MORE TO EXPLORE FOR KIDS

Also see: More to Explore for Teens

Fun & Games

Africa for Kids
http://pbskids.org/africa/
Follow Femi from Nigeria and play a thumb piano, make a mask, hear a Swahili folktale, and more in this PBS site.

Fin, Fur, and Feather Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fffbi.com/
Join animal agents and take part in interactive spy stories. Plus, try your hand at a world trivia game, listen to radio dramas, and more.

GeoNet
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
Choose a map, then answer questions to wend your way across the world.

Global Groove
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/music/zone/groove/
Global Groove is a Sesame Street jukebox with musical styles, rhythms, instruments and heritages from around the world.

Global Grover Grooves
http://pbskids.org/sesame/grover/index.html
Choose dance steps for Sesame Street's Grover and watch him shake his caboose to music from around the world.

Greetings from Grover
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/games/flash.php?contentId=8473866
Travel with Grover to foreign countries and send a postcard home.

National Geographic GeoBee Challenge
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee
Can you beat the Bee? Play this daily geotrivia game.

National Geographic GeoSpy Game
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy
Quick! Pinpoint as many places as you can before time runs out.

National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/
Cartoons, interactive adventures, funny fill-ins, and much more

Snuffy's Safari
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/games/flash.php?contentId=11944623
Travel with Snuffy to the jungle, the ocean, and the Arctic.

Maps.com
http://www.maps.com/games
Help aliens reach their global destinations, race to name U.S. state capitals, try your hand at a geography crossword puzzle, and more.

What on Earth?
http://gaia.hq.nasa.gov/quiz/quiz_start-template.cfm
A game of Earth trivia from NASA

Homework Help

Geographic Resources From the Smithsonian
http://www.SmithsonianEducation.org/MyWonderfulWorld/
Select a continent and find rich online resources that span the globe.

National Geographic Homework Help
http://ww.nationalgeographic.com/education/homework
Try these links for information about subjects like animals, science, and places.

National Geographic One-Stop Research
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/onestop/
Type in your keyword (such as Egypt, sharks, or global warming) and get a categorized list of all related National Geographic resources—photos, maps, articles, and more.

Maps

Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/
Explore the world with this 3-D globe. Type in an address and zoom right down to street-level.

National Geographic MapMachine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine
Get National Geographic's award-winning atlas maps online, free.

National Geographic Xpeditions Outline Maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/
These black-and-white outline maps are perfect for reports, homework, and classroom handouts. Choose the level of detail you want each map to have.

News

Kids Newsroom
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/
Each week a new story is added to this kid-friendly news site.

National Geographic Kids News
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
National Geographic's online news site has stories written especially for kids.

TIME for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Catch up on current events, take polls, meet kid reporters, and more.

Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
This site from Science Service is geared toward kids ages 9-13.