Student Resources

This is a collection of resources suggested by some of the students at Cushing Academy. If you have resources you would like to recommended please send the URL in a message to the webmaster.

TOEFL (The official site for the Test of English as a Foreign Language.)

Dictionary.com (A wonderful resources for using dictionaries, thesaurus, grammar advice, wireless dictionary access, etc.)

Welcome to Free SAT1 Prep! (A site for free SAT 1 Preparation)

The Five Paragraph Essay

International Student Travel Confederation (The ISTC is a network of the world's leading student travel specialists and has been promoting the cause of student travel for over 50 years. This network of 5000 student travel organization spans over 100 countries.)

Physics.org (The best physics resources, all in one place. Use our search technology to match your question, age and knowledge profile to the handpicked and refereed physics web sites.)

Hyper Physics Textbook (The Physics Hypertextbook™ exists! Read it if you want to learn more about physics. Read it if you need to learn more about physics to achieve some other end. Read it if you are curious about physics or enjoy science in general. It's an interesting diversion and you just might learn something in the process.

How To Study Physics (A site with suggestions on how to study Physics.)

Math Archives (Contains various topics on Pre-Calculus.)

Atlas.com (World Cultures information and maps.)

Calculator.com (Calculators for Standard, Fractions, Scientific, Feet and Inches, Unit Convertors, Mortgage, Loan, Leases, Currency and Time.)

http://www.webct.com/students (The Student Resource Center is an online community dedicated to aiding students in their educational endeavors. Much like the Student Affairs and Academic Support centers on your campus, this community will assist you in your success as a student and address your needs and concerns in many non-academic areas.)

http://www.englishclub.com/ (An ESL online learning website.)

Biography.com/ (Search for information on individuals.)

Education-world (General information for students on many topics.)

Students.gov (For information across campuses and worldwide.)

American Psychological Association (Student information on becoming a psychologist.)

Computer Science Student Resource Site (The purpose of this site is to provide information and links for computer science students. It contains a number of documents that you may find useful in your ongoing computer science education.)

Florida State University Student Resource Page (A nice collection of links helpful to many Students.)

Exploratorium Participatory Museum - Interactive art and science exhibits.

Gallery of Interactive Geometry - Examples and exercises that show the beauty and usefulness of geometry.

International Arctic Project - The Interactive Communications & Simulations group at the University of Michigan (ICS) has served the K-12 and University communities for nearly 20 years. We support a dynamic assortment of innovative educational online and computer-based programs. ICS activities focus on using computers as tools to accentuate and improve classroom learning, often in the form of games and simulation activities.

JASON Projects are a set of projects sponsored by NASA and others with the purpose of getting children involved in and excited about scientific exploration.

Periodic Table of the Elements - Look by atomic number, name or symbol.

Louvre - one of the most famous art museums in the world. It has beautiful pictures you can view, interesting information about the artists and a tour of Paris.

University of California, Museum of Paleontology - Interested in dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals or plants? This is THE place!

NASA - Space shuttle information, Mars exploration and lots more. You can even send them questions on email!

Scientific American (Wonderful articles for scientific exploration.)

Hanover College Physch Department (Career decision information for students interested in Psychology.)

http://www.studenttraveler.com (Designed to motivate and prepare students to travel around the world.)

Jewish Virtual Library (A wonderful resource created by Israel about Jewish History and beyond.)

Palidan.com/ (Great resources for future Law students.)

Prepusa.net (Preparation for ACT, SAT, PSAT, College Boards,etc.)

Collegeboard.com (A useful site for planning your college future.)

Beginner's guide to HTML (Teach yourself HTML)

HTML Topical Index (This is a primer for producing documents in HTML, the hypertext markup language used on the World Wide Web.)

Web Monkey (A quick reference guide for web designers.)

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