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7 to 11 years old

Sites of particular interest to 7 to 11 year olds

Healthy Kids [External Site]
Simple health and nutrition information for children up to 8 years old.

Apple a Day [External Site]
Website full of information on healthy eating for kids.

The Nutrition Sleuth [External Site]
Use the clues to find the missing nutrient.

Ask Dr Universe [External Site]
Washington State University site enabling you to find out the answers to all those science questions. For kids of all ages.

Brain Pop [External Site]
You need audio and flash to get the most out of this fantastically fun site. Hundreds of animated educational movies for kids of all ages. Meet Tim and Moby and find more about just about everything.

Funology [External Site]
Boasting hundreds of ideas about things to do online and offline with friends, family or alone. From jokes, games and magic tricks to science experiments, trivia and quizzes For 5 to 12 year olds.

NASA [External Site]
The NASA site for kids - a fun way for children to learn about NASA's activities and science, using interactive tools and kid-attractive pages

OLogy [External Site]
OLogy means 'the study of.' American Museum of Natural History's OLogy website - study and explore many cool OLogies. Fun for all kids.

Science Bob [External Site]
A world of science and experiments for your home with Science Bob.

StarChild [External Site]
If your child is interested in the stars, this is a good site to start their celestial exploration.

The Atoms Family [External Site]
Science explained with the help of a kooky family.

The Kids Castle [External Site]
The Smithsonian Magazine for kids.

The Space Place [External Site]
NASA brings space to kids.

Check out Scientriffic [External Site]
Australia's top science magazine for ages 7 and up. It's full of fascinating science, fun and easy-to-do experiments, puzzles, a great comic, plus competitions and freebies.

Cool Science for Curious Kids [External Site]
Explore biology with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where they have looked at some of the best science projects from some of the top museums in the US and adapted them for the web. For 5 to 10 year olds.

Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab [External Site]
Free science experiments for parents, teachers and children of all ages. Get started but don't forget your protective gogles.

The Solar System Simulator [External Site]
View space from satellites - great fun.

Internet Safety Game [External Site]
Play smart, stay safe and have fun on the internet.

Surf Swell Island [External Site]
Great game from Disney but it is Flash-heavy and can take time to download.

Netsmartz.com [External Site]
Tips for safe internet use for kids.

NetSmartz [External Site]
Online quiz show where you try to find an internet friend.

Websters' Word Central [External Site]
Fun with words, especialy for 7 to 11 year olds.

Nrich Maths [External Site]
Maths for everyone.

MathsNet [External Site]
Everything you need to enjoy and learn maths.

Cool Math for Kids [External Site]
Maths activities to keep your brain active. 

Grid Club [External Site]
A special site for 7 to 11 year olds with more than 500 educational games linked to the National Curriculum. Children can join the club to enter a vibant online community that is safe and enclosed - membership must come via their primary school.

Red Box [External Site]
A site designed to compliment the citizenship agenda. An interactive site from the Treasury designed around the concept of a city square and the need to balance the books.

Planet Science [External Site]
A follow-on from the great success of Science Year, full of activities for the home junior scientist. Designed to get creativity and imagination into the science and technology classroom, it supports teachers, students and parents, bringing science to life.

School Zone [External Site]
A comprehensive site with sections for students, parents and educators. There is also a section on subscription sites if you are looking for a good list of those. Well worth a look.

Safe on the Street [External Site]
Summer can be a time when your children are playing outside, so it's vital that they know how to handle themselves on the roads. Try out this site from BMW Education and help equip your children for the roads.

ChildLine [External Site]
ChildLine is free and offers a 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call the helpline on 0800 1111 about any problem, at any time - day or night.

Show Me [External Site]
A great collection of online games, interactive acitivities and teaching resources for 7 to 11 year olds from museums, galleries, science centres and heritage sites across Britain.

CBBFC [External Site] 
The Children's British Board of Film Classification is a great site for 8 to 11 year olds interested in film. There are useful activities that can be downloaded, competitions to enter, the latest film news, information on U and PG films that have just been classified, film reviews by children and - best of all - the Viewing Room, where you can see the shorts of all the latest U and PG films.

Visit Mars on the Nasa Rovers [External Site]
All the latest from the Nasa Rovers on Mars - drive them yourself to find all the details on the latest discoveries.

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