Top 25 Websites for your Sophomore Year U.S.

History
White House for Kids- www.whitehouse.gov This site keep you up to date on current politics. Use the tabs at the top to review specific subjects. Some to look at are: -Inside the White House: History, tour, video -Our Government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial Branches U.S. Constitution- www.usconstitution.net This site has almost everything youd need to know about the U.S. Constitution. This site has an easy to use format and a section under FAQ to answer commonly asked questions. History matters- www.historymatters.gmu.edu/browe/wwwhistory/ This website is a guide to the most useful websites for U.S. history and social studies. Simply choose a topic and you will be brought to selected and screened websites. United states history sites- http://mrkash.com/united.htm This site also has a list of U.S. History topics and links you to easy to understand material on the subject matter chosen.

Science (Chemistry)
The science zone- http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzchem.html This site has many different topics about chemistry, matter, atoms and more. You can look up chemical equations, play games and puzzles and read up on chemistry questions and answers. Chem4kids!- www.chem4kids.com/ Chem4Kids.com is a site that has basic chemistry information. There is information on matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions, and biochemistry. There is also a search feature that allows you to input a keyword and it will check this site for chemistry info. Pretty neat! Top science websites for kidshttp://familyinternet.about.com/od/websitesforkids/tp/science_website.htm If you have a general science question this is the place to go! Great for science project resources.

English
The Purdue online writing guide- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ This site offers over 200 free resources including but not limited to: Writing and Teaching Writing, research,
grammar and mechanics, style guides, job search and professional writing

Barnes & Noble- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/teens-teen-books/379003056 This site is so great for teen readers!!! It has a list of popular teen books by genre.

**PaperRater- http://www.paperrate.com

This site is designed for high school students and above. This FREE site allows you to copy and paste your paper into the system and it will give you a full grammar check allowing you to find mistakes and correct them before turning your paper in. The features of this site are: plagiarism detector, auto grader, spelling and grammar check, style and word choice analysis, readability statistics, and title validation.

Math
Graphing Calculator- http://www.meta-calculator.com/online/ This site gives you access to 4 different types of calculators. A graphing, scientific, matrix, and statistics calculators. This gives you free access to calculators when you are away from the classroom. Math Help- http://www.math.com/ This site provides explanations and sample problems for math concepts ranging from basic math to calculus. If you need a reminder of how to do something this is a good website to visit. Math Help- http://www.math.com/tables This site gives you a list of many of the formulas you will encounter in your math classes here at Bradford Academy. Math Help with video- http://www.khanacademy.org/ This site has short videos explaining hundred of math topics and problems you will see at Bradford Academy. It is a virtual classroom.

Miscellaneous
Merriam-Webster- www.merriam-webster.com Free online dictionary, thesaurus, Spanish-English and medical dictionaries, audio pronunciations, word of the day, and many more high quality items for students Library of congress- www.loc.gov/index.html This site is home to millions of resources! From American History, to prints and photographs, to sound recordings, youll be able to find it here. An easy search box allows you to narrow down your search and this site also has a list of topics that you can choose from if looking for a wide range of information on a broad subject. Edhelper-www.edhelper.com This site is easy to use and it has been around for quite a long time. It is well organized and allows you to practice English, Math, and many other subjects. *Son of Citation machine- www.citationmachine.net At some point this year you will have to site the sources used to write a paper, project, etc. This VERY EASY TO USE site allows you to simply type in the information needed (author, page number, etc), and it will then put this information into the correct format to site your source. I used this for college papers, and still use it today when I site a source on an assignment.

Discovery education- http://www.discoveryeducation.com/students/index.cfm? campaign=flyout_students ( or simply go to www.discoveryeducation.com and click students) Discovery Education offers free student resources that bring learning to life both inside and outside the classroom. We invite you to take a look at our interactive games, videos, contests, virtual labs and activities designed to help you dive deeper into a topic and have fun too!

Presentation Software
Prezi- www.prezi.com
Create maps of texts, images, videos, PDFs, drawings and present in a nonlinear way. Move beyond the slide

Slideshare- www.slideshare..net/login Sliderocket- www.sliderocket.com

Upload your slides, keynote or powerpoint and video. Publish to any webpage

Empressr-www.empressr.com
Rich media presentation tool. Tell your story anyway you like. Add photos, music, video, and audio, and share it publicly or privately in an instant

ACT Prep
ACT Practice Questions- http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/ Dont wait until your junior year to begin practicing and prepping for the ACT. Check out this site and look at practice questions for the ACT to begin preparing yourself today. ACT study guide zone- http://www.studyguidezone.com/acttest.htm This site has a great explanation of what the ACT is, and also ACT test study guides, ACT test flashcards, and ACT test practice questions.