Ben's Guide - US Government Web for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/subject.html
Extensive directory of websites created by various U.S. government agencies specifically for kids. Browse, or click a link for the desired age group: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, or P&T (parents & teachers). |
Bill Nye, The Science Guy
http://www.billnye.com/flash.html
A companion site to the educational television show "Bill Nye the Science Guy," Nye Labs Online features daily home science demonstrations, a forum for asking Bill questions, episode guides, teaching materials, and related show resources.--Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
Bonus.com® - Fun and Games
http://www.bonus.com/
"This supersite for kids features a huge range of games and activities, from word games to alien combat to pictures to print and color, and much more. Brain teasers and sports information are also part of this "busy" site. There is even a parent/teacher page that offers curriculum enhancers and homework help. But most importantly, your kids will be entertained for hours at this site." --Kraynak, Best of the Internet [I've looked at the front page of the site -- but can't speak for this review from experience!] |
CartoonNetwork
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/
Website of the Cartoon Network, home of "Dexter's Laboratory," "Scooby-Doo," "Powerpuff Girls," "The Justice League," and other popular shows. Features "Kids Next Door," which provides video clips, art and episode guides for every show. Also features a viewer poll, a huge collection of games, and a refrigerator that showcases kids' artwork. (They of course also sell things!) --Kraynak, Best of the Internet [Again, this site is not one I can speak for personally.] |
Channel One
http://www.channelone.com/
Online version of the popular Channel One broadcasting service that pipes news and current events into classrooms, across America. At this site, kids can find information and commentary on various issues that relate to their generation. Latest headline news, music, latest sports scores and highlights, online games, contests, and more. |
CIA for Kids
https://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/index.shtml
Maintained by the United States Central Intelligence Agency, this site provides a behind-the-scenes look at the history and development of the CIA. It also provides some fun stuff for kids, including a challenge to break a secret code and solve puzzles. |
CollegeBound Network
http://www.collegebound.net/
Working in partnership with colleges, universities, corporations, military branches, and educational companies, CollegeBound Network has created a stimulating community for teeneagers to hang out and expand their horizons. Great resource for high school students who are considering college. --Kraynak, Best of the Internet. |
Cool Cosmos
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
Welcome to the world of infrared astronomy. Children will cut their teeth on this most fascinating end of the cosmic spectrum here in NASA's online classroom. Most noteworthy is the Infrared Zoo, where students will see animals from every corner of the kingdom through a thermal infrared camera and learn how to tell the warm- from cold-blooded with these pictures. Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser is seen in a whole new light now that we know how its heating mechanism works. After a round of “Ask an Astronomer” and a rigorous game of IR hide-and-seek, kids are certain to be acquainted with the cosmos on a totally new wavelength. --Scientific American 2004 Web Awards |
Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology... on screen, off screen, and in between. |
Crayola Creativity Central
http://www.crayola.com/
Everything related to crayons -- arts and crafts, activity page, Crayola store. |
Discovery Kids
http://kids.discovery.com/
Site features information about each show on the Discovery Channel (including "Prehistoric Planet," "Croc Files," "Operation Junkyard," "Strange Days," and "Scout's Safari"); plus games, activities, and other fun, educational material. |
Disney Online
http://disney.go.com/home/today/index.html
Official Disney site, designed for kid exploration, packed with online games, information about Disney TV shows and movies, kids clubs, family crafts and party planners, vacations, and more. |
EEK! Environmental Education for Kids
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/
"Welcome to "EEK!" - brought to you by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This electronic magazine is for kids in grades 4-8. Surf around and learn more about the great outdoors." |
Election 2004
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/election2004/
Scholastic site offers these features for past and future elections: How to Run for President, Kid Reporters Cover the Primaries (2004), Kids Cover the Conventions (2004), Countdown to Election Day (2004), The Next Four Years (2005-2009), Election Audio Tour, History of U.S. Elections, and more. |
Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art and
Human Perception
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Exciting online exhibits include: Science of Music, Biology in Action, Cassini-Huygens
Mission (Saturn, its rings and moons latest images), Microscope Imaging Station
(explore living cells and embryos), Origins (Explore places, people, tools
and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself). WebCasts
include Chicen Itza and Mars -- upcoming is the latest from Hubble. Education
Tab reveals Tools for Teaching, which include: Spotlight on Internet2 Gateway
(with 3D imagery and advanced network applications), Digital library of over
10,000 photographs and movies, Educator Newsletter, School Field Trips, Hands-on
Activities (like electrocuting a pickle), Science Snacks, Iron Science Teacher,
and more. San Francisco. |
Fox 4Kids TV
http://www.foxkids.com/
The Fox Kids Network site provides information and activities for kids. It has details about programs geared for kids and includes show times, activities, contests, and more. |
FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/
"The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8 Kids and Teachers" -- fun games that train the brain, site focuses on K-8 crowd but offers games for high schoolers as well -- from Pearson Education |
Girls Only
http://www.gogirlsonly.org/
Girl Scout-sponsored page helps girls (5-11) learn how to do things, such as build their own web page and become a scout. Girls can chat with friends online at the site, play games, take quizzes, Ask Dr. M. |
Hands On Crafts for Kids
http://www.craftsforkids.com/
The home of fun & creative craft projects for kids 7-12; television section has information on newest Series 1000, celebrating Hands On Crafts for Kids 10th anniversary, each show with a basic theme like patterns, letters or family history. |
Highschooljournalism.org
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/
Presented by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, this site is designed to encourage and support high school journalists and journalism teachers. Students can find articles on journalism, post questions to professional journalists, take a journalism quiz, and find links to high school newspapers. Teachers will find journalism lesson plans, links to support organizations, and other resources for teaching the craft. Visitors can also check into scholarships and colleges that offer journalism degrees. --Kraynak, Best of the Internet (and category) |
Howtoons / Instructables
http://www.instructables.com/group/howtoons/
"Howtoons are cartoons showing kids of all ages "How To" build things. Each illustrated episode is a stand-alone fun adventure accessible to all. Our Howtoons are designed to encourage children to be active participants in discovering the world through Play-that-Matters -- fun, creative, and inventive -- and to rely a lot less on mass-consumable entertainment."
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International Children's Digital Library: A
Library for the World's Children
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online. [Current number is approximately 1500.] |
Jokes and Science
http://www.juliantrubin.com/sciencejokes.html
When the chalkboard and the Bunsen burners are ceasing to spark their imaginations, head over to Julian Rubin's K-12 science joke site, organized by topic (physics, biology and chemistry, among others). The site has an eclectic feel, just like the bundle of sidesplitters inside (“What do you call a Drosophila who likes to drink? A barfly”!). Ranging from the truly hilarious to the so bad they're…terrible (see punchline “Bronco-saurus”), the site's sure to get laughs from kids young and old. The essays and bits of actual science slipped in between jokes certainly don't hurt either--students will be chuckling so hard they won't even feel the lessons seeping through. |
Kids.gov
http://www.kids.gov/
Welcome to the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun and don't forget to add us to your favorites! |
KidsGardening
http://www.kidsgardening.com/
Created and maintained by the National Gardening Association, this site is dedicated to getting children involved in the wonderful world of gardening. Includes a Kidsgarden store, lesson plans for teachers, ideas for gardening activities, and a list of frequently asked questions (with answers). |
KidsPsych
http://www.kidspsych.org/index1.html
KidPsych a website that offers some fun activities for kids 1-9 and their parents to try online. The activities help develop children's skills in hand-eye coordination, cognitive thinking skills, deductive reasoning, and creative problem solving, among other concepts. Each game has a link to information about the activity objectives, providing parents some understanding of child development and cognitive thinking. (Scout Report) |
Lewis and Clark @ nationalgeographic.com kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/
Go West Across America with Lewis & Clark: "Wild rivers, rugged mountains, an
unknown continent to explore. This great American expedition will face them all.
And they need your help on this incredible adventure." From National
Geographic Kids site (see National
Geographic Kids for more adventures, videos, games, activities,
and stories). |
MASSIVE database of Math and Science Songs
http://www.science-groove.org/MASSIVE/
"contains information on over 1800 science and math songs. Some of these songs are suitable for 2nd graders; others might only appeal to tenured professors. Some songs have been professionally recorded; others haven't. Some are quite silly; others are downright serious." Search by performer, title, keyword. Best of all, you can listen to many of them. Don't miss the They Might Be Giants songs. --Marylaine Block Neat New Stuff |
NASA KIDS
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Site from NASA designed specifically to appeal to kids; view NASA cartoons, learn
about rockets and airplanes, explore the Milky Way and other celestial frontiers,
tour the astronaut's living space, play games and animations, and more. |
Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Brainiacs unite! Parents nursing dreams of raising a neurosurgeon need look no further: Just set junior up at the Internet and by the time the MCAT rolls around, he should have made it through the troves of information on sensory systems, drug effects, and yes--even careers in neuroscience--offered here. For the kid in your kid, there are more leisurely applications, like postcards of brains that they can send to their friends--but lest they get the wrong idea, they will have to put together a puzzle of the card before they can send it. There's even a writing contest for kids on the site, featuring poems by kindergartners about their li'l noggins. |
New York Times Learning Network: Grades 3-12
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Connections for students, teachers and parents (Student Connections include: News Summaries, Daily News Quiz, Word of the Day, Test Prep Question of the Day, Science Q&A, Letters to the Editor, Ask a Reporter, Web Navigator: Selective Guide to the Internet) |
N O G G I N
http://www.noggin.com/
From the creators of Nickelodeon, bills itself at preschool on TV and on the computer. On the Internet it is more interactive, featuring games, stories, puzzles, and other interactive educational features to keep kids entertained while teaching them the basics. (ages 0-8) --Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
OLogy
http://ology.amnh.org/
A SciAm best science site for kids, 2004. Each science includes intriguing presentations
(If Rocks Could Talk, Global Groceries, etc.), Stuff To Do, and Meet the
Ologists. -- Sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, site adds
new Ology's from time to time--currently offers: archaeology, astronomy,
biodiversity, Einstein, earth, genetics, marine biology, paleontology. |
PBS KIDS
http://pbskids.org/
Sing and dance to PBS tunes with your favorite characters, play any of the 47 different games available, or print out pages to color featuring more PBS characters. |
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Includes a searchable and browsable archive of stories/articles, as well as plenty
of fun activities that sneak in a little science knowledge in the process
(PuzzleZone, GameZone, SciFiZone, SciFairZone, LabZone). |
Sesame Workshop
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/
Site features stickers, games, gadgets, and puzzles (email from Elmo, stories, coloring, Muppet profiles, show information, and trivia, activities, crafts, and recipes). The Parents & Caregivers section offers tips and tactics from "Sesame Street Parents," and more. The new health initiative, Healthy Habits for Life, is also featured. |
Seussville
http://www.seussville.com/games/
Some of the best games on the Internet can be found in Seussville, featuring interactive games about children's favorite characters--Horton, Mayzie, the Cat in the Hat. Play on the computer screen, or choose printable games to play with paper and pen. Choose high or low bandwidth on first screen to proceed to Seussville. |
SFS Kids
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
The San Francisco Symphony dedicates this site to providing a place for kids and families to learn more about music. You can check out a selection of instruments, learn the basics of reading music, compose your own tunes, and send audio postcards to your friends and family via email. |
Stay Alert Stay Safe for Kids
http://www.sass.ca/
Canada's leading streetproofing program for children age 7-10. Clubhouse,
Games, Scavenger Hunt, Booklet. |
Strange Matter
http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/
Discover the secrets of everyday stuff. Materials science is explained in this site, chosen by Scientific American as a best science site for kids for 2004. Virtually zoom inside stuff, crush it, transform it, or improve it. Includes a family guide and a teacher's guide. |
Streetplay
http://www.streetplay.com/
Site celebrates the games your parents grew up with--stickball, handball, hopscotch, jump rope, and marbles, to name a few. Provides rules for most games and videos that show you how to play many of the featured games. Site sections: The Games, Events, Photos & Film, Stories, Features, Fun & Prizes, Discussion, Store |
STUDIO 2B - The Place for Teens
http://www.studio2b.org/
Girl Scout-sponsored page for girls (11-17) offers a national network for teen girls, with polls, quizzes, experts, sections on LIFE (self, relationships, advice), STYLE (trends & tips, mind & body, music & more), NEXT (reality check, take action, fast forward), ESCAPE (travel files, green scene, destinations), PULSE (polls, quizzes), LOUNGE (BGFG-By Girls, For Girls, writer's block, imail, games) and boutique ("must have"). |
Time for Kids online magazine
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids
Written and produced by the Time magazine folks, this is a site where your kids
can get the latest on their favorite music, film, or TV artists, as well
as the latest news on current events and homework help. They can add their
opinions in Kids' Views on the News. |
Understanding Earthquakes
http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/
UCSB.edu site with Earthquake locations on a rotating globe, quiz, Famous earthwuake accounts, How earthquakes occur, History of Seismology to 1910, Other websites. |
Wild World of WONKA
http://www.wonka.com/
Willie Wonka and his chocolate factory have built a home on the Web. Visit Wonka, take a tour of the Chocolate Factory, read the joke of the day, play several games, or download a free screensaver or wallpaper. --Kraynak's Best of the Internet (and category) |
Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
Yuckiest is not a distinction many would want, but Wendall the Worm and Ralph the Roach take great pride in introducing you to their world. Read enticing facts about the creepy crawlers and then take the Roach Quiz. Informative site is fun; parents should check out the Just for Adults section for resources and links. -- Kraynak, Best of the Internet |
Ask for Kids
http://www.askforkids.com/
"Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edu-tainment," Ask for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web searches, such as "When did Hawaii become a state?" or "What's it like to live in space?"or even "Convert 122 inches into feet" in the same way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher. Our service combines human editorial judgment, age-appropriate feature content and filtering technology to enable kids to find both relevant and befitting information on the Web." |
Awesome Library for Kids
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html
A directory intended for students from kindergarten to grade 12 and "college students," as well as teachers, parents, and librarians. Includes over 26,000 listings. |
Kids.gov
http://www.kids.gov/
Welcome to the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun and don't forget to add us to your favorites! |
Kids' Tools for Searching the Internet
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
Collection geared for kids or parents trying to educate kids. It pulls together
many of the best children's search engines and directories onto a single
page, including KidsClick!, Yahooligans!, Awesome Library, Ask for Kids. |
Kids Search from INSPIRE
http://www.inspirekids.net/
Indiana offers material for students in elementary school in INSPIRE Kids and junior high and high school in the Student Research Center. |
KidsClick Web Search
http://www.kidsclick.org/
Searchable browsable directory of more than 6500 web resources for children, pulled together by librarians from Ramapo Catskill Library System in New York. It also has special "search lessons," and "Picture and Sound Search Tools" pages. |
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