, physical activity, healthy eating tips and other information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
 
D.A.R.E. for Kids
The official website of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program.

 

Research Links

Typing Lessons
Typing Lessons with reviews for each lesson, words per minute and grading.
 
Typing Practice and Lessons
A variety of preliminary information, typing lessons and exercises to improve your skill in keyboarding.