Canadian Secondary Schools
Junior High Homework Help: Grades 9 to 10

All Subjects: School Homework and Learning Aids

• Ask A Teacher (Brain Bank)
  TVOntario’s Independent Learning Centre. Allows you to choose the grade level for online help in any subject.
• Sparknotes: Study Guides
  Created by Harvard students as a home and school study guide for high school students and up.

Botany and Biology: School Homework and Learning Aids

• Atlas of the Body
  Detailed anatomical drawings and an explanation of body systems including the circulatory, nervous, digestive, respiratory and reproductive ones.
• Classical Genetics
  Starts from Gregor Mendal (heredity), progressively advances to Charles Darwin (evolution) and finally to Thomas Hunt Morgan (development: genes and their location on chromosomes).
• The Circle of Life
  Birth, growth, reproduction, and death are natural parts of the natural world.
• Online Biology Book
  Covers a wide range of biology topics, such as, Plants and Their Structure, Biodiversity, and Plant Evolution. Text is suited for Senior High School and University introductory level. Excellent images and diagrams for science projects.
• The Open Door Web Site : IB Biology Topics
  Outlines Biology topics, such as, biochemistry, photosynthesis, genetics, evolution, homeostasis, cells and respiration.
• The Open Door Web Site : Facts and Figures
  Covers Natural Science topics, such as, chemical stimuli, filter feeding, fossil fuels, fungi, plant nutrition, and more.

Chemistry: School Homework and Learning Aids

• Acids and Bases
  Covers subject range from definition of acid and bases: reactions, electrolytes, non-electrolytes, measurement of (pH Scale).
• Gas Laws
  Reviews gas laws: Boyle’s Law, Charles’ Law, the Pressure Law, the Ideal Gas Equation, Avogadro’s Principle, Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures, and Graham’s Law of Diffusion. Also explains the concepts that govern the physical behavior of gases within a closed system.
• Periodic Table of Elements
  The periodic table is the most important chemistry reference. In 1869, the Russian chemist Mendeleev saw the repeating patterns of element behavior and he grouped the elements into rows and columns that matched the behavior patterns: The first "Periodic Table" of elements was born. (Click on an element symbol in the Periodic Table to bring up a page of information on that element: discovery, name derivation, density, boiling point, melting point, and so on.)
• The Open Door Web Site: Chemistry
  Covers the topics of atoms, elements, molecules, compounds, chemical bonding, reactions, states of matter, and more.

Civics: Social Studies and Humanities

• Ancient Philosophy
  Discuses the difficulty of separating philosophy (the love of wisdom) from religion and from science and mathematics. Delves into the importance of questions.
• Canada in the Making
  Has thousands of early Canadian texts for you to use in your schoolwork.
• Facts About Canada
  Provides access to multi-jurisdictional information, services, and programs, who wish to obtain on-line information about the justice system and legal services or references to the federal, provincial and territorial, and municipal laws of Canada.
• The Peopling of Canada
  Examines one of Canada’s most important migration periods. Between 1891 and 1921, millions of migrants left their homelands and journeyed to Canada. (Click on left nav bar of the site to move through the stages of immigration patterns.)
• Religious Faiths of Canadians
  Ranges from ancient religions to modern-day movements. Intended for Canadians to study and appreciate other cultures’ religious practices and beliefs.

Geography and History: School Homework and Learning Aids

• Atlas of Canada
• Blank Outline Maps
  Of Canada and provinces.
• Earth Observatory
  Explores the causes and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data
• Geology and Origin of the Niagara Escarpment.
  Gives information and diagrams on the formation of the Niagara Escarpment.
• Historical Maps of Canada
• History: Canadians at War
• Minerals Give full description of minerals (chemistry, hardness,specific gravity, ...), where found and crystal photograph.
• HRW World Atlas Shows country, continent and ocean floor maps. Also gives details — population, natural resources, language(s) and so on — about each country.
• Soil Erosion - Causes and Effects
  Lists factors contributing to soil erosion.
• The Rivers
  Detailed information, maps and pictures of Canadian rivers.

English and Languages: School Homework and Learning Aids

• English Literature Resources
  Provides resource links for students on English Literature. Also covers best authors for period from 1100 a.d. (Middle English) to present.
• English-Zone.com
  Learn grammar, practice English verbs, idioms, spelling, conversation, and more... Designed for English as a second language. Fun nonetheless.
• Greek and Latin Root Words
  The cornerstone Latin and Greek words, and suffixes and prefixes, from which many English words are derived.
• LanguageGuide.org
  Français: Guide de vocabulaire | French: Vocabulary Guide. Offers sound integrated resources for learning French and other languages. These resources are developed collaboratively with the help of volunteers.
• Learning French
  A self-contained online course prepared by BBC. Guided by a French teacher, you can start from scratch or brush up on a particular topic.

Mathematics: School Homework and Learning Aids

• Algebra Help
  Include lessons with explanations, calculators that give step-by-step solutions to various algebra problems, and worksheets which automatically check answers. (The Web site is accessible free of charge, supported by advertisements.)
• Associative, Commutative and Distributive Laws
  The basic algebraic properties of real numbers.
• BBC Games Math Files
  Aimed at helping students to learn key concepts: Number, Algebra, Shape, Space & Measure and Data Handling. Two animated characters, Pythagoras and Hypatia, introduce 12 fun Shockwave games. Also, provides twelve printable activity sheets. (Click here
  if you need Shockwave 7 plugin.)
• Notes and Basic Algebra Concepts
  Covers the Distributive Law, Cartesian coordinates, Linear Equations, Gaussian elimination, Quadratic Equations, and Polynomials.
• Math School
  Complements Ontario math textbooks for grades 9 to 12. While the textbooks provide only answers to problems, this site contains detailed solutions for those math problems. (Registration required.)

Physics: School Homework and Learning Aids

• Newton’s Laws of Motion
  Outlines the three Laws of motion (inertia, momentum and reaction)
• Physics Animations
  Offers animated visualizations of light waves, polarized light, Brownian motion, molecular structures, magnetic and electrostatic fields, and more.
• Physics Classroom
  Outlines basic terminology and concepts about energy: potential, kinetic and mechanical.

Science: School Homework and Learning Aids

• EcoWorld
  Ecological information about air, water, earth, plants, trees, animals,...
• ExploreLearning.com
  Dedicated to the teaching and learning of science online. Highly interactive multimedia activities designed to allow for experimentation and exploration of scientific concepts. Covers range of subjects and help aids for each grade.
• Geology Time Machine
  Precambrian Time to Phanerozoic Eon (present).
• How Stuff Works
  Learn how everything works.
• Science Aid
  Science content — Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Physiology — that is comprehensive yet easy to understand and which enables every single student to get the highest possible grade.

Learning Online Tutorials

• Chemistry Drill and Practice
  Uses problem and answer drills on many chemistry topics to test your knowledge. Great practice prior to an exam.
• Music
  Learn to read music, hear various musical instruments.
• Nuclear Physics - Past, Present and Future
  Learn the underlying principles of nuclear physics and the history of its development. Discover the uses, from general applications such as medical imaging and radioactive dating, to the more controversial nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.

Writing School, College, and University Reports and Thesis

• A+ Researching & Writing
  For High School and College students. Step by step guide to report/thesis writing.
• Anti-Plagirism Guide
  Plagiarism will cause serious consequences. Learn how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly give credit to those whose works you have borrowed and credited.