Homework & Research Help for Teens
Homework Tips
There are loads of resources to help you with your homework. Library databases have lots of useful information that’s not necessarily available through Google. Plus, you know you can trust this information. Many websites can also help you with your homework, but make sure you’re safe while surfing the Internet, that the websites you find are from reliable sources, and learn how to cite those sources.
Library Databases – Library Card Required
The “databases” here have lots of information not typically available through the Internet.
![]() |
Real life – real answers. |
![]() |
“Learn almost anything for free.” 3300 videos explain many subjects. |
Websites
The following websites that have been reviewed by librarians and are recommended as good starting points to help with your homework:
Can You Trust That Website?
Anyone can build a website, so you need to make sure the ones you’re looking at are from people you can trust. Here’s how…
![]() |
Evaluating Information Sources From UBC |
![]() |
Evaluating Websites: A checklist [PDF] |
Internet Safety
![]() |
Created by the RCMP. |
![]() |
Topics range from cyberbullying, cell phones & texting, Internet & mobile, queer representation, and more… |
Citing Sources: Writing a Bibliography
What’s a bibliography?
It’s a list of all the books, articles, websites, interviews or movies that you used to create your project or report.
Why do I need a bibliography?
It’s important to give credit to the people whose work you used for your report. And it gives you, your teacher and anyone else who reads your report a chance to refer to those sources for more information.
How do I write a bibliography?
There are different ways you can do this and your teacher will tell you which they prefer (if they haven’t, just ask them).
![]() |
How to Write a Bibliography |
![]() |
Write a Bibliography |