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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.)
BYU Hawaii Language
Center (Welcome to the Brigham Young University-Hawaii Language Center's
"CNN Newsroom and Worldview for ESL" web exercises.)
Welcome to Free SAT1
Prep! (A site for free SAT 1 Preparation)
5 paragraph
essay (A site to learn about the Five Paragraph essay.)
Advice
on Research and Writing (Primarily for Computer Scientists)
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.)
For international student
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.
http://www.oed.com (The Oxford
English Dictionary)
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.)
World News Digest (An excellent site for primary history research.)
Electric Library (The excellent starting point for research, search for newspapers, books, pictures, maps, TV and Radio Transcripts.)
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 - Learn more about the top of the world from people who explore it.
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.)