Interactive Sites For Kids

The internet has become a great learning tool. These sites are very educational and present learning in a way that is really exciting for kids. I would like to believe that every school is equipped to deal with issues of the internet, but just in case you are not aware of all that you should be, please read the internet safety guide.

Internet Adventures For Young Children: 101 Websites and Hands-on Activities

Educational Sites

Ratings: My opinion anyway

* Worthwhile

** Pretty good

*** Must see!

**** Bow to them....the best of the best

*Astronomy Picture of the day
A different astronomical picture each day.

**Earth Viewer
Provides views of the earth and moon from different angles and places. Live pictures of the earth from satellites. You can even request a view. Cool site!

***The Planets
You have to go here if you are doing a unit on space. Detailed information and pictures on the planets, missions to them, discoveries. Go see it!!

**Cells Alive
Good resource for images of cells for science class. Some of them are even animated.

***Nanoworld Image Gallery(electromicroscope images of fleas blood cells and more will help with your teaching efforts)
Similar to the site above but with more content. Magnified pictures of all kinds of cells. If you're doing a unit on cells you want to check this site out.

**Reptiles (collection of images)
Pictures of all kinds of reptiles. Also has resources on the net for reptiles. Graphic intense so kind of slow.

***THE HEART: An online exploration
Tours of the heart and circulation system. Activities to test your knowledge. Great site.

**The ACEKids Webpage.
Nice site geared towards kids and parents.

***A kids tour of The Whitehouse
Kids can take a tour of The Whitehouse with the first cat Socks as their guide

*Kids make your own newspaper
Kids can make their own paper. The screen to the site is questionable, check it out before you let the kids go...not sure why they did it that way

*Smithsonian Institute
Kind of cool, but not sure kids will love it all that much

Yahooligans designed for web surfers 8yrs. to 14yrs.
A list of kids sites

**Dinosaurs Anyone!
Good resource for a unit on dinosaurs, fossil pictures, resources.

**Kids Cooking Club a new project each month.
Fun kids' site for cooking

** Little Explorers even pre-schooler's can surf the web
Picture dictionary and other resources

***The Magic School Bus Fun Place
Great interactive site based on the popular tv show

***Disney Presents...Bill Nye the Science Guy
He's so cool

***National Geographic
Great site for kids. Who can beat National Geographic?!

**Kids Clubhouse
Houghton Mifflin's kid site. It is fun and educational!!

***Cyberkids
We're all becoming cyberkids!! Great site!

***Discovery Channel
Awesome channel..awesome site.

***Discovery Channel School