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The new school year brings the one thing that students — and, yes, even parents — dread the most: homework.

If you're stuck with studies, help awaits on the Web. Check your school's Web site for its approved links to homework resources. And then try these new homework-help sites listed in the Yahoo! Directory (dir.yahoo.com).

school.discovery.com/students

DiscoverySchool.com's revamped Homework Help Web site pitches the comprehensive online tutorial service Cosmeo (www.cosmeo.com; $9.95 a month, free 30-day trial), which is run under the banner of sister company the Discovery Channel. But there's plenty of free help, too. The most useful feature is BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper, a directory of more than 700 Web sites that can help students with homework on any subject. As the 17-year-old Pinchbeck says, "If you can't find it here, then you just can't find it." Other goodies include ideas for science projects, a huge clip-art gallery for reports and presentations, and "Learning Adventures" about cool topics such as Cleopatra and the International Space Station.

www.kidinfo.com

Like BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper, Kid Info offers homework resources through a massive directory of vetted Web sites. Categories include the usual subjects, such as American history and geography. But there are loads of links for all-purpose sites that include dictionaries, quotations and current events. Be sure to browse the search-engine directory for kid-friendly sites that help students do research on a topic, as well as find sounds and clip art, and root through the computer directory for links to thousands of free photos.

encarta.msn.com/encnet/ departments/homework

Encarta's Homework Help site covers a wide range of topics and includes tantalizing features such as literature guides for more than 1,000 books and tips for writing essays. The problem is that you must sign up for a premium membership of $4.95 a month to read most of the content. Considering that the relatively little free material seems recycled from other sources and that navigation is clunky, try other sites first.

www.nationalgeographic.com/ homework

National Geographic's spiffy Homework Help site is limited to subjects covered by the venerable publication, but the material is spectacular. It's a prime source for information on certain animals, history, places and natural sciences.

There's a search box so you can quickly find out whether a topic is covered. The compelling online presentations include downloadable features such as wallpapers and postcards. There are a variety of photos and maps to suit just about every need on covered subjects.

www.instructables.com/group/ howtoons

Need a way-cool idea for a science project? Look no further than Howtoons. The site shows kids how to do nifty things such as bending light with a plastic soda bottle, counting to 1,000 using just their fingers and making a hovercraft from an old CD to play table hockey.

The step-by-step instructions for each brilliant idea are illustrated in fetching comic-book art, easily printed on one page. The URL above and a related beta site (www.instructables.com/group/ betahowtoons) are temporary until a new site debuts at www.howtoons.com. Now, it's time to hit the books — and the Web.