Online Resources for Students
Online Resources for Student Support in English
Shmoop – provides student friendly assistance and includes guides to often-taught novels, analysis guides
for widely studies poems and poets, and resources for study of the works of Shakespeare. Select
“Literature,” “Poetry,” or “Shakespeare.”
http://www.shmoop.com/
Practice items for English HSA
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/hsa/
MSDE English Online course. Includes instructional modules on concepts assessed on the English HSA.
Select “outline” to view all topics for the course.
Username: English
Password: Student
And select “HSA English Master” to enter the course.
http://msde.mdk12online.org/
Bibiliomania – free, online literature including classical texts as well as book notes and study guides.
http://www.bibliomania.com/
MCPS Homework Help Site – Links to MCPS subscription sites, including the SIRS and ProQuest suites.
These sites are essential for students conducting research in any discipline. Log-in information must be
acquired from the media center of your site school.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/students/homework.aspx
Online Resources for Student Support in Science
Fact Monster - homework help for all Science subjects.
http://www.factmonster.com/homework/hwscience.html
Tutor Vista - homework help for all Science subjects.
http://www.tutorvista.com/science-homework-help
Schoolwork.ugh - homework help for all Science subjects.
http://www.schoolwork.org/science.html
Kapili – provides content support for Biology, Chemistry, geology, astronomy, and physics. Information is
chunked to promote comprehension and can be searched by subtopic.
http://www.kapili.com/index.html
Jiskha - homework help for all Science subjects.
http://www.jiskha.com/science/
Discovery Education - homework help for Life/Physics/Earth Science. Includes links to other sites for more
information.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/science/science_homework_help.html
Hippocampus - provides multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college
students free of charge. Content is correlated to many popular textbooks. Includes Biology, Physics,
Environmental Science
http://www.hippocampus.org/
Practice items - for Biology HSA
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/hsa/
Kids Turn Central - a list of on-line resources for students to help with science homework.
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/sciencelinks.htm
MSDE Biology Online course - includes instructional modules on concepts assessed on the Biology HSA.
Select “outline” to view all topics for the course.
Username: Biology
Password: Student
And select “HSA Biology Master” to enter the course.
http://msde.mdk12online.org/
MCPS Homework Help Site – Links to MCPS subscription sites, including the SIRS and ProQuest suites.
These sites are essential for students conducting research in any discipline. Log-in information must be
acquired from the media center of your site school.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/students/homework.aspx
Online Resources for Student Support in Social Studies
Hippocampus - provides multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college
students free of charge. Content is correlated to many popular textbooks. Includes US History/AP US
History, US Government/AP US Government, Psychology
http://www.hippocampus.org/
Shmoop – provides student-friendly support and includes explanations and analysis of major events and
concepts, resources, primary sources, timelines, and test practice. Select “US History,” “Civics,” or
“Economics.”
http://www.shmoop.com/
MSDE Government Online course. Includes instructional modules on all concepts and content assessed on
the Government HSA. Select “outline” to view all topics for the course.
Username: Government
Password: Student
And select “HSA Government Master” to enter the course.
http://msde.mdk12online.org/
Digital History Online American History Textbook - provides guided readings for students on major US
History topics.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
UShistory.org – includes American History readings and resources. Search by topic.
http://www.ushistory.org/
Practice items for the Government HSA
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/hsa/
Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids – provides explanations of important US Government concepts and
processes in a student friendly manner.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/index.html
MCPS Homework Help Site – Links to MCPS subscription sites, including the SIRS and ProQuest suites.
These sites are essential for students conducting research in any discipline. Log-in information must be
acquired from the media center of your site school.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/students/homework.aspx
Student’s Friend Concise Narrative of World History and Geography – provides students with a basic,
chronological narrative of key events in world history.
http://www.studentsfriend.com/sf/downsf.html
Online Newspapers
Baltimore Sun - http://www.baltimoresun.com/ Gazette Newspapers - http://www.gazette.net/
Sentinel Newspapers - http://www.thesentinel.com/ Washington Post - http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Washington Examiner - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/
Washington Times - http://www.washingtontimes.com/
Online Access to MCPS Required Textbooks
Obtain Access to MCPS Modern World History On-level Textbook Online
Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction
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To create an account, go to: http://activate.classzone.com
Activation code: 2531719-10
Once you type in the activation code, you might be told that this activation code has already been
used, and asked to enter your user name and password. At this time you also have the option of
choosing to create a teacher account.
Obtain Access to MCPS Modern World History Honors Textbook Online
World History: The Modern Era
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Go to: http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com to register and create a class.
Access code: PHSSSE07NTENMDT (case sensitive, the 0 is a zero)
Once there, select “Register”. Then fill in the code to complete the registration and create the user
name and password. Log out and log back in using the new name and password.
Go to http://www.mypearsontraining.com and select successnet to view a video on how to register
and set up classes.
Obtain Access to MCPS US History On-level Textbook Online
America: Pathways to the Present
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Go to: http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com to register and create a class.
Access code: PHSSSE05NTENAHT (case sensitive, the 0 is a zero)
Once there, select “Register”. Then fill in the code to complete the registration and create the user
name and password. Log out and log back in using the new name and password.
Go to http://www.mypearsontraining.com and select successnet to view a video on how to register
and set up classes.
Obtain Access to MCPS US History On-level Textbook Online
The Americans
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Contact Angela M. Stevenson via Outlook for an activation code.
Go to http://www.classzone.com/eservices/index.cfm?fuseaction=facstaff.home and enter your access
information
Online Resources for Student Support in Mathematics
Webmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as
entered by a user, at any particular moment. The math answers are generated and displayed real-time,
at the moment a web user types in their math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers,
Webmath also explains how to arrive at the answer.
http://www.webmath.com/
Brightstorm Math - has video demonstrations of just about every type of math problem in algebra,
geometry, algebra 2, trigonometry, precalculus and calculus. You can also enter your own problem and
get a solution.
http://www.brightstorm.com/math
Hippocampus – provides multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college
students free of charge. Content is correlated to many popular textbooks. Includes Algebra, Calculus,
and Statistics
http://www.hippocampus.org/
Interactivate – has online activities, resources, and discussions for teachers and students to support
exploration in mathematics.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
MCPS's Math Dude offers engaging videos to explain concepts relevant to algebra/pre algebra. You can
download the videos or watch them online.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/itv/MathDude/MD_Downloads.shtm
Math.com - has support for homework and practice on a wide range of math subjects. The practice section
is organized like a curriculum, complete with practice exercises that can be completed online and unit
quizzes.
http://www.math.com/
Practice items for Algebra HSA.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/hsa/
MSDE Algebra Online course – includes instructional modules on concepts assessed on the Algebra HSA.
Select “outline” to view all topics for the course.
Username: Algebra
Password: Student
Select “HSA Algebra Master” to enter the course.
http://msde.mdk12online.org/
Other Student Resources
Preparing for the ACT - testing information, practice tests with scoring keys, and ACT writing prompt with
sample essay responses.
http://www.act.org/aap/pdf/preparing.pdf.
ACT practice test questions – Free, but you cannot submit them electronically for a score.
http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html.
Tips and strategies for each section of the ACT
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Multiple choice questions - http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/subtests.html
Optional writing test -http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/writing.html
Optional writing test - http://www.actstudent.org/writing/prepare/tips.html
ACT Optional Writing Test
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Sample Writing Prompt -- sample writing prompt at to practice and sample scored essays with
comments.
http://www.actstudent.org/writing/sample/index.html
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Building Writing Skills – tips for strengthening writing skills.
http://www.actstudent.org/writing/prepare/build.html
ACT Question of the Day
http://www.actstudent.org/qotd/
SAT Preparation Book testing information, practice tests with writing prompt and scoring keys.
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/sat-preparation-booklet.pdf
SAT Preparation Center – free sample questions, full length practice test with automatic scoring, study plan
guide, tips and strategies for taking the test, and resources for pinpointing skills to focus on.
http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice
ScoreWrite – preparing for the SAT Essay
http://www.collegeboard.com/html/scorewrite_guide.html
College Board SAT Question of the Day
http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice/sat-question-of-the-day
SAT-Wiki – free, wiki-based SAT Prep book (in development).
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/SAT_Study_Guide