Digital Resources for Middle/High School Students

Digital Resources for Middle/High School Students
Reading/Language Arts
Mathematics
PARCC Practice Questions http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english/
Students can choose their grade level and practice
taking an assessment on the computer.
PARCC Practice Questions http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math/
Students can choose their grade level and practice taking an
assessment on the computer.
Time for Kids - http://www.timeforkids.com/
A place for students to read articles about current
events, sports and even get help for their
homework.
Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/
The ultimate free resource for online video tutorials. Sign
up for a free account and track your child’s progress
through a variety of math skills.
Learning Today - http://www.learningtoday.com/
Students can choose their grade level, take a tutorial
lesson and then practice what they learned. Click on
Reading Comprehension for practice activities or
games for a more interactive approach.
First In Math - http://www.firstinmath.com/
Online math practice and games. See your child’s school for
his/her username and password.
Chomp Grammar - http://www.chompchomp.com
Free grammar definition, games and activities for
students of all ages.
Fun English - http://www.funenglishgames.com/
Quizzes, videos and games to help students practice
reading, writing and grammar
Citation Machine - http://www.citationmachine.net
Help with citation writing for all different styles.
Research Guide - http://www.aresearchguide.com/
Helps students learn how to research and write
scholarly papers.
Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/
A great place to start researching information for
papers.
IXL - http://www.ixl.com/
Thousands of math questions broken down by topic.
Students can start for free but a subscription is required for
full access.
Daily Life Math http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath
Students can explore how math is used in everyday life.
Interactive Math Activities – The following websites all
provide free math practice through games on a variety of
math topics.
http://www.analyzemath.com/algebra.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/
http://www.sosmath.com/
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c71/challenge.htm
http://www.teachrkids.com/
http://www.arcademics.com/
https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/
Digital Resources for Middle/High School Students
Virtual Field Trips
Science
Antarctica
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/index.html
Collection of the Best Science Simulations
https://phet.colorado.edu/
Easter Island
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/
Dissect a Frog
http://froggy.lbl.gov/virtual/
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection.html
Free Online Lab Simulations
http://onlinelabs.in/
Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/history/museums/online_exhi
bits.cfm
Online Games, Simulations and Science News
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/online_science.aspx
Great Wall of China
http://www.thechinaguide.com/index.php?action=act
ivity/greatWallOfChina
Gettysburg (Civil War)
http://www.virtualgettysburg.com/
Ancient Greece
http://www.ancientgreece.com/gallery/
National Museum of Natural History
http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/#
Physics Simulator
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/index.html
Interactive Simulations
http://mw.concord.org/modeler/index.html
Advanced Explorations of Cells
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/biolink/j_explorations/
explorations.html
Advanced Science Simulations
http://freezeray.com/
Khan Academy Science
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology
Typing
Dance Mat Tying (easy to search from Google)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr
Comprehensive Typing Practice
http://www.typing.com/tutor/courses/
Learn to Type
http://www.keybr.com/#!game
Multiple Advanced Lessons
http://www.typingclub.com/typing-qwerty-en.html
Race Against Other Typers
http://play.typeracer.com/
Good For All Subjects
Hippocampus - http://www.hippocampus.org/
Free video lessons, activities and links to other educational
content.
Discovery Education http://www.discoveryeducation.com/students/
Office 365 - http://loginmicrosoftonline.com
Create, edit, share and collaborate on documents online.
See your school for your login information.
RefDesk - http://www.refdesk.com/
Online help for a variety of subjects and grade levels
including news and research tips.