The links given below are there to help you find answers to homework questions you may have. They cover all areas of study at both primary and secondary level. Where possible, we have included Australian sites.

If you are using sites from other countries, you must allow for different spellings and ways of doing things, even though information may be accurate.

This page looks at other homework helper sites plus sites for specialist areas such as Mathematics and some tools & techniques to consider.

The First Page looks at Australian homework helper sites including those developed by public libraries [local to national] and schools. As well, there is a section for parents, with thoughts about homework and ways of helping your child when they are doing homework. Please note this is about helping them, not doing it for them. It covers everything from providing a suitable work area to ways of accessing resources and even how much [if any] homework needs to be done.

You might also check the :

• Teaching Resources pages;
• The various subject area pages in the Curriculum Information section of the menu;
• The pages in the Reference section of the menu, especially those in the General Reference section;
• Note that all History information is found on one set of History pages;
• For students at the upper secondary level, you may also find assistance in the Tertiary Subjects pages.

We were fortunate in having this page listed as a worthwhile resource by the Sydney Morning Herald’s ICON section in February, 2005, Australian NetGuide in March 2006, March 2007 and February 2009, PC User [NetGuide] for April 2010 and PC User [NetGuide] for April 2011.

Other Sites

• Answers.com
  ‘Offering entries from the world’s leading reference publications along with Q & A from our community’.
• Anyquestions.co.nz
  ‘We offer online homework help to New Zealand school students. Via the AnyQuestions.co.nz website, you can log on between 1pm and 6pm Monday to Friday and talk to a real person about your homework. Our Librarians are specially trained to help you find the answers you need [without giving you the answers of course !]’.
• Ask Kids™
  Similar to Ask Jeeves but for young people. Ask a question and get answers including various media. Click on ‘Schoolhouse’ to go to subject based material.
• B J Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
  ‘If you can’t find it here, you just can’t find it’. One of the really great sites returns to the internet !
• Brightstorm
  ‘Free Homework Help’. There is also test preparation but the videos for homework help in a range of subjects would be the most valuable. There is even a question and answer area for posing your own questions. You need to sign up to use the material but this appears to be Free.
• Chegg.com - Homework Help
  You can access a Free Trial or have a membership from this site.
  Previously listed as Cramster. This has now been taken over by Chegg.
• Credo Reference Specialist
  The previous Free version is no longer available. This is Fee-based.
  Previously Xrefer.
• Cybersleuth Kids
  Described as ‘an internet search guide for the K-12 student’, it provides information through a range of topics, clipart, puzzles, worksheets, colouring pages and games. American based.
• Discovery Education - Homework Helper
  Covers all major curriculum areas and has a large range of videos to watch on specific aspects. American based.
  Previously BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helpers.
• Education Corner^®
  ‘All education topics and resources are sorted by subject and lifestage, so you can find precisely what you’re looking for quickly and painlessly. Whether you’re a high school student, a teacher, a professional, or a mum searching for the best home schooling resources for your children, with over 145 000 indexed websites, we’re confident you’ll find something to help you on your education quest’.
  Well presented !
• FindHow
  A How-to search engine. See full details on the Ask an Expert page.
• eHomework Solution
  ‘We provide email based and live Assignment help and Home work in a variety of subjects. This helps you do your papers, essays, projects and homework better’. Multiple subject areas. Fee-based. Use the guide at the front to find quotes for specific things.
• Fact Monster
  US-centric with a specific homework help section.
• FAQ Kids
  ‘Made for parents and kids looking for answers to the most frequently asked questions children ask. From facts about animals, the earth, the human body and science to interesting information about people, cultures and our language’.
• Free Student Internet Library
  Assistance is provided for students, parents, teachers and general information such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias, homework and study skills assistance.
• HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help
  ‘Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework’.
• Home School Library : Homework Helpers
  ‘These resources are teacher approved and are considered some of the best educational and interactive websites available online. Here are homework helpers for a wide array of subjects’.
  Well presented !
• Homework and Study Help
  Ways of making homework and study easier and more productive.
• HomeWork Elephant
  ‘Welcome to HomeWork Elephant - your first stop for internet resources to help complete your homework assignments. Over 5 000 carefully selected resources to assist with your homework problems !’ UK site.
• Homework Help - Student Resources
  This American site directs students to links for various topics e.g., Countries and Native Peoples, Animals, Art/Drama/Film, etc..
• Homework Helper
  ‘Having trouble finding what you need for school, on the Internet ? Ask Homework Helper’. Canadian site.
• Homework Helpers Centre
  General sections, English, History & Social Studies, Maths and Science. Done especially for children by a US library.
• Homework Spot
  Broken into primary and lower & upper secondary.
• How Products Are Made
  ‘Explains and details the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. The site provides step by step descriptions of the assembly and the manufacturing process [complemented with illustrations and diagrams]. Each product also has related information such as the background, how the item works, who invented the product, etc.’.
• How Stuff Works
  Many complex ideas explained in easy to understand terms. Animated presentations.
• How Things Are Made
  ‘An introductory website for kids and adults showing how various items are made. It covers over 40 different products and manufacturing processes, and includes almost 4 hours of manufacturing video’.
• Infoplease
  Reference material, country profiles and Homework Centre.
• Infoplease Homework Centre
• Infoseek Education Links
  Done in curriculum listings, it provides annotated links for a range of assistance.

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• Jiskha’s Homework Help
  Information in a topic structure and suitable for primary and secondary.
• KidInfo
  Resource for students, teachers and parents. While there is a wealth of help, there is also a special Homework Help section covering all curriculum areas and more.
• Kids Click
  A librarian developed site. A search tool connected to a vast array of links.
• KidsKnowIt
  A great site especially for those who are visual learners and/or like an audio approach. Has movies, games, comics and more as well as specific subject sections. Be aware that being American, Spelling may not conform to Australian settings.
  Highly Regarded !
• Merriam-Webster
  Access a dictionary, thesaurus, word games, daily word, new words & slang, videos and more.
• National Geographic Homework Help
  [History, Geography, Maps]
  Several major sections as well as internal and external links. Worth a visit for nominated fields.
• New York Times Learning Network, The
  Current events and news, designed for older students.
• Quiz Hub
  US site. Material for core learning areas, reference material, study break material and links to related help sites [e.g. Kids Hub, Middle School Hub, Teachers Hub].
  Previously High School Ace and High School Hub.
• Refdesk Fast Facts
  Directories of links leading to tools, information, more. From Almanacs to Weights.
• Schools
  From the BBC. Done in multiple schooling levels, then in subject areas. ‘Learning resources for home and school’.
• Schoolwork Ugh !
  Information under topic headings to provide easier access.
• Skoool.co.uk
  Essentially in the Sciences and for the senior grades.
• StudyJams
  ‘You can find over 200 Jams on topics like The Universe, listen to songs about Landforms, and test yourself on concepts like Range’. Includes Hot Topics and Most Popular jams. From Scholastic.
• Thinkquest
  ‘Over 7 000 websites created by students around the world who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition’. Provides answers for most things you want to know.
• Topmarks
  For secondary students. British based, but still useful and usable information.
• Wikipedia
  Covers a huge amount of information. However, take note if you see comments from the Wikipedia organisers indicating information needs clarification or referencing.
• Yahoo!^® Answers
  ‘Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people’. Questions listed under an extensive range of headings.
• Yahoo!^® Kids Homework Study Zone
  A Study Centre and Homework Help from Yahoo!^® Kids. Use the Study Zone, select from the Directory, ‘Ask Earl’, more.
• Zoom School
  ‘Zoom School is an online elementary [primary] school classroom with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities’.

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Specific Areas

Homework Helpers

• Articles on Specific Topics
• Astronomy
• Biology
• English
• French
• German
• History
  Dominantly US-oriented, but also covers world history [even Eureka Stockade]. Grouped topics.
• Mathematics
• Science
• Spanish

Language & Literature

• Brainmass
  A homework and essay writing help centre with highly qualified people.
  Be aware, this is fee-based.
• Collins Language
  Week in Words, Soapbox, featured book, scrabble checker, quote of the day, word of the day and more. Previously Word Exchange.
• Phorum 5
  An online poetry ‘phorum’ designed to provide homework help. More for secondary than primary by the topics at time of inclusion [e.g. meaning of Robert Browning poems, Mary Coleridge, Robert Frost, comparing Wordsworth and Yeats].
• Vocab Hub
• Shakespeare Questions
  Secondary/Tertiary level.
• Writing Skills
  Find help on writing essays at all levels. Provides basic information to help you.

Mathematics

• Integrated ALGEBRA [Algebra 1], Regents Prep Centre
  ‘Each subtopic below contains a lesson page, an interactive student practice page, and a teacher resource page’. Explanations, samples, activities, more. Developed by a US school district.
• Free Mathematics How-To Library
  Help is provided for 12 areas of Mathematics from Algebra to Trigonometry. Each section has a range of specific topics which are covered, e.g. Algebra → Evaluating Expressions.
• GEOMETRY, Regents Prep Centre
  ‘Each subtopic below contains a lesson page, an interactive student practice page, and a teacher resource page’. Explanations, samples, activities, more. Developed by a US school district.
• Math Help Reference Sheets
  There are 6 reference sheets covering Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry [2] and Calculus [2]. Use these online or download a PDF version. They are quite detailed, especially those online, which have a dual presentation [sheet plus listing].
• Online Teacher’ Resource Network
  A collection of annotated sites which provide assistance in all areas of Mathematics. You now need to click on the Student Sites link on this page to access these.
• Webmath.com
  Help, solved problems, demonstration software, ask a maths expert, everything from Calculus to factorising.

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Science

• FEMA Homework Help
  For those working on weather related topics and/or disasters related to weather. Collection of activities related to this.
• Physics 24/7
  [Physics Homework Help From Experts]
  An absolute wealth of assistance in all areas of Physics. It includes the following sections which are Free : ‘Our glossary provides definitions of terms from acceleration to zeroeth law; Our Physics Tutorial is a collection of articles that teach physics concepts by explaining every day events or phenomena; We have received praise from parents for our Physics Study Skills Articles. Students and teachers can also benefit from our collection of Free self-correcting Physics quizzes found here’.
• Science Tracer Bullets Online
  ‘Contains research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics, lists of resources and strategies for finding more’.

Social Sciences

• Hyperhistory
  2 000+ files covering history.
• JetPunk Geography Quizzes
  A range of interactive quizzes covering areas such as countries, states, cities, flags, currency and more, even city skylines.
• Spartacus Educational
  Links to historical material accessed by specific title, e.g.

• Russia 1860-1945
• Encyclopaedia of British History - 1700-1900
• Also access to newsletters entitled ‘Education on the Internet’ and ‘Teaching History Online’. A further bonus - you can use the additional links at the bottom which provide more information on stated topics.

• Virtual Library
  Good for secondary school staff and students looking for information about international affairs.

Tools & Techniques

• Get Motivated
  Homework/Study Tips.
• Homework Help.com
  Study skills, software and Free lessons.
• ProQuest Study Tips, The
  Homework information and a range of study tips which could be useful.
• Student Dump
  While US based, it provides students with an opportunity to talk to others about their concerns via a forum. Done in levels.
• Study Guides & Strategies
  Tips on studying, classroom work, test preparation and test taking.

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