National Geography Kids

Type of Resource: Virtual Tour, Student tools and information, Online Activities, Teacher Tools and Information, Research Resources
Free or Fee: Free
Computer Needs: Flash
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A portion of this site is dedicated to hooking kids in with interesting graphics and sounds. The information on the site is good and presented in an age appropriate manner. There are small purple banners that label the ads on the site as 'ad' or 'advertisement.'

Description:

National Geographic Kids offers games, experiments, articles, homework help, news, crafts, expeditions and cartoons. "Our mission is to entertain children while educating and exciting them about their world. National Geographic Kids is an interactive, multi topic magazine covering animals, entertainment, science, technology, current events and cultures from around the world. National Geographic Kids is the magazine that makes it fun to learn about the world."

Possible uses:

Teachers can share news from this site daily with students. It could be the way to start the day. Students can explore this site to spark curiosity before an inquiry project or just to entertain themselves in an educational manner during down times. Find articles for summarizing or for use with research. Kids can utilize the homework help page from home.

Related Resources:

Pre-K, K-3, 4-5

Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Technology
Science : Biology
Social Studies : History
Social Studies : Geography
Social Studies : Cultures
Social Studies : Archeology & Anthropology
Social Studies : Current Events
Media Education : Entertainment

Virtual Tour, Student tools and information, Online Activities, Teacher Tools and Information, Research Resources

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