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Homework Spot
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HomeworkSpot.com is a free homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites together with engaging editorial in one high-utility, educational spot. With the help of students, parents and teachers, our team of educators, librarians and journalists has scoured the Web to bring you the best resources for English, math, science, history, art, music, technology, foreign language, college prep, health, life skills, extracurricular activities and much more. For your convenience, we have made every effort to organize these resources into grade-appropriate categories for elementary, middle and high school.

Information Please
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Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet atwww.infoplease.com. Many things have changed since 1938, but not our dedication to providing reliable information, in a way that engages and entertains.

 
Library Spot
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Welcome to LibrarySpot.com, a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information. We hope that you find LibrarySpot.com to be a useful, engaging and invaluable resource for online research.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information.

Each month, our Web sites offer guidance to more than 40 million visitors. In print, our publications include Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (among the best-selling books in American history) and newly published dictionaries for English-language learners.

All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America, and one of the largest in the world.
National Geographic
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The National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation.

Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab
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jThe Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University house writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue, Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.  Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction

RefDesk
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VISION STATEMENT:   Since 1995, Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.

  Refdesk contains links to over 20,000 external Internet links. Refdesk provides these links for its readers as a convenience and for informational purposes only. These external links do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by Refdesk. Refdesk bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of external links or for that of subsequent links. Please contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

Study Guide
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StudyGuide.org is a collection of resources designed to help students with school online: writing, reading, essays, homework, assignments, literature, and speech. Our most popular pages include the MLA Referencing Format guide and our expert study guides for literature, novels and plays. StudyGuide.org is an online learning resource; your very own english tutor on your computer!