Academic Resources

Grades 9 & 10

English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies etc.

English

Visual Thesaurus an interactive dictionary and thesaurus.

Shakespeare Online with hopes of providing free, original, and accurate information on Shakespeare to students, teachers, and Shakespeare enthusiasts.

Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device.

SparkNotes is a resource you can turn to when you're confuzzled. We help you understand books, write papers, and study for tests. We're clear and concise, but we never leave out important info.

Quiz Hub lists online resource for high school English students including grammar guides, a citation generator, research and writing guides, poetry resources, quizzes and games for all grade levels.

Read Write Think for grade 9 & 10 provides interactive tools that help you accomplish a variety of goals—from organizing your thoughts to learning about language—all while having fun.

Dictionary.com is the world’s largest and most authoritative free online English dictionary and thesaurus reference resource.

Mathematics

Homework Help Online: The Ministry of Education has started an new initiative for students in Grades 7 to 10 math. The on-line service provides countless resources (lessons, interactive activities, videos, practice exercises, tutoring services and more). This service is monitored everyday and tutoring is provided by real teachers Mondays to Thursdays, between the hours of 5:30 and 9:30. Best of all, it's free. http://homeworkhelp.ilc.org

EQAO stands for Education Quality and Accountability Office. This organization creates, regulates and evaluates the standardized tests for Grade 9 math and Grade 10 literacy for the province. This website has resources (like previous tests and solutions) to help students and parents prepare their child for the EQAO assessments. http://www.eqao.com

CK12: A California-based non-profit organization striving to reduce the cost of, and increase access to, K-12 education in the United States and worldwide. A leading provider of open educational resources, CK-12 provides free and fully customizable K-12 educational materials aligned to state curriculum standards and tailored to meet student and teacher needs. http://www.ck12.org/student/

Math Forum @ Drexel: Offers a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; and collaborations. Click on the Math Tools link to explore the world of online tools for understanding math concepts and “talk” with teachers who use them and developers who create them. http://www.mathforum.org

Math.com is dedicated to providing revolutionary ways for students, parents, teachers, and everyone to learn math. http://www.math.com

Wired Math: Here, you will find fun resources and online games for teachers, parents, and students in grade 7, 8 and 9. http://cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/wired_math

Teacher Tube: An online community for sharing instructional videos which are educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. http://www.teachertube.com

Wolfram Math World: The web's most extensive mathematical resource, provided as a free service to the world's mathematics and internet communities as part of a commitment to education and educational outreach by Wolfram Research, makers of Mathematica. http://mathworld.wolfram.com

Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing: The CEMC has become Canada's largest and most recognized outreach organization for promoting and creating activities and materials in mathematics and computer science. CEMC develops and administers many internationally recognized contests to help to inspire the next generation of students to develop an interest in and love for mathematics and computer science. http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/past_contests.html

Purple Math: Helping students gain understanding and self-confidence in algebra. http://www.purplemath.com

Science

BioEd Online: Free resources, interactive courses on a wide range of key topics, including genetics/genomics, environmental health and the fascinating science of water. Materials are sorted by topic, making it easy to locate the content most appropriate for you. http://www.bioedonline.org/

CK12: A California-based non-profit organization striving to reduce the cost of, and increase access to, K-12 education in the United States and worldwide. A leading provider of open educational resources, CK-12 provides free and fully customizable K-12 educational materials aligned to state curriculum standards and tailored to meet student and teacher needs. http://www.ck12.org/student/

Science and Technology for Canadians: The Governement of Canada has put together science resources for people of all ages. Ask a Scientist allows you to get answers from real scientists of questions you ask them. sectors.http://www.science.gc.ca

Social Studies

About K-12 STUDY CANADA contains resources in the Canadian Studies academic program by facilitating research, scholarly activity and education about Canada; and provides resources about regional and national communities in public, business, government and education.

Other Helpful Sites

CK12: A California-based non-profit organization striving to reduce the cost of, and increase access to, K-12 education in the United States and worldwide. A leading provider of open educational resources, CK-12 provides free and fully customizable K-12 educational materials aligned to state curriculum standards and tailored to meet student and teacher needs. http://www.ck12.org/student/

Ed Helper: A website which provides additional resources for teachers, students and parents in all subjects at all grade levels. http://www.edhelper.com

Internet 4 Classrooms: A free web portal designed to assist anyone who wants to find high-quality, free Internet resources reinforcing specific subject matter to be used by teachers, parents and students of all ages. http://www.internet4classrooms.com