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Aerospace features NASA employees doing aerodynamic design research. Watch and listen as engineers, technicians, mechanics, and designers work to make planes safer, more efficient, quieter, and faster. Photos, career profiles, a chat room, and more complement an archive of frequently asked questions. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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Afterschool.gov: Web Sites for Kids and Teens is a list of government websites for kids and teens. Topics include art and music, health and science, math, language arts, history and social studies, and researching the government. (National Partnership for Reinventing Government)

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Air Force Link Jr. is a place where kids can find out about the history of the Air Force and flight. It shows how an important satellite works, describes how planes fly, and features Armed Forces Radio and an interactive game room. (Air Force)

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Amazing Space consists of web-based educational presentations for young children about space, which were developed at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Teachers teamed up with scientists and engineers from the institute and staff members from the Office of Public Outreach to develop interactive lessons. All lessons include spectacular photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and many high quality graphics, videos, and animation designed to enhance student understanding and interest. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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Are You a Working Teen? informs working teenagers about their rights and safety responsibilities on the job, hazards they should watch out for, and the laws that protect them from doing dangerous work. It provides additional information such as working hours for teens and a list of places to go if they need help. (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)

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ARS Science 4 Kids! is a series of stories about what scientists do at the Agricultural Research Service. It is geared to kids 8 to 13 years old. (Department of Agriculture)

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Ask an Astronomer for Kids provides answers and photos for 200 common questions about astronomy and objects in space. Topics include planets, stars, the solar system, comets, asteroids, galaxies, and the night sky. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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BAM! Body and Mind includes a Teacher's Corner with middle school classroom activities based on national education standards for science and health. The site is designed to answer students' questions on health and science topics and recommend ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer. Fun activities teach about issues ranging from stress, and physical activity, and asthma to epidemiology and a West Nile virus investigation. (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)

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Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids helps K-12 students learn how our government works. Students can learn about the branches of government, the election process, and how laws are made. This includes debate topics, word puzzles, historical documents, and resources for parents and teachers. (Government Printing Office)

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The BEP Kid's Page has an informative game and a quiz for students on the history of U.S. paper currency. For teachers, the site offers activities, upcoming money-related television, and links to other resources about money. (Bureau of Engraving and Printing, supported by Department of the Treasury)

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The Big Picture—Activity, Learning Page is a weekly jigsaw puzzle from the Library of Congress's photo collection. Once the photo is assembled, the reader can search the Library's web site to identify it. (Library of Congress)

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BLS Career Information is a place where kids can find information on job opportunities related to the arts, math, science, physical education and outdoors, reading, and social studies. The site also offers resources for teachers, including a links to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook. (Department of Labor)

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Calling All Students: Facts About Toxic Substances and the Environment provides information on toxic substances that may be found in our homes, schools, and neighborhoods. It provides links for kids, parents, and teachers to other government websites that offer information, teaching aids, and curriculum guides on consumer and environmental health. (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)

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Central Intelligence Agency Homepage for Kids invites students to enter the Secret Zone and learn about history, geography, World Factbook, CIA canine corps, aerial photography pigeons, and more. (Central Intelligence Agency)

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Cool Cosmos invites students to learn about infrared light and step into the world of infrared astronomy. Teachers and students may discover light outside the visible spectrum with these classroom activities, experiments, and lessons. The site provides FAQs, ask-an-astronomer videos, an infrared astronomy timeline, and more. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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Create a Graph helps students create their own graphs and charts. This online tool can be used to make 4 kinds of charts and graphs: bar graphs, line graphs, area graphs, and pie charts. (Department of Education)

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Cuyahoga Valley Online Alphabet book provides a nature photo and caption for each letter of the alphabet. (National Park Service)

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CYFERNet Kid's Space contains a variety of links for kids interested in 4-H, a youth development organization fostering innovation and shared learning for youth workers and young leaders. Other link lists connect visitors to schools, educational activities, sports, recreational and outdoor activities, museums, pen pals, computers and the Internet. (Department of Agriculture)

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Drinking Water; Kids' Stuff teaches kids about the importance of safe drinking water through teaching and learning resources such as an activity on how to build your own aquifer, experiments on the water treatment process, and the drinking water art project. (Environmental Protection Agency)

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Dropping in a Microgravity Environment is a competition that invites teams of students to propose, design, and build a science experiment to be performed in a microgravity drop tower facility. Representatives from selected teams will attend an expenses-paid DIME Drop Days in April 2004 at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The website offers details about the competition, summaries of past competitions, and archived webcasts of team activities from previous competitions. Lesson ideas on microgravity are also provided. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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Ecybermission is a web-based math, science, and technology competition for teams in grades 6, 7, 8, and 9. Each team proposes a solution to a real problem in their community and competes for regional and national awards (such as U.S. savings bonds). Last year's winning 8th-grade team devised a 2-digit key code system to speed the handling of 911 calls. Registration is open through December 15. (Department of Army)

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EIA's Kids Page invites kids on a fun-filled tour of the various kinds, sources, and uses of energy. Students can take a quick energy quiz, read fun facts, or visit five energy producing facilities. (Energy Information Administration, supported by Department of Energy)

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Energy and Recycling explores the link between solid waste and energy, the history of garbage, how landfills work, and related topics. Biographies of pioneers in energy and "energy news you can use" are offered for students. Materials for teaching about energy are provided in Classroom Connection. (Department of Energy)

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EnviroMapper Storefront lets kids create their own maps, down to the square mile, anywhere in America, choosing various features -- from water discharges to hazardous waste to roads. The site contains reports and maps of EPA's activities in your area. (Environmental Protection Agency)

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Environmental Education Center contains environmental science resources and is oriented to teachers searching for classroom projects. (Environmental Protection Agency)

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Environmental Health Science Education aims to increase student interest and preparation in the environmental health sciences so that they are aware of science career opportunities, and to increase public awareness about the impact of environmental agents on human health so that all citizens can lead healthy and productive lives. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, supported by National Institutes of Health)

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Student Center contains dozens of environmental science resources for students as well as online reference materials. (Environmental Protection Agency)

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Especially For Kids allows students to learn about oil spills and hazardous chemical accidents through experiments that can be done at home, in the classroom, or for a science project. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

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Explore Your Knowledge invites students to try their hand at 8th grade math and science questions taken from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). (Department of Education)

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Environmental Explorers' Club is a place where kids can learn about the environment and the Environmental Protection Agency. It features plants and animals, air, water, people and the environment, recycling, and a clubhouse area containing art, a game room, a science room, and a trophy room listing the winners of the President's Environmental Youth Award. (Environmental Protection Agency)

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Fact Sheets for Kids at White Sands National Monument answers questions about the sand dunes in a mountain ringed valley (near Alamogordo, NM) called the Tularosa Basin: Where does all the sand come from? How do the sand dunes move? What plants and animals live in the dunes and the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert? (National Park Service)

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Family Activities lists National Gallery of Art programs that bring families together to learn about styles of art (such as impressionism and baroque architecture) and particular artists (such as Georgia O'Keeffe). Also featured is a children's film program that shows a range of child-produced films from around the world and family guides that include games and art activities for children. (National Gallery of Art)

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FBI Youth invites students to take the "special agent challenge," spend a day in the life of an FBI employee, follow a case through the FBI lab, learn about investigations throughout the world, see specially trained dogs that locate bombs and drugs, and read about the history of the FBI. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

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FDA's Kid's Page includes a food safety quiz, a piece about how the FDA conducts its investigations, and pages about animals, vaccines, and tobacco. There are also specific pages designed for teens and parents. (Food and Drug Administration)

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FEMA for Kids teaches children how to prepare for disasters and how to prevent disasters. Kids can also learn about different types and causes of disasters, share disaster stories, play games, read stories, access research materials, and become a Disaster Action Kid. The site offers disaster prevention resources for parents, teachers, and child care providers. (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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Financial Aid for Students is a place you can find help for every state of the financial aid process, whether you're in school or out of school. The site helps you apply for financial aid over the Internet and find out about scholarships, college costs, and college admissions information. It is also a gateway to other funding resources. (Department of Education)

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Find Out Why offers short scientific explanations of everyday phenomena having to do with such things as baseball, snow, and milk. The site also promotes an outreach program to increase computer literacy and offers an annotated listing of sites that apply science at the grade-school level. (National Science Foundation)

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Fire Administration Kids Page offers tips that can help children and families remain safe from fire. It discusses the importance of using and maintaining smoke alarms and shows how to draw up a family fire escape plan. The site features a fire safety coloring book, a crossword puzzle, and an interactive game that challenges them to spot common household fire hazards. (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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For Kids at Aleutian World War II National Historic Area provides a story, coloring pages, and a quiz to help students learn about Fort Schwatka, one of four coastal defense posts built to protect Dutch Harbor (the back door to the U.S.) during World War II. The fort is located on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Island Chain of Alaska. (National Park Service)

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For Kids Only: Earth Science Enterprise helps students learn about aerosols, ozone, air pressure, tropical rainfall and hurricanes, plate tectonics, earth science careers, and more. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Children's Page features stories about England's first attempt to establish a colony in America ("The Roanoke Voyages: A Mystery Story for Young People") and a site that became home to thousands of freed slaves during the Civil War ("Freedom Comes to Roanoke Island"). (National Park Service)

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The Freedom Timeline offers stories on topics such as diplomacy and liberty. The timeline spans 1777 to 1948 and includes stories about a Quaker woman who, in 1777, learned of a sneak attack at Valley Forge and warned General Washington's troops; how Harriet Tubman liberated 300 slaves through the Underground Railroad; and U.S. efforts to provide humanitarian aid to the people of war-torn Berlin in 1948 by dropping food from airplanes. (The White House)

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FrogWeb is a multi-agency effort to inform the public about declines and deformities in numerous amphibian species. The site is designed for parents, teachers, and children, and it includes general information about amphibians and their habitats, research currently underway, programs in which the public can help collect amphibian data, and activities to help classes and families learn about amphibian biology and populations. (Multiple Agencies)

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Future State is the U.S. State Department's website for youth. It offers lesson plans on terrorism, Vietnam, and the Cuban Missile Crisis and information about more than 50 international issues. "Careers Representing America," games, and "Meet the Secretary of State" are among the features. Links are provided for learning about current events, geography, and the environment. (Department of State)

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Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program invites students of all ages to examine various modes of transportation, explore careers in transportation, and learn about famous people that have affected the transportation field, including the Wright Brothers, Henry Ford, and Robert Fulton. (Department of Transportation)

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H.I.P. Pocket Change explores the history of coins. Teachers can find lesson plans on charting history with pennies, or showing students 293 ways to make change for a dollar. Students can learn how to start their own coin collection, travel back through history using coins as their guide, or design a future coin. (U.S. Mint, Treasury)

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healthfinder® kids is a place where kids can find information on protecting their bodies and minds. It offers more than 75 games and activities, information on safe web navigation, and a link to art contents. The website also has a section for parents and other caregivers of children with links to products and information that promote children's health. (Department of Health and Human Services)

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Helping Children Prepare for Disasters helps kids put together a disaster supply kit, set up a family disaster plan, read about what they might feel in a disaster, learn about pet protection, read a series of stories about kids who are always prepared for a natural disaster, and join Project IMPACT, a community damage mitigation program. (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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High School Environmental Center is a portal to environmental resources. It organizes sites by topics: air pollution, climate change, global warming; conservation of energy, soil, and water; coral reefs, forests, watersheds, and other ecosystems; drinking water, waste water, ground water; asthma, lead, pesticides, sun protection, and other health issues; waste and recycling; and local data and maps. (Environmental Protection Agency)

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The Hoover Museum—Just For Kids portrays the life of President Hoover using resources from the Hoover Presidential Library such as a chronology, a biography of his wife, Lou Henry, excerpts from speeches, political cartoons, and texts by researchers. Also available is information on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family and writings. (National Archives and Records Administration)

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Last update July 13, 2004