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Government Sites
Activities - NASA Kids' Club - (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration) - Build a gingerbread robot and make a pop rocket!
Air Force Crossroads Teens and Youth Section -
This page has tons to offer both kids and teenagers alike. From sports to arts to video games, you will
find information and entertainment that will keep you coming back for more.
Art
Zone - What is a collage machine? Or a 3-D twirler? This site from the National Gallery
of Art has interactive art that you can make online.
Ben's Interactive Games - Try out these wordfinds, mazes and map
games to help you learn more about our government. To play any of these games, you need the
Macromedia Flash Player.
BRUSHster - NGA Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - BRUSHster is an online
painting machine. This shockwave interactive includes more than forty brushes and customizable size,
transparency, texture, and stroke options.(Shockwave required)
CIA's Games Page - (Central Intelligence Agency) - Here's a fun page that has
the CIA seal puzzle, a word find, and break the code game.
Come Play with Carla and Friends - (Office on Women's Health)
- Play Jump & Skip, Snack Attack or Mix Up Madness and learn how to live a healthy lifestyle
and have stronger, healthier bones.
Create a
Graph - Try your hand at creating some and see if it helps explain what you are trying to
show. Try using homework problems, things you have a special interest in, or just make up some
numbers of your own!
Digging for Answers - (Smithsonian
Education) - Tests your research skills as well as your expertise. With each question, you have the
choice of answering on your own or trying to beat the clock as you search for the answer on a
Smithsonian website. (Flash required)
Drinking Water & Ground Water - Games and
Activities - Play word scrambles, a matching game and a game that lets you control the
water cycle.
Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts - (Library of Congress) - Did you
ever wonder why a camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a
cricket? Or why our joints make popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena
that we often take for granted, but each can be explained scientifically.
FBI's Kids and Youth Educational Page (Grades 6 -
12) - (Federal Bureau of Investigation) - Think you might want to be an FBI agent when
you grow up? Get information about a special FBI junior agent program at this site.
Flow - NGA
Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - Flow is a motion painting machine. Choose a picture
and create a path for the motion. (Shockwave required)
Food and Nutrition - BAM! - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Find
recipes for quick, easy, tasty, and healthy treats. Play games on making good eating decisions. Find
out about healthy snacks.
Fun
Online Stuff - Smithsonian for Kids - Explore the playful side of the Smithsonian
Museums. There are highlights of different areas and fun online stuff for kids and kids at heart.
Games - VA Kids (Grades 6-12) - Challenge yourself with these fun games!
Games and Activities - Small Step Kids - (Department
of Health and Human Services) - What can healthy eating do for you? Find out by playing around
with these cool games and activities.
Garfield Star Sleeper - (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research) - Sleep
Well. Do Well. This site brings you information on sleep and how it helps you do your best.
Grab Bag from NCES Kids Zone - Fun games and activities to help you
learn, from the Department of Education.
Habitat Adventure: Panda
Challenge - In "Habitat Adventure: Panda Challenge!", you will help make decisions
about a fictional forest reserve. You will use binoculars, field guides, a camera, and other tools, as
well as talk to local people to help you make the best decisions.
NASA's Interactive Features - (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration) - Download images, podcasts, and video clips as well access interactive online
features.
NASA's Page for Students (Grades 5-8) -
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - At this cool site you can learn about the latest
Student Features and Student News happening at NASA!
NGA Kids -
Choose from a variety of activities or projects from the National Gallery of Art, enjoy an animated
musical adventure, take a tour through the sculpture garden, and more.
Photo Op - NGA Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - is an interactive activity that
introduces you to digital photography and digital photo editing. Use the virtual camera to create
snapshots and explore lighting, focus, shutter speed, and compositional effects. After you've taken
some photos, switch to the Photo Op editor and transform your pictures into something completely
different. (Shockwave required)
Pixel Face - NGA Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - Choose a portrait and use
different colors and brushes to change the picture. (Shockwave required)
Portrait for Kids - Follow the clues and help solve a make-believe mystery! Using
your noggin and a special spyglass tool, you’ll uncover hidden layers of the painting and learn
fascinating facts about the portrait along the way, from the National Gallery of Art. Let the sleuthing
begin!
Powerful Girls Have Powerful Bones - Fun
& Downloads - Be a Powerful Bones Super Sleuth! Help Carla and friends become
powerful girls by finding bone-healthy items in a scavenger hunt. Or check out the other fun stuff.
Rocket Science 101 - NASA has created this
elegant and visually stimulating demonstration website that allows you the opportunity to learn how
two different types of rockets (the Delta II and the Atlas V) are constructed.
Sewage
In Your Face - (City of San Diego) - Sewage in Your Face! is a laugh-out-loud
exploration of wastewater treatment. In this virtual science classroom, this site gives kids the
opportunity to be a plumber and take a treatment plant tour - all while learning about the importance
of a clean and healthy environment.
Students'
Classroom - The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has made a page for
students that includes CRUNCH (an online 'zine), a multi-media playhouse, and other good stuff.
(Flash Player required)
WaterLife: Where Rivers Meet the Sea - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration) - An interactive story based on the estuarine environment introduces what the estuary
is, its diverse ecosystems, tidal influences, restoration efforts, marine debris, and personal
responsibility and care for environment.
You Are
Here - (Federal Trade Commission) - This site helps you think like a consumer and find
out things like how advertising influences your decisions.
Other Resources
A Game a
Day - Find and play a new game on the calendar each day or check out games from
days past. Includes word searches, crossword puzzles, trivia, and more.
Activity
TV - Free step-by-step video instructions with printable instructions for a wide array of fun
activities for children. This site covers a variety of topics, such as crafts, cooking, puppets, science,
and more.
Brain Boosters - Browse through challenging Brain Boosters. Play fun games
that include sorting things, logic, number and math play, word and letter play and much more!
Chess
Is Fun - Want to learn how to play chess? Become a better player? Here are some easy
lessons. Those relatively new to chess should play though the introduction to chess and the section on
chess strategy.
DiscoveryKids.com - has put together a whole site about
adventure and the adventures we think you should try. Ever wanted to climb a climbing wall? Ride a
camel? Learn to take your own pictures? Well, here is the place to learn how.
EnergyHog.org - Hog Busters Training Camp - Become Official Hog
Busters by playing cool games and learn about saving energy.
Fantastic Voyages Quiz - Over the years,
many authors have written stories of journeys to the Moon. But which were really possible? Take our
quiz hosted by Sir Patrick Moore. (Flash required)
Figure This! -
Have you been alive for one million minutes? Investigate math challenges like this which include
hints, answers, and ways to test them out.
Geography Games - National Geographic
Kids - Boost your knowledge of the world with the GeoBee Challenge, GeoSpy game
and learn the continents with Copycat.
Georgia Aquarium - Kids Corner - Check out the variety of fun activities. Use the
Animal Guide to learn more about many of the animals you will see when visiting the Aquarium so
you can easily identify them. Print off cool coloring pages to decorate animals you will encounter,
and learn more about the people who work with the animals on a daily basis.
Get Game
Smart - Learn to make smart choices about what you play, watch and browse.
Girls
Go Tech - Games - Check out these cool games.
Girls Only Interactive Self Esteem Zone - Self
Esteem Fund Tools. Confront and conquer your biggest beauty hang-ups here.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Animals & Exhibits -
Information about the award-winning exhibits and animals on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium,
Monterey, California, including live web cams, information about ocean life and educational
activities.
National Aquarium Exhibits - The Aquarium features hundreds of exhibits
featuring more than 16,500 animals. Find out what's happening now.
Playnormous - Play fun games, watch animation, and learn how to
stay healthy.
Science of Cooking - Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve your
cooking! Explore recipes, activities, and webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science
behind food and cooking.
SIKids.com - Sports Illustrated for Kids - What's the latest stats of your favorite
team? Find out here.
Solar System from the BBC - Visit this site to experience an amazing variety
of worlds; run the gauntlet of floating rocks and boulders in the asteroid belt; and encounter the icy
comets that wander through the outer Solar System.
Space Doctor - Do you have what it takes to keep a trio of
astronauts healthy? Play Space Doctor and see if you can make it to Mars alive.
The Stacks - Scholastic Kids - A kids' community that has books, blogs, videos,
games, and more.
Page Revised - 3/30/2009
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