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Study Skills Resources and Homework Help:

Ask the Experts:

All Experts from About.com (Grades 4-12) - Well-organized by topics and subtopics
Ask Jeeves for Kids (Grades 2-8) - Type in a question or use the subject-based study tools
CIESE Ask the Experts (All Levels) - Science and engineering education resources
RefDesk Ask the Experts (All Levels) - Links to a variety of "Ask the Experts" websites

Kids' Hub (All Levels)

SchoolWork Ugh! (Grades 4-12)

Research Tools:

42eXplore (Grades 4-12)

Almanacs:

Old Farmer's Almanac (Grades 3-12) - Comprehensive almanac with daily updates

Dictionaries:

Infoplease Dictionary (Grades 4-12) - Searchable dictionary with 125,000 entries
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary from Enchanted Learning (Grades K-5) - Picture dictionary for younger students
Merriam-Webster On-Line (Grades 3-12) - Dictionary, thesaurus and other resources, including Word of the Day and Word Games
One Look Dictionary Search (Grades 6-12) - Search over 900 dictionaries in multiple languages
Word Central (Grades 3-12) - On-line student dictionary

Encyclopedia:

Encyclopedia.com (Grades 3-12) - Searchable encyclopedia, regularly updated
Rudiments of Wisdom (Grades 3-12) - Cartoon encyclopedia organized by subject

Search Engines:

Fact Monster (Grades 2-8) - Fun, searchable site with information on a wide variety of topics
Kids Click! (Grades 2-8) - Web search tool for kids by librarians; organized by keyword or subject/category; school subjects as well and fun stuff
Kids' Search Page (Grades 2-12) - Allows students to search from a list of kid-friendly websites
Yahooligans (Grades 2-8) - Search engine for kids