Reference Databases

Homework Help

• American History 102: Civil War to Present Who's who from the Civil War to present.
• BJ Pinchbecks' Homework Help A great site for helping with homework. Covers a wide range of subject areas.
• ChemTeam A tutorial for high school chemistry.
• Encyclopedia Mythica An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legend.
• 50states All-inclusive site about the 50 states.
• High School Hub Click on the Subject heading for great links to more information The study guide section is especially good.
• Information Please Search the information please almanacs on the web.
• KidsClick A search engine and directory for kids and teens.
• Lives, the Biography Resource The largest guide to biography sites on the Web.
• The Math Forum Got a math question? Ask Dr. Math.
• My Homework Helper Homework help for students from first grade through college.
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide An excellent resource from Internet Public Library that links to all sorts of resources for their projects.

Books & Reading

• Best Books for Young Adults Booklists for young adults.
• Bibliography Central! Links to a variety of bibliographies and booklists of interest to teens.
• Cyberteens Artwork, poetry, fiction, games, plus contests for you to enter.
• Meet the Authors Links to popular author and illustrator's websites from Baltimore County Public Library.
• No Flying, No Tights A website reviewing graphic novels for teens.
• Reading Rants Out of the ordinary teen booklists for guys and gals looking for a good read.
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Genreflecting Science fiction and fantasy novels reviews.
• TeenReads Book reviews, author interviews, newsletter, message board for teens.
• WordSmiths An anthology of writing by teens on the web, sponsored by the New York Public Library.

College & Careers

• ACT Assessment Register and prepare for the test designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.
• Brain Track Over 5500 links to Higher Educational Institutions in 161 countries... Search by name, country, or continent!
• CollegeNet An award-winning site that allows you to research colleges and scholarships, take virtual tours of campuses, and apply online.
• College Source Online 23,389 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format.
• College Opportunities Online A direct link to over 9,000 colleges and universities in the US.
• Educational Testing Service (ETS) A gateway to information about the big tests: ACTS and SATS.
• EduPrep Free online SAT preparation.
• FinAid A comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
• 4Tests.com Free online practice for tests such as the SAT, GED and GRE.
• Peterson's Information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration.
• US Department of Education Apply for financial aid online
• U.S. News & World Report - College Ranking Includes a step-by-step guide to college admissions.

Advice & Health

• About Teens Now A wide array of issues from relationships and family to school and health.
• AL-ANON and ALATEEN Support and information for families, friends and others needing the services of Alcoholics Anonymous and Teen Al-Anon.
• Fast Food Facts Find out nutritional information from a number of popular fast food restaurants.
• FDA on the Teen Scene Articles from the Food and Drug Administration relating to teens.
• Fitness.com Articles on nutrition and fitness
• Freevibe Find out drug facts and myths at this site.
• Go Ask Alice Teen questions on a variety of topics are answered through Columbia University's Health Education Program.
• Something Fishy Pro-recovery website all about eating disorders.
• Teencentral.net A help-line site for teens and by teens.
• TeensHealth.org Answers and advice on a range of topics.

Entertainment

• Billboard Music ratings, current top ratings and songs.
• Internet Movie Database Look up movie show times, watch trailers, or search the database of thousands of titles.
• IPL Teenspace Arts and entertainment links for teens form the Internet Public Library.
• MP3.com Download music in MP3 format.
• MusicNet Samples of hits you can listen to from rock to rap and beyond.
• Mxtabs.net Guitar tabs, drum tabs and bass tabs.
• TabCrawler Search fpr all kinds of music tinfo and tons of guitar, bass, keyboard and drum tabs.
• UBL The ultimate band list

Games

• Addicting Games Lots of fun games to play online or download to your computer.
• Bored.com Sites for all ages and interests; new and funny sites updated frequently.
• Candystand.com Online games, both single player and multi-player plus puzzles and more.
• Coffee Break Arcade Free online games.
• Cool Math 4 Kids Try Lemonade Stand and the hard jigsaw puzzles.
• Cool Quiz! Trivia, games, puzzles, and more
• Cyberteens Artwork, poetry, fiction, games, plus contests for you to enter.
• EA Sports Look under each sport to find some free games like NHL 97.
• Electrotank Online gaming.
• Freearcade.com Over one hundred free online games.
• Gamespot Where gamers go to know.
• Gamesville Free games as well as downloads to purchase.
• Jippii! Ringtones, graphics and games to your mobile phone and lots of online games.
• Makaimedia Free games.
• Mazoons Tons of printable mazes.
• Miniclip Free games and shows.
• Pogo Tons of free games.

Current Interest

Elections: The American Way  The Library of Congress' site offers much for 'tweens and teens studying the democratic process.