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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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