Tutors

Tutors from the Rutgers Tutoring Plus program are often available in our Teen Room and/or Children's Room after school: There should be at least one tutor available from 4 - 7 PM Monday - Thursday, when Rutgers is in session.

For additional resources, here is a link to a database of state-approved supplemental educational service providers (also known as tutors).

Looking for information?

Try these databases:

• EBSCO Kid Search (grades 3-6)
  (Access limited to in library use, or accessed through JerseyClicks.com)
  With categories such as Animals, In the News, Science, Math, and Geography, this database is useful for students who are having difficulty with their homework. Students can browse through the Dictionary or Encyclopedia features or search for an image that relates to their assignment.
• Searchasaurus (for ages 3 - 7)
  (Access limited to in library use, or accessed through JerseyClicks.com)
  Ebsco's useful service will help both children and their parents by enabling them to search thousands of articles, an online general encyclopedia, and a ton of information about animals from around the world.
• World Almanac for Kids Online
  A product of Facts on File, this database provides a wide array of information on various subjects.
• World Book Online for Kids
  (Use your New Brunswick library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
  This site offers easy-to-read articles, engaging multimedia, games and science projects for younger children. It also includes animated tutorials for different online skills, and printable teaching worksheets and lesson plans.
• World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil
  (Use your New Brunswick library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
  This database is ideal for Spanish-speaking children. Its visual dictionary and bilingual features provide content for young learners switching between Spanish and English.

Or, try these general reference sites:

• www.factmonster.com (all sorts of information!)
• www.ipl.org/div/kidspace ("information you can trust!")
• www.kidsclick.org (“web search for kids by librarians”)
• http://gws.ala.org ("great websites for kids" with various subject areas)
• www.scholastic.com/kids/homework (a "homework hub")
• www.bjpinchbeck.com (this homework helper proclaims: “if you can’t find it here, you just can’t find it!”)
• www.acronymfinder.com (provides definitions of abbreviations)
• www.onelook.com (a dictionary search)

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Also, check out the subjects below for more specific information!

Art History

• www.renaissanceconnection.org (The Renaissance)
• www.imamuseum.org (African art)
• www.mos.org  (Leonardo Davinci)

Art

• www.kid-at-art.com (art lessons)
• www.artsconnected.org (learn the basics)
• www.artjunction.org (art inspiration)
• www.moma.org  (modern art)
• www.artlex.com (dictionary of artistic terms)
• www.covenantworks.com (fun and informative art games)

Computer art

• jacksonpollock.org (abstract art creator)
• labs.ideeinc.com (search for flickr images using color)
• artpad.art.com (digital painting website)

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• www.omnibiography.com (general, with an explanation of what a biography is)
• www.libraryspot.com/biographies  (general—categorical)
• www.infoplease.com/people.html (general)
• www.achievement.org (general)
• readwritethink.org  (biography project cube creator)
• www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents  (US Presidents)
• www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies  (First ladies)
• seattletimes.nwsource.com  (Martin Luther King Jr.)
• www.annefrank.com/  (Anne Frank)
• www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio  (Black history)
• www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio  (Hispanic heritage)
• www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/bio (Women’s history)
• www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/poets/bio (poets)

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• english-zone.com  (general)
• www.starfall.com  (early literacy)
• www.bookwink.com  (reader’s advisory)
• www.guysread.com  (books for boys)
• http://en.childrenslibrary.org  (e-books)
• Shakespeare 
• Poetry 
• Coretta Scott King Award
• Newbery Medal
• Caldecott Medal

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• mathcentral.uregina.ca  (searchable database of math information)
• mathforum.org (mathematics foundations)
• www.mathisfun.com (comprehensive guide to math)
• www.aaamath.com (math help sorted by grade level)
• www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/ (math in daily life)
• www.coolmath4kids.com (fun math help)
• www.mathslice.com (online and printable math help)
• www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com (dictionary with pictures)
• www.calculator.com (calculator)
• multiplication.com (multiplication)
• www.funbrain.com/cashreg (help understanding money math)
• www.themint.org (money help)
• www.convert-me.com (conversion)

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Science Fair Ideas

• www.sciencebuddies.org

Weather

• www.weatherwizkids.com
• www.hurricanehunters.com
• www.fema.gov/kids
• eo.ucar.edu/rainbows
• weatherforkids.org

Biology and health

• www.mbgnet.net/bioplants
• www.madsci.org
• kidshealth.org
• www.innerbody.com
• www.cellsalive.com
• www.bam.gov

Earth Science

• volcano.oregonstate.edu
• earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids
• www.mbgnet.netl

Chemistry

• www.chem4kids.com
• periodic.lanl.gov

The Environment

• toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
• www.nrdc.org/greensquad
• alligatorboogaloo.com/kids
• www.backyardnature.net

Dinosaurs

• www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinosaur
• dinodictionary.com

Space

• Exploring the Universe @ your Library (This page lists many different space-related sites for kids, teachers, and parents!)
• hubblesite.org
• spaceplace.nasa.gov
• www.fourmilab.ch/earthview
• ciencia.nasa.gov (en espanol)
• www.astronomy.com
• nineplanets.org
• library.thinkquest.org
• www.cosmos4kids.com
• coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu ("Ask an Astronomer for Kids")

Other

• www.smm.org/explore
• yucky.discovery.com

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• kids.nationalgeographic.com  (general social studies)
• www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews (current events)
• www.history.com/this-day-in-history (today in history)
• www.50states.com (USA)
• www.americaslibrary.gov (America)
• odur.let.rug.nl/~usa (American history)
• www.atlapedia.com (countries)
• www.cia.gov/world-factbook (countries)
• www.kids.gov (government)
• bensguide.gpo.gov (government)
• www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov (state and local government)
• www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk (slavery)
• www.pantheon.org (world mythology)
• www.learner.org/interactives/middleages (medieval history)

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