Kids experiment with solutions, mixtures, physical changes, and chemical changes on the educational website Reversible and Irreversible Changes. What substances dissolve in water? Which changes can be undone? Find out with this virtual lab. This interactive website is recommended for kids 7 and up.
On the website Samarost, kids interact with a virtual universe to solve challenging puzzles. Help a little man save his asteroid home from collision with another asteroid. There are several levels that need to be completed to solve the entire puzzle. Samarost is recommended for kids 9 and older.
Kids can find the density of virtual objects and predict if they will float or sink with the interactive online lab Mass, Volume, Density: Floating Lab 101. Find the mass of an object using the scale, and find the volume using the graduated cylinder. Divide the mass by the volume to get the density. (Hint: 1ml is equal to 1 cubic cm) If the density is less than the liquid, it will float. If it is more dense, it will sink. This educational website is recommended for kids 8 and up.
Kids sort the characteristics of the three branches of government to the correct branch while playing the interactive educational game Branches of the Government. Drag each leaf to either the judicial, executive, or legislative branch. Keep playing until you can sort all 16 correctly on the first try. Branches of the Government is best for kids over 8.
Kids learn about fractured fairy tales and write their own with Read, Write, Think’s Fractured Fairy Tales interactive educational activity. Read a short version of Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, or The Princess and the Pea. Next, choose what part or parts of the story you want to change – the characters, plot, setting, point of view, problem, or ending. Then, use those changes to write your own fractured fairy tale. This website is recommended for kids 8 and older.
On the interactive educational website Constructing an Aqueduct, kids learn about the engineering behind Roman Aqueducts and decide where to build a covered trench, tunnel, pressurized pipe, wall, and arcade to bring fresh water from a spring to a Roman city. Read the manual first to learn why each structure is used. Constructing a Roman Aqueduct is recommended for kids over 8.
On the interactive educational website Spelling City, kids practice spelling words by playing online games. Type in the words you would like to learn how to spell, and then select the game you want to play. There are many to choose from including: hangman, unscramble, audio word match, missing letter, sentence unscramble, crossword. Spelling City is best for kids 7 and up.
On the interactive website Big Huge Labs, kids can design their own magazine covers, make trading cards, put together photo cubes, add text bubbles, create jigsaw puzzles, arrange mosaics, and more with their digital photos. Try making trading cards about any topic as a class research project. All ages will enjoy getting creative with their pictures on this website.
With BBC’s educational game Space Doctors, kids can take on the roll of an astronaut doctor keeping the crew healthy on a mission to the planet Mars. Decide what kind of treatment, if any, would be most appropriate for each situation. If you aren’t sure what to do, get tips by clicking Ask Mission Control. Space Doctors is recommended for kids 8 and up.
Kids practice compass skills on Nova’s educational game Get Lost: Compass. Your first trip to Mount Everest. Which way should you go? Use your compass to find your way. A compass always points North, so for each problem, begin by rotating your compass until the red arrow is lined up with the red N. This interactive website is recommended for kids 7 and older.
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