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Teen Resources


Brainfuse Homework Help has extended their live tutoring hours. Live help is available in all major subject areas every day from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST.
New services: Live Chess Tutoring and Live FAFSA Help.

Teen Community Service Opportunities-Here is an updated list of our community service opportunities available to North Babylon teens, 6th -12th grade only.

Teen Research Center

General Resources

Britannica School Edition– Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources for Middle and High School.

Culturegrams-Provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture.

National Archive-Resources for At-Home Learning. Resources for all levels, weekly webinars and activities.

ReadWriteThink-Provides a wide variety of study materials and interactives to help students with key literacy areas including writing, reading, arithmetic.

Smithsonian Learning Lab-The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources.

Test Prep-Websites and online resources to help students prepare for the big test or project.

Biographies
Biography Reference Center-you’re looking for Andrew Jackson or Michael Phelps, this resource will provide you with in-depth information about well-known public figures.

Health Projects/Social Issues
Opposing Viewpoints-Full-text articles, audio clips, video clips, images, and interactive maps are available on a variety of topics. This resource is especially helpful when having to complete pro/con papers.

History/Government
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
History Reference Center-Comprehensive, full text, history reference database designed for secondary schools and undergraduate research. Features full text for 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books.

Magazines/Newspapers
General OneFile(magazine articles)
Newsday
Newsday Historical
New York Times Historical

Science Experiments/Science Fair Projects
Science Online-Provides a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines. Access biographies, diagrams, experiments, timelines, articles, a dictionary, and a conversion calculator.
Science Reference Center<-Access science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and more.

Additional Research Tools
Access all of the databases that the Library has to offer. Browse by subject or search by database.