Links for Topic Study

Current Events

This category contains links to newspapers and news sites for learning about current events.

National Geographic

New York Times

The Guardian (United Kingdom)

Washington Post

Wichita Eagle

Government, History, & Geography

Geography

Fun Brain - Interactive U.S. Map with Capitals

Interactive Map of the U.S.

Take a Seat Road Trip Geography

Test Your Geography - World Quiz

U.S. Map Quiz

World Oceans & Maps

Government

Constitution (Preamble & Amendments) – About.com

U.S. Constitution

U.S. History.org - Declaration of Independence

Postal Codes

Khan Academy's American Civics page

History

History Channel - U.S. Presidents

Sporcle - Can you name the Presidents of the United States of America?

Khan Academy
The Great American History Puzzle

iCivics

The National Archives - The National Archives are a great place to find a wealth of information on history, government, geography, just to name a few topics!

Language Arts

Roots - Greek & Latin

8th Grade - Latin & Greek Roots

Greek & Latin Roots

Greek & Latin Roots (Michigan State University)

Greek & Latin Roots of English - TONS of good information!

Greek & Latin Root Word Practice

List of Greek & Latin Roots in English (Wikipedia)

Sentence Structure & Parts of Speech

BBC Skillwise - Sentence Structure

Language Arts Powerpoints

Parts of Speech - Purdue OWL

Parts of Speech - The English Club

Sentence Structure Challenge

Sentence Structure Games

Sentence Structure Practice Game (Quia)

Literature

100 Greatest Novels of All Time (UK Guardian)

About.com Classic Literature - Old & Middle English - Present

American Literature: An Essential Reading List

American Literature (Wikipedia)

Classic Literature - WannaLearn.com

College Bound Reading List

List of Classic Literature

The Ultimate Reading List — Classics That Endure

Top 15 Banned Literary Classics

Mathematics

Khan Academy - This site covers a variety of math & science topics. It has a wealth of information and videos, as well as practice exercises.

Science

Khan Academy - Biology: Body Systems

Biology: Classification

Elements of the Periodic Table

Biology In Motion

I Know That - Science

Inventors & Inventions

Jefferson County Schools - Middle School Science Page

Khan Academy - This site covers a variety of math & science topics. It has a wealth of information and videos, as well as practice exercises.
Nova - This is a great site for all things science!

PhET Interactive Science Simulations  - Interact with and learn about a variety of scientific principles and concepts on this site. Great for experimenting and improving your scientific knowledge.

General

A List of "Ologies" - Study guide for words that end in "ology".

BrainPop - Click on the individual descriptions of concepts for information. You can't log in, but you can open up the Q&A links for information.

FreeRice.com - Practice answering questions on many different topics and "donate" rice through the World Food Program to help end world hunger at the same time! Every question you answer donates another grain of rice to help feed the hungry.

Fun Trivia - A little bit of everything!

JetPunk Study Quizzes - Quizzes on a variety of topics.

National Academic League Finals - Click here to watch the 2010 NAL League Finals.

National Geographic

Quizlet - Constitutional Amendments Quiz