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  • Phase 3 opening
  • Events
  • Children
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  • About Us
    • Contact Us
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    • Holiday Closings
    • Long Range Plan
    • Technology Plan
    • Policies >
      • Circulation Policy
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      • Unattended Children Policy
      • Disruptive Behavior Policy
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HOMEWORK HELP

Broken Links -  if you find any links that do not work please contact the library at nsplkids@gmail.com Thank you


Find Books Here
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From your Library
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Online lessons
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Reference Resource Center
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Student World Book Encyclopedia

General Homework Help
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How to do Research
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Website Evalutaion
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Smithsonian Education Students - a place for kids to explore, discover and learn
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Smithsonian Kids
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Grammar:
  • Parent Primer: Grammar - learn parts of speech and review sentence fundamentals. 
  • Kids Place (K-5) - site by Houghton Mifflin an educational publisher.  Try Grammar Blaster and Wacky Web Tales
Writing Skills
  • How to Write a Book Report: First Rate Book Report - a how-to article          
  • How to Write an Essay:
                               Basic
                               Advanced
                               5 Paragraph Essay
  • How to Write a Bibliography:
                              General Format - from Fact Monster
  • Story Bird - this is a site for writing and publishing stories using prompts.

Literature:
  • Starfall
  • Learn to Read - the beginnings
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Don't forget the homework areas in Scholastic's Homework Hub and Fact Monster's Homework Center.  These links can be found in the left column.

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  • MATH BASEBALL - play baseball using math skills
  • MATH GAMES
  • COOL MATH 4 KIDS - lessons, games and more
  • FACT MONSTER MATH - lessons and games.  Please note this site does not cover beginner math
  • MATH BLASTER - "refine your skills through lessons and arcade-like games." This is a link to a free trial and this site required registration
  • STANDARD GRAPHING CALCULATOR
  • METRIC CONVERSION - site to convert American measurements into metric measurement.

MONEY
  • PETER PIGS MONEY COUNTER
  • CHANGE MAKER
  • MONEY METROPOLIS - learn about budgets, earning, spending and saving money
  • THE STAR BANKS ADVENTURE - learn how to reach your financial goals.  A great game created by T.Rowe Price
  • U.S. ECONOMY AND MONETARY POLICY - learn how the fed affects our economy

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a touch of everything 
  • Kids Discover- a site for kids to explore the world around them
  • Metric Conversion - place to convert American measurements into metric

Plants and Photosynthesis
  • Dan the Gardener - gardening site for kids.  Check out the sections on compost, seeds and the plant dictionary.
  • Arbor Day Foundation: Trees - everything you want to know about trees. Sections of special interest: What Tree is That and the Tree Guide
  • Plant Basics - the basics to plants with a hint of photosynthesis
  • Agriculture in the Classroom - great site to explore farms and your food
  • The Plant List - great place to investigate types of plants

Space
  • Lunar and Planetary Institute
  • NASA for Kids
  • NASA's Space Place
  • Astronomy
  • Birthday Stars - Planet Science just for fun - find a star's whose light has taken your age to get to earth
  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey
  • To Infinity...and Beyond! Did you know that Buzz Lightyear spent over 15 months on the International Space Station?  See his mission training here. - just for fun

People in Science
  • African American Scientists
  • Famous Scientists
  • Inventors - Smithsonian Spotlight Biographies

Natural Disasters
  • FEMA - the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - learn how to be prepared for an emergency
  • Earthquakes - U.S. Geological Survey - all the information you could wish for about earthquakes.
  • Volcanoes - National Geophysical Data Center's Volcano location data base
  • For more information visit our Multi-Use Sites in the column to your left.

Human Body
  • Kid's Health - learn all about your complex body.
  • Tour the Human Body
  • Explore Your Body (for more links to Body Systems)

How Things Work
  • How Stuff Works
  • Exploratorium

Projects
  • Science Buddies - great place for science project inspiration
  • Science Experiments - just a few that you can try at home

Weather
  • Web Weather for Kids
  • Weather Whiz Kids
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Animals
  • Endangered Animals - there is "no one official endangered species list but many." This list is a selection from other lists from U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
  • San Diego Zoo Kids Page
  • World Wildlife Fund 
  • National Wildlife Federation - this is a link to their Wildlife Library dedicated to U.S. Species

Rocks and Minerals
  • One Geology
  • Geology 101 - National Geographic Kids
  • Geology - Kids Discover Online

Dinosaurs
  • Dinosaur Sue - please note the "visit the exhibit" link is no longer active as the exhibit is no longer at the museum.  The other educational links are still active.
  • Curse of the T-Rex - this is a NOVA presentation
  • Dino Directory

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World History
  • World Factbook - check out the interactive map and flags of the world
  • World Flag Database
  • Countries of the World 
  • National Geographic Kids History
  • World History - by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Cultures
  • Native American Facts
  • Native American Tribes
  • Native American Legends
Holidays and Traditions
  • Holidays and Festivals
  • Christmas Celebrations
  • Christmas Traditions
U.S. History
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Constitution
  • Bill of Rights
  • America's Story  - by the Library of Congress
  • Smithsonian History Explorer
  • Smithsonian - Our Story​
  • Explore the States
Government
  • Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government (ages 4-8)
  • Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government (ages 9-13)
  • Kids in the House 
  • CIA
  • FBI- Kids Page
​Geography​
  • National Geographic for Kids

Contact

Phone: 401-767-2780
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Address & Hours

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Slatersville, RI 02876
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM-8:00pm, Friday 10:00-5:00pm
Saturday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM beginning Oct. 3

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