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Now that kids are back in school, hitting the books may take a little getting used to. Luckily, there are plenty of online resources that your child can use to help with those difficult homework assignments.

Search Engines

• Ask Jeeves
• KidsClick Web Search for Kids

Dictionary, Theasaurus and Encyclopedia Sites

• Merriam Webster Dictionary
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Encarta Encyclopedia
• Compton's Encyclopedia Online
• The Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia
• Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
• Wordsmyth Dictionary/Thesaurus
• The Virtual Reference desk
• RefDesk

Writing Help

• Writing Tips
• Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation
• RefDesk

Geography

• Altapedia
• 50States.com
• Atlas

Research

• World Factbook
• Research It!
• Education Planet
• Trivia

History

• Biographies
• Almanacs
• History Channel

Help with Foreign Languages

• Translator (BabelFish)
• Word2Word Translator

Help with Conversions

• Units Conversion
• Unit Converter
• Convert It

Government

• Congress/Government
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• The White House