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Resources for Students
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General/All Purpose Resources
Search Tool for Kids
Web search tools designed for kids.
ALA Great Web Sites for Kids
A web site by the American Library Association containing links to numerous other web sites for academic studies.
Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library
Web site links for students provided by the Internet Public Library.
Virtual Middle School Library
This site has web links to just about any resource for students, parents and teachers.
Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world. The entire site is vast collection of more 20,000 resources providing information in 14 main subject groups. The education section provides links to various resources that are specific to education.
FREE is among the most popular K-12 websites maintained by the U.S. Department of Education because of the more than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources offered by dozens of participating federal agencies.
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 37,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education, for students, teachers and parents.
Education Resources This site contains a large number of links to education-related Web resources. It is maintained by Dr. Arlys E. Peterson, Associate Professor, Education Department, University of Sioux Falls (South Dakota). Note: Many of the Web links no longer work and some are provided by commercial entities that charge for their products/services.
Reference Databases
Note: Access to these databases requires the entry of a Lassen Library card number when accessing them from outside the library. From inside the library access does not require a library card number.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Student Edition (for High School students)
With over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Junior Edition - K12 (for Junior High/Middle School students)
With over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kid's Edition - K12 (for Elementary School students)
This periodical database with almost 125 titles, is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, from publishers such as Cobblestones and Scholastic and Time, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids InfoBits (for students in Kindergarten to 5th grade)
A database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Government Resources
U.S. Department of Education
California Department of Education
Lassen County Office of Education
No Child Left Behind
Special Education in California Information and resources to serve the unique needs of persons with disabilities so that each person will meet or exceed high standards of achievement in academic and nonacademic skills.
Exam Preparation
Study Guide Zone offers a series of free study guides on a variety of standardized tests commonly utilized for admissions, licensing, and educational assessment. The site's goal is to provide free study resources and study guides for those students to be adequately prepared for their examination.
Free Test Online Free mathematics and science practice for students taking the SAT, PSAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, GRE, CLEP, GMAT tests and more.
Testing & Education Reference Center
Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals. Note: Access to this database requires the entry of a Lassen Library card number when accessing them from outside the library. From inside the library access does not require a library card number.
Got Test Anxiety? Do your nerves affect your performance on tests? Check out this site for tips on how to deal with your test anxiety and improve your test scores.
Home Schooling Resources
To find your own home schooling resources enter the term "home school" into the internet search engine of your choice.
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is a non-profit membership organization of families who home school their children nationwide. Its strength lies in its attention to active law cases and both state and federal legislation dealing with home schooling; the site also includes links to related news articles.
National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) conducts and collects research about homeschooling and publishes the research journal called the Home School Researcher. The institute has hundreds of research works documented and catalogued on home schooling, many of which were done by NHERI.
About.com:Homeschooling An all encompassing Web site providing links to resources for the home-schooled.
Homeschool.com was created to empower parents to create the ideal school for their child at home and has the founding principle of consistently providing resources, information, and support to all homeschooling families.
HomeschoolMath.net is a comprehensive math resource site for homeschooling parents and teachers: find free worksheets, math ebooks for elementary grades, extensive link list of games, interactive tutorials & quizzes, curriculum guide, and teaching tips articles. The resources emphasize understanding of concepts instead of mechanical memorization of rules.
For High School Students
California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE). Information pertaining to the CAHSEE for students, parents, teachers and administrators.
High School Ace is a Web guide to free quality educational resources for teens. It is financially supported by Quiz Hub and College Advertising.
Science Fair Projects
Science fair project ideas from Ask for Kids.
For the College-bound
Testing & Education Reference Center
Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals. Note: Access to this database requires the entry of a Lassen Library card number when accessing them from outside the library. From inside the library access does not require a library card number.
Federal Student Aid, home to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), is an office of the U.S. Department of Education. Federal Student Aid's core mission is to ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance—grants, loans and work-study programs—for education beyond high school.
Scholarshiphelp.org provides information free of charge to educate students about scholarship access and the necessary requirements for achieving maximum financial aid.
Peterson's provides an estimated 105 million consumers annually with information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, essay editing and instruction as well as resume writing, and career exploration. Free registration is required for most services. Services are both free and fee-based.
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