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Geosense
Test
your knowledge of world geography by playing Geosense,
alone or with a partner. Grades 7+
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Latitude
and Longitude
Enter
two global coordinates and receive the crow's flight distance
between the two or examine the
distance between many large
cities on the planet. Grades 5+
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Growth
of A Nation
Explore
the animated timeline that traces the growth of the United States
at the animated atlas. Grades 3+
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Archiving
Early America
This
site contains movies based on the 'Famous Moments' series which
highlight a true story of historical significance, providing
'students' of early America with a better understanding of the
people, places and events of this important era. Grades 3-8
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Edison
Motion Pictures
*Alphabetical
Listing
A collection of 341 Edison films, including 127
titles made from 1891 to1918. For best results, right-click
and save file to computer. Grades 2-12
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Worldwide
Table Manners Flash Quiz
Find
out how much you know about customs around the world. Grades
2-8
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Wicked
Interactive
shockwave quizzes on topics of geology.
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Kids
in the House
An
interactive center created to help kids learn about the United
States House of Representatives and its role in lawmaking.
Grades 2-5
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FactFinder
Kids' Corner:
A
super site for kids to learn U. S. census information.
Includes an interactive map students can click on to learn
information about each state. Also includes online quizzes.
Grades 2-5
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National
Geographic's "Xpeditions":
Check
out this interactive "museum" that will take on
geography journeys. Come in and visit an archeological dig
or climb a mountain. This site includes lesson plans, games, maps,
activities and more. Grades 5-8
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Virtual
Tourist
At this site there is an interactive world map and
you'll be instantly transported to a large collection of online
sites located in the continent, country, city, or town or your
choice. Grades 6-12
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Time
Capsule
There are many time capsule sites available on the
web and this is just one that students can use. At this site you
can type in a specific date and see the highlights including
music, politics, TV, movies, prices of goods, etc. Grades
3-8
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Enchanted
Learning
This is a fun educational site for audiences as
young as preschool. Some of the areas covered: science, language
arts and geography. (Not all pages are interactive.) Grades PreK-3
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Scholastic
News
The News Zone presents current events that are most
relevant to students, in a format that is fun and appealing. The
current events and engaging activities include Note Now, Games and
Quizzes, What’s Your IQ and Write a Caption. Grades 3-8
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Gameaquarium
A
collection of language arts, math, science, and social studies.
Grades PreK-6
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Fun
Brain
This
site contains a variety of edu-taining activities covering areas
of math, language arts, social studies, and science. Grades
K-6
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Digital
History
This site provides interactive timelines, essays,
visual histories, and a reference room with speeches, music,
images, maps, and more from various periods of American history.
Ask a professional historian questions, play games, or watch a
flash movie. Grades 3-12
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Consumer
Kids
Economics
for the 8-10 year old.
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World
Magazine
This e-zine from National Geographic provides
articles, online games, brainteasers, plus lots of
other
surprises. Grades 3+
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The
Seven Wonders of the World
Take a virtual tour of the seven
wonders of the world and and learn about The Temple of Artemis,
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Great Pyramid, The Lighthouse
of Alexandria plus three others.
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I
Know That Social Studies Games
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