Homework Help for Kids
Visit these databases and websites to help with homework problems or to get ideas for improving grades:
KidsClick
KidsClick! Is one of the best sites on the web for kids who are looking for information. Put together by librarians and maintained by the Colorado State Library, KidsClick is easy to search by subject and includes everything from a "Weird and Mysterious" section to "The Arts", "Society and Government" and "Literature". This one is worth looking through!
Colorado State Library "for Colorado Kids"
The Colorado State Library, also known as the Colorado Virtual Library, has put together a well-organized site for kids who are looking for information on all kinds of things from the arts to geography. The site also has a special section on Colorado history.
Kidspace: The Internet Public Library for Kids
This site is one of the most award-winning websites on the web. It is managed by the University of Michigan School of Information Science (graduate school for people who want to be librarians). Click here for the best links to sites about our world, computers, sports, science, math, art, games and more!
The Internet Public Library's Science Fair Project Resource Guide
This site is one of the best resources for on-line information about science fair projects around! Tons of guides, examples and helpful hints - check it out!
700+ Great Sites for Kids
The American Library Association has compiled over 700 of the best websites for kids and organized them into broad categories including "Science and Technology", "Past and Present", "Planet Earth and Beyond" and "Literature and Language". These sites are, according to the site's authors: "Amazing, spectacular, mysterious, and colorful." Don't miss this one!
Novelist K-8 Plus
NoveList K-8 is a bright appealing fiction & non-fiction database designed to help elementary and middle school children discover great reading material. Contains over 60,000 titles.
Ask Colorado
Stuck on that homework question? Ask a real Colorado librarian. This free service is available in English and Español and operates 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.
Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. Students will be riveted by the colorful, animated interface, complete with erupting volcanoes and a dinosaur guide, as they gather information on a wide range of topics.
Additional Research Databases Offered by the Library
In addition to research aids for young children, the Library subscribes to over 45 additional databases such as Encyclopedia Britannica, Middle Search Plus, Points of View Reference Center, Facts on File, and McGraw-Hill Access Science, to name a few.