Free Educational Services and Resources

Official site for ACT Assessment and College Entrance Exam.
http://www.act.org/

College Board offers PSAT, SAT I, and SAT II, info and sample tests, as well as college search and info. Everything you need in one site.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html

Free World University's mission is to provide free online education to everyone worldwide. Learning is absorbing and do-able by their method of breaking down complex concepts into simple fact units that are placed on electronic flash cards. Software remembers exactly which units the student knows, and only shows information that has not yet been mastered. K-12 subjects cover sciences, history, language arts, mathematics, etc.
http://www.freeworldu.org

Journal of Homeschooling Online -- Homefires is the homeschooler's resource center for ready-made curriculum, advice, support and community.
http://www.homefires.com/

Unschoolers Online - a website dedicated to providing detailed and helpful information on everything related to unschooling and homeschooling. You'll find local support group listings, news, articles, book recommendations, links, and more.
http://www.unschoolers.com

Over 40 links to great sites such as CNN News for Kids, BSA Merit Badges and Virtual Field Trips.
http://www.ldshomeschoolinginca.org/

Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers. Elementary through college.
http://www.mathforum.org/dr.math/

A-Plus Math was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Math games, puzzles, flashcards.
http://www.aplusmath.com

Purple Math Need help with Algebra? You've found the right place!
http://www.purplemath.com

Ask Jeeves for Kids-- Have A Question? Just Ask!
http://www.ajkids.com

Neuroscience for kids - Fun variety of projects to study the brain.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Links to University pages for science information. Technical resources for parents or older students. (Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics, Geology, and the Solar System.)
http://missbarbara.net/

Science at Nasa provides astronomy, as well as physical science information, in an easy to use format for children and adults.
http://www.science.nasa.gov/

Discovery School's puzzlemaker enables the user to generate puzzles, word searches, and mazes using words or math problems.
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/chooseapuzzle.html

Webcams, articles, data images, and research from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Research Institute.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Home Page.
http://www.mbaya.org/
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
http://www.mbari.org/

Olga's Gallery - Online Art Gallery Over 10,000 works of art, and information about art and artists from around the world. (Picasso, da Vinci, Monet, Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, to name just a few.
http://www.abcgallery.com/

Building Big is an interactive web site to explore large structures and what it takes to build them. Domes, skyscrapers, bridges, dams, and tunnels.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html

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Curriculum Providers

BYU Independent Study Courses for grades 7-12. There are many excellent online high school course providers. BYU Independent Study offers the least expensive courses we have found online.
http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/select.cfm?type=hs

Common Sense Press is the publisher of Learning Language Arts Through Literature, Great Science Adventures, and other easy-to-use curriculum for homeschoolers.
http://www.commonsensepress.com/

High School Science is a comprehensive high school science curriculum specifically designed for homeschoolers. CD-ROM version includes explanatory videos. Written by a former professor, it is user-friendly and includes quizzes, tests, and hands-on experiments which really can be performed at home. Lab equipment may be ordered separately.
http://www.highschoolscience.com/

Pitsco Lego Educational Division. Math, simple machines, life science, flight, inventions, science experiments and activities.
http://www.pldstore.com

Sonlight Curriculum is a Christian homeschooling company that specializes in literature-based homeschooling curriculum. (Excellent literature resource list.)
http://www.sonlight.com/

Timberdoodle Company has been meeting the needs of Home Educators for more than 18 years. Providing great products at an affordable price. Everything from thinking skills, games, and K'NEX to Wedgits!
http://www.timberdoodle.com/

Veritas Press is a full service curriculum provider with a classical specialization. Emphasizes history studied chronologically. Great resources.
http://www.veritaspress.com

Wildridge Education interdisciplinary educational software for grades 7-12. More than just software, students are guided to see relationships between math and science, astronomy, history, even music. Current titles: Math and the Cosmos, Math and Music, The Bigger World.
http://www.wildridge.com/

Writing Strands was developed by home educators for home educators to develop writing skills. Elementary through high school and college prep.
http://www.writingstrands.com/

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Support Organizations

HSLDA - Home School Legal Defense Association

Legislative information for every state, links to many Christian based homeschooling sites, a wealth of serious home education information.
http://www.hslda.org/

The following are California State home school organizations. To find a local support group or organization click on the HSLDA site above for listings of home school organizations at national, state, and local levels.

California Homeschool Network

A statewide grassroots organization dedicated to protecting the fundamental right of parents to educate their children.
http://www.californiahomeschool.net/

Christian Home Educators Association of California

State organization for Christian based educators.
http://www.cheaofca.org/

The HomeSchool Association of California

Welcomes anyone with an interest in homeschooling. State organization with full section of links for special needs kids.
http://www.hsc.org/

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