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Here's a list of links to web sites that are both educational and fun. The following categories will help you determine which web site is right for you:

These web sites contain entertaining information for kids in grade and middle school.

These web sites contain more in-depth information for students in middle school and above.

These web sites contain specific information for parents.

These web sites contain specific information for teachers and educators.

Of course, all these web sites are great resources for parents and educators.

You might also want to check out Kids.gov, the Official Kids' Portal of the U.S. Government.

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Choose from the following topics:

Agriculture
Arts & Recreation
Business & Money
Careers
Communities & People
Computers & Internet
Crime & Justice
Defense & National Security
Education
Environment
Foreign Affairs
Geography
Government & Law
Health & Safety
History
Science
Transportation

Agriculture

• ARS Science 4 Kids (Agricultural Research Service)
• USDA for Kids (Agriculture Dept.)
• USDA-NASS Kids (National Agricultural Statistics Service)

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Arts & Recreation

• Afterschool.gov (General Services Administration)
• Art in the White House
• ARTSEDGE: For Students (National Endowment for the Arts & Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)
• Discovery Theatre (Smithsonian Institution)
• Kid's Castle (Smithsonian Institution)
• Learn NPS (National Park Service)
• NGAkids (National Gallery of Art)

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Business & Money

• FDIC Learning Bank (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
• H.I.P. Pocket Change (U.S. Mint)
• Investor Education & Assistance (Securities Exchange Commission)
• OPIC for Kids (Overseas Private Investment Corporation)
• Savings Bonds for Kids (Bureau of the Public Debt)
• Social Security for Kids, Teens, Parents and Teachers (Social Security Administration)
• Tax Information for Students (IRS)
• Treasury Educational Links (Treasury Dept.)
• Treasury's Page for Kids (Treasury Dept.)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Kids Pages (Commerce Dept.)

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Careers

• Jobs for Kids Who Like… (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
• Military Career Guide Online (U.S. Defense Dept. Center Monterey Bay)
• Studentjobs.gov (Office of Personnel Management and Dept of Education/Student Financial Assistance
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (Labor Statistics Bureau)
• Think College Early (Education Dept.)

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Communities & People

• FactFinder Kids' Corner! (Census Bureau)
• Girl Power! (Health & Human Services Dept.)
• Kids Next Door (Housing & Urban Development Dept.)
• HUD for Students (Housing & Urban Development Department)
• World Wise Schools: Students (Peace Corps)

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Computers & Internet

• Parents Guide to the Internet (Education Dept.)

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Crime & Justice

• DOJ Web Page for Kids (Dept. of Justice)
• FBI Kids Page: Kindergarten — 5^th Grade (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
• FBI Kids Page: 6 - 12 Grades (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
• Freevibe.com (National Drug Control Policy Office)
• History of Federal Judgeships (Administrative Office of the Courts)
• Justice for Kids and Youth (Dept. of Justice)

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Defense & National Security

• CIA Homepage for Kids (Central Intelligence Agency)
• NSA/CSS Kids Page (National Security Agency)
• Selective Service System Registration Information (Selective Service System)
• U.S. Air Force Parents' Guide (U.S. Air Force)
• U.S. Army Parents' Guide (U.S. Army)
• U.S. Marine Corps Parents' Guide (U.S. Marine Corps)
• U.S. Navy Parents' Guide (U.S. Navy)
• VA Kids (Veterans Affairs Dept.)

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Education

• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (U.S. State Department)
• Flags of the World
• Cyber Schoolbus (United Nations)
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian (Smithsonian Institution)
• Federal Student Aid Forms in English and Spanish
• Financial Aid for Students Home Page (Education Dept.)
• Minority University Research and Education Programs (NASA)
• NACEL Open Door Foreign Exchange Program (NACEL)
• National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (NASA)
• National Teachers Hall of Fame
• NCES Classroom (National Center for Education Statistics)
• Parents Guide to the Internet (Education Dept.)
• Student Financial Assistance (Education Dept.)
• Student Interests (National Science Foundation)
• Students.gov (Education Dept.)
• Think College Early (Education Dept.)
• Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (U.S. Dept. of Energy)

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Environment

• Bureau of Land Management Kids' Pages
• BLM Kid's Corner (Bureau of Land Management)
• Children's Health Protection (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Dr. E's Energy Lab (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network)
• Drinking Water, Kids Stuff (Ground Water & Drinking Water Office)
• EPA Student Center (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Explorers' Club (Environmental Protection Agency)
• HHS Pages for Kids (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Just For Kids (Interior Dept.)
• Kids Corner, Endangered Species (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
• Learning Web (Geological Survey)
• Learn NPS (National Park Service)
• NOAA Educational Resources (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
• NREL Education Programs (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• NSSL Weather Room (National Severe Storms Laboratory)
• Recycle City (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Smokey Bear
• Students and Teachers Page for Radiation Protection (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Students' Corner (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
• Teacher at Sea (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
• Teachers' and Students' Corner (NOAA Central Library)
• Woodsy Owl (USDA Forest Service)

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Foreign Affairs

• Foreign Affairs for America's Youth (State Dept.)
• Kids World (Peace Corps)
• World Wise Schools: Students (Peace Corps)

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Geography

• FactFinder Kids' Corner! (Census Bureau)
• Geographic Learning Site (State Dept.)
• For Kids Only (NASA Earth Science Enterprise)
• Information USA (State Dept.)
• TerraWeb for KIDS! (U.S. Geological Survey)

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Government & Law

• Basic Readings in Democracy (State Dept.)
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (U.S. Government Printing Office)
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (U.S. Government Printing Office)
• Kids in the House (Clerk of the House)
• Kids.gov (Official Kids' Portal of the U.S. Government)
• Law-4-Kids (Navy Dept. General Counsel Office)
• OurDocuments.gov (Cooperative effort among National History Day, The National Archives and Records Administration, USA Freedom Corps, and The Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Presidents of the United States (White House)
• Students.gov (Education Dept.)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Kids Pages (Commerce Dept.)
• U.S. Senate: Art & History (Congress. Senate)
• White House for Kids (White House)

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Health & Safety

• ATF Kids Page (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)
• BAM! Body and Mind (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• FDA Kids' Page (Food & Drug Administration)
• FEMA for Kids (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Fire Administration Kids Page (Fire Administration)
• Freevibe.com (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
• Girl Power! (Health & Human Services Dept.)
• Healthfinder Kids (Surgeon General of the U.S.)
• Kidd Safety (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Kids Next Door (Housing & Urban Development Dept.)
• Kids' Quest on Disability & Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Kidz Privacy (Federal Trade Commission)
• Mine Safety & Health Administration's Kids Page
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids' Page (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• NIST in Your House (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
• Office of Children’s Health (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
• Safety City (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
• Social Security for Kids and Families (Social Security Administration)
• Students' Corner (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
• Team Nutrition (Food & Nutrition Service)
• Tips4Youth (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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History

• America's Story from America's Library (Library of Congress)
• Digital Classroom (National Archives & Records Administration)
• First Ladies of the United States (White House)
• Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum for Students (National Archives & Records Administration)
• History of Federal Judgeships (Administrative Office of the Courts)
• The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
• Jimmy Carter Library (National Archives & Records Administration)
• John F. Kennedy Library & Museum (National Archives & Records Administration)
• Lyndon B. Johnson Library: LBJ Kids (National Archives & Records Administration)
• Presidents of the United States (White House)
• Truman Library: Kids Page (National Archives & Records Administration)

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Science

• ARS Science 4 Kids (Agricultural Research Service)
• Cool Sites (Marshal Space Flight Center)
• Discovery Channel School (Discovery Channel)
• Discovery Kids (Discovery Channel)
• Dr. E’s Energy Lab (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
• Education & University Affairs (Stennis Space Center)
• Educational Activities (White Sands Test Facility)
• Education Gateway at JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab)
• EIA Kid’s Page (Energy Information Administration)
• Exploratorium Observatory
• Fire Administration Kids Page (Fire Administration)
• For Kids Only (NASA Earth Science Enterprise)
• Rocket Propulsion and Applied Sciences (Stennis Space Center)
• Specialized Information for Undergraduate Students (National Science Foundation)
• Just for Kids (Interior Dept.)
• Glenn Educational Activities (Glenn Research Center)
• Kid's Castle (Smithsonian Institution)
• Kids Corner, Endangered Species (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
• Learning Web (Geological Survey)
• Minority University Research and Education Programs (NASA)
• NASA Ames Education (NASA Ames Research Center)
• National Zoo (Smithsonian Institution)
• Nature Watch (Forest Service)
• Particle Adventure (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Energy)
• Periodic Table of the Elements (Energy Dept., Los Alamos National Laboratory)
• Science Education Programs (Dept. of Energy)
• SII/SEGway (National Air & Space Museum)
• SpaceKids - Space Science for Kids (National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
• Specially for Students (NOAA Education)
• StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers (Goddard Space Flight Center)
• Students & Educators (Kennedy Space Center)
• Students' Corner (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
• Teachers' and Students' Corner (NOAA Central Library)
• The Universe Adventure (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dept. of Energy)
• USDA for Kids (Agriculture Dept.)
• USDA-NASS Kids (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Kids Pages (Commerce Dept.)
• Your Science Fair Project (National Agricultural Library)

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Transportation

• Back to School (Federal Highway Administration)
• Just for Kids & Teens (Maritime Administration)
• Federal Aviation Administration Education
• FHWA Education Pages (Federal Highway Administration)
• Garrett A. Morgan Technology & Transportation Futures Program (Transportation Dept.)
• Safety City (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

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