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		<title>Branches of US Government Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Can Construct a Roman Aqueduct</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Mount Everest, Can You Find Your Way?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[compass]]></category>
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Kids practice compass skills on Nova&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Explore a 9,000-Year-Old Town</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neolithic]]></category>
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Kids can learn about life 9,000 years ago in a Neolithic town on the Science Museum of Minnesota&#8217;s educational website Mysteries of Çatalhöyük.  Çatalhöyük, located in Turkey, is one of the world&#8217;s oldest cities.  Archaeologists have been excavating the remains of the town to see what life was like for the people who lived there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go on a Map Adventure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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Kids use different types of maps and clues to get to their secret destination as quickly as possible on the educational game Go on a Family Adventure. There are 6 different land and sea adventures to take.  Practice map skills including using compass directions, grid locations, legends, street, and subway maps.  Easy and hard difficulty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Run for Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill of Rights]]></category>
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Kids learn about freedom while campaigning for a seat in the US Congress on the educational website The Road to the Capitol.  Your opponent is against personal freedom for kids.  Learn about the Bill of Rights as you build support among the people.  Topics include privacy, assembly, expression, religion, and justice.  This interactive website is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn About Life in Rural Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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Kids can learn about what life is like in rural Haiti with Unicef&#8217;s interactive educational game Ayiti: The Cost of Life.  Guide a poor Haitian family of 5 to stay healthy, earn money, and get an education.  Hint: volunteer as much as possible to improve your village&#8217;s health and education.  This simulation is recommended for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be an International Trader</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[trade]]></category>

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Kids take on the role of international traders on the International Monetary Fund&#8217;s Trading Around the World educational website.  Decide if you want to make as much money as possible by selling your commodities for as high a price as you can, buy many different types of goods to satisfy your country&#8217;s consumers, or buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure with Captain John Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jamestown]]></category>
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Kids can learn about John Smith and his role in Jamestown with National Geographic&#8217;s interactive learning adventure On the Trail of Captain John Smith.  Watch animated clips, build a fort, learn Algonquian words, and explore the Chesapeake Bay.  Kids 7 and older will enjoy this educational website.
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		<title>Join the Klondike Gold Rush</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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On the educational website Klondike &#8211; Rush for Gold kids can reenact the 1897 to 1898 gold rush adventure through the harsh wilderness in Alaska and Yukon.  Make the decisions about how to travel, which routes to take, what to pack, and where to look for gold.  If you have some luck and make the [...]]]></description>
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