Links for Kids
Are you wondering where to go on the Internet to learn more about the things that interest you? Do you want to learn and have fun at the same time? Let C-MITES help! The following links will connect you to some very cool websites. Follow your interests, and see where they lead you!
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Science, Technology, and Engineering links
The Academy for Natural Sciences: Discover what an “ichthyologist” does, create your own oyster reef, and complete a watershed crossword courtesy of this Philadelphia museum.
Ask Dr. Universe: Ask a science question or discover the answers to questions posed by other kids.
Ask the Experts: Learn "how a star is born" and "when the millenium really begins." You can even send in your own question to the experts at this terrific Scientific American web site that answers all those nagging little science questions.
BBC Science and Nature: A variety of science topics, including games, quizzes and picture galleries.
Carnegie Science Center: visit this Pittsburgh science museum from the comfort of your own home.
Cells Alive: Learn all about cells and see models of plant and animal cells.
Cool Science for Curious Kids: Check out lots of science information (like what kinds of animals live in the air we breathe!) on this entertaining website.
Design a Rollercoaster: Adjust the heights of the hills and other aspects of a rollercoaster to make sure the car doesn't fly off the track!
Discover Engineering: Learn how important engineering is in the development of everyday objects (like snowboards!) and find out about what real engineers do!
Earth Science Enterprise: All about earth science, courtesy of NASA.
EcoKids: Enjoy games, activities, printable pages, and information about wildlife, science and nature.
The Electronic Zoo: Links to hundreds of sites, images and sounds involving animals (grouped by type of animal).
Engineering Links: All sorts of engineering links.
The Exploratorium: This site from the Exploratorium - a science museum in San Francisco - has information about the science of music, journeying to Mars, and sport science.
Explore the Fantastic Forest: Online journey through the forest.
The Franklin Institute Online: Learn about everything from the human heart to airplanes to the weather, all on this one great site!
Funology: Explore "the science of having fun!"
How Stuff Works: describes how many of the items we use everyday function – divided into computers, automobiles, electronics, science, home, entertainment, health, money, travel and people.
Hurricanes!: This site from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will tell you all about these dangerous storms.
Insect Lore: All about bugs.
The Inventor’s Hall of Fame: information about hundreds of inventions and their inventors.
Jack Star Gazer: PBS weekly star-gazing programs.
Kids' Habitat: Read through sections about many different scientific fields on this site from the San Diego Natural History Museum. You'll learn a lot by playing games and trying experiments at home, too!
Kinetic City: Play science games, including Zap, All Systems Are Go, and Gravity Launch.
Mad Scientist Network: The laboratory that never sleeps contains a library, a search engine, and a chance to ask a scientist a question.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: activities and games involving creatures of the ocean and the places they call home; teacher programs, information on aquarium careers and the Student Oceanography Club.
NASA Kids: information, activities and games about NASA and space exploration.
The National Aviary: their education page has interactive activities, games and experiments involving birds; workshops and curricula for teachers.
Neuroscience for Kids: All kinds of information about the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Experiments and projects, too!
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System: text, images, sounds and movies all about the Sun, the planets and the moons in our Solar System.
NOVA: Information in a variety of science areas including anthropology, disasters, exploration, flight, forensics, health, nature, space and technology.
Ology: Gives considerable information about areas of study (most of which end with the –ology suffix) categorized under broad headings of paleontology, astronomy, Einstein’s theories, biodiversity, genetics, and marine biology.
Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium: Description of educational services offered by the zoo and a wildlife page allowing students to look up information on the animals housed at the zoo.
Planetpals Earthzone: Explore the natural and human-created wonders of the world, take a weather quiz, and find out what you can do to save the Earth!
Pringles Pinhole: Turn a potato chip can into a simple camera!
Reekos Mad Scientist Lab: On this site, you'll find lots of experiments to try on lots of science topics.
Robot Hall of Fame: See and learn about some world-class robots.
Sandlot Science: Enjoy activities, projects and online exhibits, including several optical illusions.
Science Museum of Minnesota: Information and at-home activities on lots of science topics.
A Sightseer’s Guide to Engineering: Lists a variety of engineering marvels throughout the United States, grouped by the state they are in.
The Smithsonian Science and Technology Page: a large amount of information about many fields of science, including computers, marine life, plants, electricity and animals.
Solar System Simulator: allows you to view celestial bodies in our Solar System as seen from a different heavenly body; select date and time and field of view as well.
Space Place: make and do “spacey” things.
Super Science Fair Projects: A guide to science fair projects, topics, experiments and ideas.
Try Science: 400 science centers around the world contribute to this ever-changing collection of online adventures and experiments you can try at home.
U.S. Department of Energy: The people at the Department of Energy provide you with lots of fun math and science games. Find out how many arithmetic problems you can solve in 60 seconds, play "Science Vocabulary Hangman," and more.
Volcano World: lots of information on volcanoes, including current eruptions, movie clips, and volcanic parks and monuments.
Windows to the Universe: Take a guided tour to learn more about volcanoes in the Solar System, life on Earth, and the physics of outer space.
The Why Files: Learn about news stories from a whole new angle. Find out not only what happened, but why --the "Science Behind the News!"
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Have you ever wondered why body odor develops or why people burp? This site will answer lots of your questions about why the human body acts as it does!
A+ Math: Features a worksheets, a homework helper, and a game room.
AAA Math: Math games and practice, divided both by topic and grade level.
Analytical Games: links to various math and problem solving games, including Mastermind, and 102030 (a one-person math game).
Ask Dr. Math: Get the answers to all of your math questions.
At Home Math: Math activities that you can do at home.
Brainteasers: problems to solve and the “Daily Factoid.”
Challenge 24: Play Challenge 24 online.
Count Us In: Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts.
The Game of Set: A pattern game that can be played at this site.
Go Math: Interactive lessons and quizzes in Algebra and geometry.
Highline: An advanced math program for kids in grades 5-7, including practice quizzes and a homework helper.
Krypto!: Play the math game Krypto! online.
Magic of Math: Select from several math-oriented puzzles to solve. Answers are provided in case you get stumped!
Math Baseball: Answer math questions to get ahead in this baseball game!
Math Brain Teasers: Get a new question every week, then go back later to see if your answer is correct.
Math Tic Tac Toe: A mathematical twist on a familiar game.
Mathematrix: Find out how mathematical ideas are used to create fun games!
Mega-Math: online math activities, including the Most Colorful Math of All, Games on Graphs, Untangling the Mathematics of Knots, Algorithms and Ice Cream for All, Machines that Eat Your Words, and a Usual Day at Unusual School.
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies: Choose a math topic, read about it, and then try out some problems.
Number Bracelets: Create bracelets out of digits and look for patterns.
Powers of 10: Explore the relevance of the powers of 10 to math, science, art, music...the list goes on!
Purplemath: Your Algebra Resource: Get help with Algebra.
The Puzzle Page: Numerous math and logic puzzles, including the Tower of Hanoi and Four Fours problems.
SOMA Cubes and Figures: Difficult 3-D puzzles.
Toothpick World: Over 40 different puzzles involving toothpicks.
Word Problems for Kids: Brainteasers divided by grade level.
Zoki: Play the popular puzzle game Zoki online.
Cyber Kids: Language arts activities and games as well as a creative writing section.
A Europe of Tales: Enjoy animated stories of European myths and legends.
Fake Out: Try to choose the correct definition of an unusual word from a list of possibilites. New words are given every week. You can even make up fake definitions for future lists and see how many people thought your definition was the real one!
The Grammar Gorillas: Use your knowledge of parts of speech to help the gorilla get a banana!
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Find out the grammatically correct way to write or ask a question about grammar.
Kid Authors: Share your stories and poems and the writings of other kids from around the world.
Merlyn’s Pen: Fiction, essays and poems by teenagers.
Stone Soup: Magazine by young writers and artists; students can see other children’s work and submit their own.
Wacky Web Tales: Learn about parts of speech while creating crazy stories with this on-line game.
Young Writer’s Clubhouse: Talk with an author, critique other kids’ works and get feedback on your own writing, or enter a writing contest.
The American Presidency: Online texts about American presidents (quizzes included) geared toward students in grades 3 and up.
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden: Explore the people and the practices behind the U.S. presidency on this site from the Smithsonian.
America's Story: Explore American history, from politics to sports, on this site from the Library of Congress.
Ancient Egypt Discovery Case: Check out the hieroglyphic alphabet, make your own mummy, and learn a lot about life in ancient Egypt on this site from the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: View some of the exhibits online through a virtual tour; Natural History site features a panoramic 3-D dinosaur wall.
Eyewitness to History: An archive of eyewitness accounts of historical events.
The GeoNet Game: Play this game to see how much you know about the United States, and help save the world from invading aliens!
Heinz History Center: Learn about the history of western Pennsylvania.
The History Channel:Find out what happened on this day in history.
History Happens: Features the “History Mystery” and historical information presented in the form of music videos.
Kids Web Japan: Your guide to Japan, from climate to politics to sports.
National Geographic Kids: Read National Geographic Kids magazine, get homework help, and enjoy in games, activities and experiments, including Creature Features and the GeoBee Challenge.
On This Day: Events in history that share today’s date.
The Paleontology Portal: Dive into the subject of paleontology by exploring time and space, visiting a fossil gallery, and seeing famous flora and fauna.
The Smithsonian: Tour the exhibits online; links to all of the Smithsonian’s museums, including Natural History, Art, Indian, Arts and Industries, and the Portrait Gallery.
States Web Games: Play a variety of online games that test your knowledge of the 50 states.
Time for Kids: Kids’ version of Time magazine.
Unearthing T. Rex: Discover what it’s like to dig up the bones of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and then learn how easy and fun working with fossils can be.
United Nations Cyber School Bus: This United Nations webpage for kids features quizzes, games, art from students from around the world.
The U.S. 50: All about the fifty states.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Kids' Pages: Test your ability to identify diagrams of patented objects, your knowledge of inventors, and more on this site from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
What’s It Like Where You Live?: Describes life in all the biomes of the world, including grasslands, tundra, rainforest and deserts.
Where is THAT?: Test your knowledge of geography and capitol cities.
World Flag Database: Information on all of the countries of the world with pictures of their flags; includes historical flags and a link to a national anthem website.
Edheads: Educational games and activities designed to meet state and national standards.
Fact Monster: Online encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, and homework help in many different subjects.
Funbrain: Play a variety of different games, including Math Baseball, Spellaroo, Proton Don, Weather Dog, Piano Player and Math Car Racing.
GetSmarter.org: Take a quiz in math or science, then compare your score to those of other students from around the world.
Kids’ Web: An online digital library.
Links by Subject: Links to many websites in a variety of subjects, including archaeology, art, computer technology, history, journalism, math, medicine, politics, robotics, and science, courtesy of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University.
National Virtual Museum: Visit this museum – open 24 hours a day – to learn about ancient civilizations, art and design, space travel, and much more.
For more great links, try the Hoagies' Kids and Teens page!
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