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North Carolina Dept. Of Environment & Natural Resources: Kids' Educational Pages: Fish
A great site for kids wanting to learn more about fish and have some fun at the same time. It provides information about fish including food chain, fun fish facts, crustaceans, and shellfish: oysters, scallops, and clams. It also...
Education.com
Education.com: Educational Activities for Kids
[Free Registration/Login Required] Great activities for you and your little ones! Extreme Hopscotch, Taste Test Science, Build Writing Muscles, and much, much more! Links to worksheets and education-related articles.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Keeping Games Fun and Friendly
Social interaction is part of what makes online gaming so popular and engaging for kids. But online communication can come with some risks. This instructional activity helps students understand how to keep their gaming experiences fun,...
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Mes education.com: Ell Flashcards
Print hundreds of free picture flashcards. While the flashcards have been designed with kids in mind, they can be used for adults, too. These flashcards can be used in several settings because they have no printed type on them.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Spinner
What can you build with things around the house? Select what you would like to make, click on three items you have and want to use, and click on the spinner to get ideas and instructions.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Sky Glider
Can you build a blimp (airship) that travels in a straight path across the room? Give this one a try.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Inspector Detector
This challenge requires you to design and build a device that can pass above a surface and detect magnetic fields.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Headphone Helper
This challenge is to design and build a headphone system to hear a musical instrument (real or homemade) better. Can you do it?
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Down Core
This challenge is to design and build a tool that can take a core sample from the center of a potato. Are you up to it?
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Blimp Jet
Can you build a blimp that hovers, and then modify it to use balloon power to travel in a straight path across the room? Try it!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Zip Line
Your job is to design and build a ping-pong carrier and send it down a zip line in 4 seconds or less. Are you up to the task?
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Kick Stick
Can you build a battery-operated, spinning motor-powered arm that can move ping pong balls across the room? Take the challenge!
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Kicking Machine
In this challenge, you will build a machine that can send a ball (golf or ping pong) at least 12 inches.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Dance Pad Mania
This challenge is to build a dance pad that sounds a buzzer or flashes a light when you dance on it.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Build an Instrument
This challenge is to build a four-stringed musical instrument that can play a tune on different pitches.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Rubber Band Car
Take this challenge to design and build a rubber band-powered car and watch it go.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Harmless Holder
Design and construct an environmentally safe holder for a six-pack of cans that is sturdy and easy to carry.
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Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Confetti Launcher
Show your creativity by designing and building a device that will launch confetti to your target!
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Ab Cya: Swimming Otters Algebra
Swimming Otters Algebra is an educational multi-player racing activity for kids to practice algebraic expressions. How quickly the student correctly answers the algebra problem determines how quickly the race car will go. The student...
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Peep and the Big Wide World: The Way Things Move
In this game, children move the track and drop a berry to move along the track to the bird.
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Peep and the Big Wide World: Shapes and Patterns
This interactive game focuses on repeated patterns to create dance moves.
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Peep and the Big Wide World: Animals and Plants
This learning game has students follow different animal tracks and collect berries along the way.
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Dizzywood
Children ages 8-12 can enjoy learning through this colorful virtual world. Dizzywood is a safe environment for kids to meet others and learn more about the world. The site has no advertisements and is currently free to use.
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Peep and the Big Wide World: Sound
In this interactive, children learn about sounds and practice putting sounds together to make music.