Young Adult Academic Resources
Do you need help finding resources to use to help your study or research? Check out this list of linked websites and databases that might help you find the information that you are looking for!
General Academic Resources
Khan Academy: a free site to help students that might be struggling with a variety of subjects. There are comprehensive lessons, practice problems, and more to explore! You can even use it for LSAT, SAT, and MCAT test prep!
Quizlet: A great study tool that allows the user to create flashcards, practice tests, and other study activities.
Knowt: An AI tool that turns notes into short quizzes for quick concept review.
English/Reading
How to Write a Research Paper Guide from Grammarly: This comprehensive guide shows you how to write a research paper as well as lists other tools and resources that might be helpful during the process.
Purdue Online Writing Lab Research and Citations: Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab has information to help students ethically conduct and use research for their own projects including different citation styles, information about citation generators, and more.
NoveList Plus: Having a hard time choosing something to read? You can use your library card to access this database to choose that next great read of yours in this database. Requires a library card.
Foreign Language
BBC Languages: free, comprehensive online resource for language learning. There are 30+ different languages to choose from!
Duolingo: an app that provides bite sized lessons and games to aid users in learning a foreign language.
History and Culture
Best of History Websites: Created by EdTeachTeacher, this portal “contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.”
Google Arts and Culture: “We work with cultural institutions and artists around the world. Together, our mission is to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online so it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere.”
Internet History Sourcebooks: “a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Primary sources are available here mainly for use in high-school and university/college courses.”
Math
GeoGebra: Free Online Graphing Calculator
Paul’s Online Notes: detailed notes, cheat sheets on various math topics like calculus, trigonometry, and algebra.
Wolfram MathWorld: a free online math encyclopedia that covers a wide range of topics.
Science and Technology
Code.org: Great for beginners interested in learning coding basics.
Edheads: a non-profit organization dedicated to providing experiences that inspire users to explore STEM fields. There are games, mysteries, and information about STEM careers on this fun website.
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): Hosted by the National Museum of Natural History, their mission is “To increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource.”
Scratch: Interactive website created by MIT that allows youth to create interactive stories, games, and animations to share with others.
Health and Wellness Resources
Athleteally: "Athlete Ally believes that everyone should have equal access, opportunity, and experience in sports — regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression." Check out their guide about navigating trans sports bans.
Girls Health: comprehensive resources geared toward teen and tween girls relating to relationships, nutrition, illness, drugs and alcohol, bullying and more.
Nemours TeensHealth: provides health resources for children, teens, and adults.
Young Men’s Health: this website developed by the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital to provide health information for teenage boys and young men.
Mental Health
National Suicide Hotline: 24-hour hotline that connects you to a trained counselor that will provide support and share resources.
Take Charge of Your Health: a resource for teens to help them make healthy choices regarding nutrition and physical activity.
The Trevor Project: suicide prevention and crisis intervention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth under the age of 25. Get in touch with them by visiting their website and using the chat feature, call 1-866-488-7386, or text ‘START’ to 678-678.
Other
Centerlink: Centerlink's "mission is to strengthen, support, and connect LGBTQ community centers." You can find LGBTQ+ Community centers in your area by following the link.
Do Something: an organization led by youth that aims to educate users about social justice movements and how one can get involved.
Teen Ink: an online magazine publication with both fiction and nonfiction articles written for teens by teens.
Khan Academy: a free site to help students that might be struggling with a variety of subjects. There are comprehensive lessons, practice problems, and more to explore! You can even use it for LSAT, SAT, and MCAT test prep!
Quizlet: A great study tool that allows the user to create flashcards, practice tests, and other study activities.
Knowt: An AI tool that turns notes into short quizzes for quick concept review.
English/Reading
How to Write a Research Paper Guide from Grammarly: This comprehensive guide shows you how to write a research paper as well as lists other tools and resources that might be helpful during the process.
Purdue Online Writing Lab Research and Citations: Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab has information to help students ethically conduct and use research for their own projects including different citation styles, information about citation generators, and more.
NoveList Plus: Having a hard time choosing something to read? You can use your library card to access this database to choose that next great read of yours in this database. Requires a library card.
Foreign Language
BBC Languages: free, comprehensive online resource for language learning. There are 30+ different languages to choose from!
Duolingo: an app that provides bite sized lessons and games to aid users in learning a foreign language.
History and Culture
Best of History Websites: Created by EdTeachTeacher, this portal “contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.”
Google Arts and Culture: “We work with cultural institutions and artists around the world. Together, our mission is to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online so it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere.”
Internet History Sourcebooks: “a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Primary sources are available here mainly for use in high-school and university/college courses.”
Math
GeoGebra: Free Online Graphing Calculator
Paul’s Online Notes: detailed notes, cheat sheets on various math topics like calculus, trigonometry, and algebra.
Wolfram MathWorld: a free online math encyclopedia that covers a wide range of topics.
Science and Technology
Code.org: Great for beginners interested in learning coding basics.
Edheads: a non-profit organization dedicated to providing experiences that inspire users to explore STEM fields. There are games, mysteries, and information about STEM careers on this fun website.
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): Hosted by the National Museum of Natural History, their mission is “To increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource.”
Scratch: Interactive website created by MIT that allows youth to create interactive stories, games, and animations to share with others.
Health and Wellness Resources
Athleteally: "Athlete Ally believes that everyone should have equal access, opportunity, and experience in sports — regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression." Check out their guide about navigating trans sports bans.
Girls Health: comprehensive resources geared toward teen and tween girls relating to relationships, nutrition, illness, drugs and alcohol, bullying and more.
Nemours TeensHealth: provides health resources for children, teens, and adults.
Young Men’s Health: this website developed by the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital to provide health information for teenage boys and young men.
Mental Health
National Suicide Hotline: 24-hour hotline that connects you to a trained counselor that will provide support and share resources.
Take Charge of Your Health: a resource for teens to help them make healthy choices regarding nutrition and physical activity.
The Trevor Project: suicide prevention and crisis intervention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth under the age of 25. Get in touch with them by visiting their website and using the chat feature, call 1-866-488-7386, or text ‘START’ to 678-678.
Other
Centerlink: Centerlink's "mission is to strengthen, support, and connect LGBTQ community centers." You can find LGBTQ+ Community centers in your area by following the link.
Do Something: an organization led by youth that aims to educate users about social justice movements and how one can get involved.
Teen Ink: an online magazine publication with both fiction and nonfiction articles written for teens by teens.
