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• Wolframalpha.com:  Enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.   Based on a new kind of knowledge-based computing.
• CliffsNotes.com: Get homework help from Cliffsnotes literature notes and study guides, covering literature, Shakespeare, biology, chemistry, math, calculus, history, etc.

Sites to help you study for the United States and Illinois Constitution.

• Constitution Study Guide
• Constitution of the State of Illinois
• National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

Helpful sites related to writing research papers:

• WikiHow:  This wikiHow page summarizes the single steps of how to write a research paper in a broad overview.
• A+ Research and Writing: This is a guide for high school and college students. It provides details, outside links, and a lot of background formation for each step of writing a thesis. In case you weren’t assigned a topic, you will find the chapter on Discovering and Choosing a Topic very helpful. The articles on Info Search, e.g. Learning to Research on the Web or Skills for Online Searching will aid you in finding information.
• Infoplease Homework Center: The article at Infoplease divides the process of writing a research paper into nine single steps. Each chapter contains further steps with straightforward instructions and clear examples. A wiki style menu makes it easy to jump back and forth between chapters.
• How to Write a Paper in Scientific Journal Style and Format: Bates College has published an incredibly thorough guide to writing scientific papers. The first chapter deals with scientific writing, followed by a chapter on how to go about writing the actual paper. Most useful, however, are the “How Do I Write the…” and “How Do I…” sections, that explain the different elements and conventions of a scientific paper.
• Guidelines on Style for Scientific Writing: Will G Hopkins wrote this article that goes into detail on scientific writing, addressing points such as punctuation, abbreviations and acronyms, use of words, and grammar.
• Scientific Writing Booklet: The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arizona offers a free booklet as PDF download.

Helpful websites for computer self-help:

• HP Learning center - Free online tutorial classes 24/7.
• Computer tutorial for beginners - TLN Technology Committee
• Palm Beach County Library computer tutorial for beginners.
• EduMax: Learn Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and more.
• In Pictures Computer Intstruction: Learn With Pictures, Not Words. In Pictures online tutorials are based on pictures, not words.
• Learn That: Computers: Offers free online software tutorials in various topics, MCSE, certifications, popular computer software applications, finance, teaching, etc.

Homeschooling

• Homeschool Central: The place for homeschoolers and those interested in homeschooling to find all of the resources they need including homeschool curriculum choices.
• Homeschool.com