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| Whitehouse for kids | whitehouse.gov/kids/ | Tour the whitehouse, take quizes, watch videos | Social Studies | Primary (K-2) Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Ben Franklin Word Find | lhric.org/pocantico/franklin/ AppletDepot_files/j.htm |
Students find words related to Ben Franklin | Social Studies Language Arts |
Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids | bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/games/interactive.html | Ben's Interactive Games Play games like Ben's Coloring Book, Connect the Dots, Place the State, Ben's Word Find, and Ben's Lost. |
Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Classic Hangman | superkids.com | Play hangman about Asian Countries | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Geonet Games | eduplace.com/geonet/ | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Liberty's Kids. Fun & Games. Mystery Guest | pbskids.org/libertyskids/ mysteryguest/index2.html |
Based on a simple game show format, Mystery Guest provides up to three text clues and three visual clues to help players guess the name of the mystery guest (historical figure). See if you can guess this famous person. Three clues will be given. After each clue you can guess. If you're not sure, ask for another clue. Can you figure out the Mystery Guest? | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark | nationalgeographic.com/ features/97/west |
Make decisions about the expedition of Lewis and Clark. | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Build a Tiger Habitat | nationalgeographic.com/ kids/index.html |
A great site where kids can create a habitat for a Siberian Tiger, making it safe and healthy. | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) |
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| State Capitals | kidshub.org/kids/capitals.cfm | Match the state to the capital. | Social Studies |
Intermediate (3-5) |
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| Congress for Kids | congressforkids.net/ cartoonintro.htm |
Uncle Sam takes you on a tour of the Federal government system. | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) Middle (6-8) |
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| Geospy | nationalgeographic.com/ geospy/ |
State, continents, and countries game. Place state on map click and drag on answer. It will tell you if you are right or wrong on the spot. it will print out a certificate at the end. | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) Middle (6-8) |
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| Country Reports | countryreports.org/ | Description of countries | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) Middle (6-8) High (9-12) |
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| Map Wizard | interactive2.usgs.gov/ learningweb/fun/map.asp |
This website can be used to create maps. You can choose from National Atlas, Microsoft Terra Server, or Map-It. | Social Studies | Intermediate (3-5) Middle (6-8) High (9-12) |
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| What Came First? | bbc.co.uk/history/walk/ games_index.shtml |
Five historical periods / activities; In each scenario students must identify and remove the anachronistic elements shown. | Social Studies |
Middle (6-8) |
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| Pyramid Challenge | bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/ |
Journey back four and a half thousand years to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to the Pyramid Age. As the vizier, or head of state, you are about to undertake the most important project of your career - the building of the king's pyramid. |
Social Studies | Middle (6-8) |
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| Museum of Modern Technology | actden.com/skills2k/ | A site which has a tutorial and quiz for Microsoft Windows, E-mail, and Networking with quizzes | Tech | Middle (6-8) High (9-12) |
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| Lower Merion School District Elementary Technology Curriculum Initiative 2003-2004 Email: TechCurriculum Elementary Tech Curriculum Menu Page: http://www.lmsd.org/staff/elemtech/techmenu.html |
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