The sites below may be of help to students completing assignments at FACS. Teachers and students may share suggestions for other helpful sites by contacting the FACS webmaster.
General Homework Help
eduplace.com—geography, spelling, definitions, grammar, brainteasers and games for students in grades 3-8
educationplanet.com—K-12 online research in language arts, geography, math, social studies, science & technology, art and music
Encarta homework—help with homework in various subjects
school.discovery.com—math, foreign language and brainteasers for junior and senior high school students
nationalgeographic.com/homework/—animals, places, history/culture, art and science, maps/geography
factmonster.com—science, math, government, history, people and sports information
answersingenesis.com—information contrasting creation with the theory of evolution
Encyclopedias/General Reference
online encylopedias and dictionaries—site has extensive list of links to general and specialized materials
bartleby.com—encyclopedia, fact book, dictionary, etc.
almanac.com—North America's Old Farmer's Almanac
refdesk.com—links to search engines, reference information, weather, news, etc.
infoplease.com—daily and children's almanacs, dictionary, atlas and encyclopedia
Dictionaries & Thesauri
American Heritage Dictionary—dictionary plus encyclopedia, thesaurus and quotations
Merriam Webster Dictionary—online dictionary, thesaurus and word games
yourdictionary.com—more than 1,500 dictionaries representing various languages
thesaurus.com—simple translator, word games, word of the day
Maps and Geography
National Geographic Map Machine—generate your own simple printable map
atlapedia.com—full-color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world
randmcnally.com—rudimentary online maps and sales for commercially produced maps
earthlinks— Earth sciences & map library from the University of California at Berkeley
Research and Writing
Tennessee State Library—When linked to this site, choose Shelby County, then choose FACS. Through membership in this library, FACS provides a vast network of online data.
research paper writing—links take you through the process of writing a research paper
mla.org—answers frequently asked questions about MLA citation style
citationmachine.net—initeractive tool that helps you credit information properly
rapidcite.com—a simple look at works cited
Purdue University online writing lab—here's how you can avoid plagiarism
writing about history—defines primary and secondary sources (with examples of each) and provides a guide to writing history papers
World and Local News
Special Interest