Fun Sites for Kids
Most of these sites encourage kids to visit with their parents in tow.
Many, if not most, have sections that give parents and teachers an overview
of the site. As with any Web site, you (the parents)
should take a look at each site with, or even before, your kids.
If you have suggestions for sites that we should add to this list, please let us
know through the feedback
channel. Also, please let us know if you find a site listed here
that is not appropriate for children. (We have checked these sites out as best
as we can, but we can't guarantee that something might change after we look at it.)
One Laptop Per Child
An international project, involving people at the
MIT
Media Lab, to give every child
in developing countries a laptop computer with educational software and
access to the Internet.
The Hippocratic Press
Publisher of medical children's stories that entertain, educate
and reassure both parent and child.
The International Kids' Space
A place for kids to draw, colour, write and read stories, and "meet" other
kids from around the world.
KidsCom
An "international communications playground" for kids from 4 to 15.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
An offshoot of the PBS series, with "live" demonstrations on the Web.
Sesame Workshop
(formerly the Children's Television Workshop)
The home of Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and the other
denizens of Sesame Street.
Amazing Kids! Webspace
"Dedicated to improving the lives of children", through
Web-based educational programs for kids.
Scratch
A visual programming language, which children of all
ages can use to make computer programs. From the
Lifelong Kindergarten research
group at the MIT
Media Lab
(Our page on CT scanners
and how they work has an animated CT scanner written in Scratch.)
The Bronx Zoo
Yes... the Bronx Zoo...
The Exploratorium's Guide to Dissecting a Cow's Eye
Ever wonder what's inside the eye? Here's a guide to
help you find out. (Be careful: if you want to try looking at a cow's eye,
make sure your mom or dad is helping you.)
FunAttic
Games for kids -- and the entire family
How Jet Engines Work
An animated tour of a jet engine (from General Electric,
which makes a lot of real jet engines).
Case Western Reserve University Department of Radiology -- Children's Corner
Radiology for kids -- complete with
X-rays of plants, animals, insects, shells, and Neat Things.
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Vinay N. Reddy, M.D. All rights reserved.
Written 08/16/96; major revision 11/16/98; last revised 01/18/08
