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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.
Best Bones Forever! Fun Stuff - (Office on Women's Health) - Here you'll find free stuff, fun
activities, recipes and more to help your bones stay strong.
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.
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 Activities - Best Bones Forever - (Office on Women's Health)
- Choose a physical activity and learn more about that sport.
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.
Kids Saving Energy - Games and Activities - (Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy) - Fun games and activities for kids who want to save energy.
NASA @ Home and City - (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - Have you ever
wondered how space exploration impacts your daily life? Discover it here.
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!
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.
CSI: Web
Adventures - Learn forensic science and apply your knowledge. The CSI Web Adventure will put
you in the shoes of a rookie crime scene invesitgator.
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.
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.
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