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*Available During the School year* Wednesdays  2:45pm-4:15pm (early release days 12:45pm-2:15pm) For all students in grades 5-12.

Homework Help is at the Charles Pink House next to the Port Townsend Library 1220 Lawrence St. Questions?  Call Jody 385-3181

General Homework Help
Countries and Geography
Current Events and Social Issues
English and Language Arts
Government
History and Biography
Math
Primary Sources
Science
Writing and Research

General Homework Help:

Multnomah County Library for Teens
King County Library for Teens
Web Street Cafe
Fact Monster

Countries and Geography

Library Databases:
Global Road Warrior
A World-wide resource of facts for travelers and students: including climate and culture, business, demographics, security, maps, money and banking, health &medical, communications, transportation and all travel essentials.

Culture Grams
Everything you need to know for your country reports.

Websites:
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Landform maps for each state.

Country Reports
Basic facts about government, geography, economy and people. Includes flags and maps.

Maps of the World
Find political country maps and flags.

Stately Knowledge
Fast facts, plus links to official websites for each state.

Current Events and Social Issues

Library Databases:

Proquest in the library
Proquest from home

InfoTrac OneFile:
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles including general and academic periodicals, legal resources, religion & philosophy, computers

Opposing Viewpoints 

Websites:
CNN
U.S. and world news, updated frequently. Links to Sports Illustrated and Money  Magazine content.

Yahoo! En Español
Ésta es la versión en español del motor de búsqueda Yahoo! Hay muchas  categorías  para facilitar la búsqueda. 

Yahoo! News
AP stories, New York Times and ABC News.

Seattle Times
National and regional news from Seattle, WA

English and Language Arts

Library Databases:
NoveList
Literature  Resource Center 
Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry

Websites:
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Over 11,000 quotations searchable by keyword or by author index. Tenth edition.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Life, times, and works of William Shakespeare. Includes literary criticism.

SparkNotes
Online study guides on literature and other subjects, written by Harvard subject specialists.

Government

Library Databases:

Proquest in the library
Proquest from home

Opposing Viewpoints 

Websites:
Project Vote Smart
Biographical information and voting records for all U.S. elected officials. Current issues, biographies, and financial information for candidates for office. 

Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet
Describes the legislative process and committees. Full text of new bills and public laws.

Washington official state government site.
http://access.wa.gov/  

Port Townsend City Council

History & Biography

Library Databases:

Proquest in the library
Proquest from home

Opposing Viewpoints
Biography Resource Center

Websites:
African American Registry
Encyclopedia of African American biography, history, and poetry. Organized by calendar year and by subject.

Biography.com
Biographies of 25,000 well-known people - past and present.  

Native American Indians: Facts for Kids
Information on over 33 Native American tribes, including Chippewa (Ojibwe).

Presidents of the United States
Facts, election results, cabinet members, and notable events for each of the presidents.

This Day in History
Choose a day of the month to find out what happened in past years. From the History Channel. 

Math

Websites:
Webmath
Fill-in forms will solve your math problem instantly and explain step by step. For math basics to trigonometry and calculus.

Create a Graph
Create and print or save graphs and charts for homework papers and projects.

A+ Math
Flashcards, worksheets, and games to help you practice math skills.

Ask Dr. Math

EMR: Exercises in Math Readiness

Fact Monster

Primary Sources

Library Databases:
Proquest Historic New York Times in the library
Proquest Historic New York Times at home

Websites:
American Originals: Treasures from the National Archives
Changing exhibit that presents the nation’s greatest documentary treasures.

Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
Historical documents from the pre-colonial era to the present from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Historical Maps Online
Historical Maps of U.S. Cities, National Historic Parks, Memorials, Military Parks  and Battlefields

Our Documents
100 milestone documents of American history

Science

Library Data bases:
InfoTrac Health and Wellness Resource Center
Medline Plus
PubMed

Websites:
Chemicool Periodic Table
Learn the characteristics, states, reactions, forms, conductivity and abundance of all the chemical elements.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide
A collection of websites that give examples of and instructions for science fair projects. From the Internet Public Library.

Fact Monster

Writing & Research

Library Databases:
Literature Resource Center
NoveList

Websites:
Citation Machine
Automatically generates citations using MLA and APA style.

SparkNotes
Online study guides on literature and other subjects, written by Harvard subject specialists.

A+ Research & Writing
Step by step guide to writing research papers.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Search a dictionary or thesaurus. Also provides audio pronunciation.

Thesaurus.com
Find words and their synonyms and antonyms.