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| Drought for Kids | |
| EIA Kid's Page | The Energy Information Administration office of the U.S. Department of Energy produces this colorful site for children. A cartoon "Energy Ant" guides children through easy-to-read pages of energy history, explanations, fun facts, and an energy quiz. All links go to other government sites for children. |
| Energy Education for Kids | This site is broken down into several sections, including: What is Energy; What is Gas; Safety; Projects and Fun Experiments; Fun Stuff: Games and More, as well as science lesson plans. |
| Energy Quest | From the California Energy Commission, this is by far the best children's site. The homepage is very colorful: an "Energy Quest" highway filled with child-drawn icons will take students to well designed and easily navigated pages that explain all areas of energy production. Pictures appear on every page, along with a useful "Here's what we learned" checklist at the end of every chapter. Kid's tips, discussions of energy safety, scientists' biographies, and FAQ's help round out this excellent site. |
| Fact Monster | Information Please offers this color, kid-friendly web site as a great homework helper. Subjects are clearly marked for easy reference, and a search engine is included. Many if the links in an "energy" search are from encyclopedias, but all are clear and easy to read. |
| Phases of the Moon | Put the phases of the moon in the correct order. |
| Periodic Table Tetris | Play this classic tetris game using the elements from the Periodic Table ... you have to get them to drop in the correct spots! |
| Siemen's Science Day: Learn by Doing | Teachers, engage and amaze your students. Here you'll find videos, tools and revealing hands-on activities for students in grades 4 through 6 to help reinvent your science class. New, original experiments with intuitive directions, materials lists and home extensions. |
| The Why Files | From the University of Wisconsin comes this attempt to "remove the mystery from science" through the use of news and current events. Targeted towards grades 5-12, this is not as kid-friendly as the previous sites, but it is very current- written in response to current headlines- and topics of national interest are explained in ordinary terms. Science, health, the environment, and technology are the areas the Why Files covers. Enter the "archives" and then click on the theme "energy" to find articles on oil prices, global warming, and photovoltaic energy. A search engine is included. |