This is marvelous site for providing information on various subjects to children. It helps to broaden the outlook and contains links to wide variety of content. Page design is attractive and navigation is very easy. Once pointer is moved on the webpage a group of 6 animated stars follow it. As one navigates to linked page and comes back the stars change to something else still animated.
Links on the home page are Arts, Careers, Computers, Fighting Crime, Fun Stuff, Geography, Global Village, Government, Health, History, Homework, Money, Music, Plants and Animals Safety, Recreation, Science and Math, Space, State Sites and Transportation.
All the links connect to vast and diverse resources which are well organized category wise for easy access. Details of some of the links are given below.

1. Arts – whatever is the preference of the kid reading, singing, drawing, painting, projects there are links on this page to go there. Some of those are noted below.
1.1 Education Net Sites for information
1.1.1 Air Force Crossroads – find here information and recreation on sports, arts and more.
1.1.2 Archives of American Art - primary source documentation on the visual arts in America. 1.1.3 Ask Joan of Art - have a query about American art? Get help of specialists at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
1.1.4 Bottlecaps to Brushes - meet Cappy, a giraffe cartoon character based on a bottle cap sculpture. It shows some of the works of art in the museum and suggest fun activities.
1.1.5 NGA Kids - Adventures with
1.1.6 Portrait for Kids- Follow the clues and learn fascinating facts about the portrait.

1.2 Organization Sites
1.2.1 Art Games engages children in art activities helping them to learn.
1.2.2 Creative Children – site of The International Child Art Foundation.
1.2.3 MOWA- teaches you about the potential for art on the web.
1.2.4 Restoring a Masterwork- Learn how museums conserve artwork and how old paintings are kept to look like new.
1.2.5 The art Room - it is designed around the idea of "activity" centers.

1.3 Education Sites
1.3.1 ArtsEdNet - Includes a variety of teaching and learning materials.
1.3.2 SmART Kids - SmARTkids invites kids to experience art.

1.4 Commercial Sites
1.4.1 History of Cinematography - This site has info on cinematography from 900 BC till date.
1.4.2 The Imagination Factory - Visitors learn how to make art using free materials like common, household trash. Some of activities are drawing, painting, sculpture, and collage.

2. Careers for kids
2.1 Career Net Sites for information
2.1.1 BLS Career Information - Tells about jobs for kids.
2.1.2 Girl Power – Girls at Work: This site features information on careers for women.
2.1.3 NASA Educator Astronaut Program - Learn about astronauts, living in space, and the crew here on earth.
2.2 Organization Sites
2.2.1 America’s Career InfoNET - Find out different careers’ pay in different parts of the country and eligibility.

2.3 Education Sites
2.3.1 Jobsmart Career Guide - plan your next move, including Free Online Career Tests.
2.3.2 Virtual Reference Desk Learning Center - find information and answers to your questions about school subjects, fascinating facts, research topics, and more!

2.4 Commercial Sites
2.4.1 Be A Habitat Hero! - This National Geographic’s site allows you to expand your thought to rescue our habitats.

3. Fun
3.1 Fun Stuff Netsites
3.1.1 Games and Activities – learn through fun games and activities.
3.1.2 NASA''s Kids Page - This is site allows to play a variety of games and activities, and more interesting facts about space.
3.1.3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Especially for Kids! – Learn how kids can help endangered species, national wildlife refuges, migratory birds, fisheries resources, the value of wetlands, and.

3.2 Organization Sites
3.2.1 Cubuts - Fun and Games - Enjoy this arcade of online games.
3.2.2 Hands On Children’s Museum - An interactive museum for children ages below 10.
3.2.3 Jazz Kids - fun newspaper for kids.
3.2.4 Playmusic - A cool site telling about classical music and the instruments that make it.

3.3 Education Sites
3.3.1 Chess Is Fun - find some fairly easy "lessons." on chess.
3.3.2 My First Garden - This is a guide to gardening.

3.4 Commercial Sites
3.4.1 AAA Math - Choose challenge games for K-8. Math concepts are explained in detail.
3.4.2 Cartoon Network - play games, watch animated short movies and see the schedule of shows with your favorite cartoon characters!
3.4.3 Comics.com - Read your favorite comic strips. Meet the characters and learn about the artists for Heathcliff, Dilbert, Snoopy, and many more.
3.4.4 DiscoveryKids.com - a whole site about.

4. Space
4.1 Space websites for kids
4.1.1 Basics of Space Flights - module pertaining to space flight operations activities.
4.1.2 NASA Quest - learn about NASA people and space science.
4.1.3 Space Place - learn more about space science.

4.2 Organization Sites
4.2.1 Mars Millennium Project - explore Mars through answers to.

5 Computers and Information Technology
5.1 Organization Sites
5.1.1 Computer Ergonomics for Elementary Schools - the site will show you some simple and affordable ways to safe and comfortable use of a computer.
5.1.2 History of the Internet - find the history of the Internet.
5.1.3 Internet Public Library - Computers and the Internet - find things, have fun, and be safe on the Internet.
5.2 Commercial Sites
5.2.1 BrainPOP - Technology - Watch animated movies about inventions, innovations and discoveries.
5.2.2 Safe Surfing with Your Family - it''s all about being informed, Internet savvy, and open to the possibilities of the online world for parents and children.
There is much more in this site. It is a must visit site for kids.

Stir The Scientist Within You!

Stir the scientist within you and get familiar with the mysteries
surrounding us. Uncover the enticing world beyond the actual world where we
live in.
http://www.extremescience.com takes you into an awesome journey of science with astonishing facts behind simple
stuff in our daily lives on a wide range of topics
As you scratch the surface and dig deeper into the specific topics,
they are interspersed with awesome statistics and absolutely fabulous photographs
as well.
I found the section on ‘Future of Technology’ as the most
interesting. It contains really well laid out information on fascinating topics
like Nanoworld, NASA Space Sciences, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Superconductors,
Maglev Supersonic trains, Fiber optics. Do check out the gallery of microscopic
images related to nanotechnology. If you are really a technology buff, this is
a must see!
If you are a lover of Mother Nature around you – there are
sections dedicated to Earth Science, Creatures and even Maps. These in turn
contain sections on general information as well as interesting facts like Wettest Place,
Lowest Elevation, etc. The section on Creatures has some splendid photographs as
well, apart from the tidbits like ‘oldest living thing’, ‘Largest Living
Organism’. You also have a section dedicated to Space Science and covers stuff like
how earth came into existence and all about our solar system. No doubt, this
also contains some stunning visuals.
Then there are topics dedicated to weather and its extremities and
how it affects us all from day to day. For the ultimate inscrutable
matter –
TIME – there is a section on time as well. It tries to answer that ever
present
question – What is time?
There are link to other relevant resources on a topic in
every section and also a whole section committed to general resource only. It
has some cool links to scientific resources like carbon 14 calculator, trigonometric
tables, Human Genome Project, Human Body Atlas, etc.
The site has been in existence since 1998 and has won many
awards. Worth a visit… but do remember to dig beneath the surface of your favorite
topic here otherwise you will miss the real stuff which in fact makes this site
really exciting!

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