Just for fun
The Mouse Club
[External Site]
Play hide and seek, read stories and if you like, join the club.
The Nutrition
Sleuth
[External Site]
Use the clues to find the missing nutrient.
Ask Dr Universe
[External Site]
Washington State University site - find out the answers to all those
science questions. For kids of all ages.
BrainPop
[External Site]
You'll need audio and Flash to get the most out of this fantastically fun
site. Enjoy hundreds of animated educational movies for kids of all ages.
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 experiment,
trivia and quizzes For 5 to 12 year olds.
NASA site for
kids
[External Site]
A fun way for children to learn about NASA's activities and science, using
interactive tools and kid-attractive pages.
OLogy
[External Site]
The American Museum of Natural History's website, which lets
you study and explore many cool areas of science.
Science Bob
[External Site]
A world of science and experiments for your home with Science Bob.
Star Child
[External Site]
If your child is interested in the stars, this is a good site to start your
celestial exploration.
The Space Place
[External Site]
NASA brings Space to kids.
National Geographic
for kids
[External Site]
US-centric but good site about the natural world.
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.
CBC 4 kids
[External Site]
Check out tons of science fun.
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 best museums in
the US and adapted them for the web. For 5 to 10 year olds.
Space Kids
[External Site]
Space and science news stories, games and Q&As.
The Solar System
Simulator
[External Site]
View space from satellites.
Making Tracks
[External Site]
Five different music-making tools from this BBC website - you'll need
to have Shockwave intalled to use it.
Grid Club
[External Site]
A special site for 7 to 11 year olds with over 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]
An interactive site from HM Treasury designed around the concept of a city
square and the need to balance the books.
24hrmuseum.org.uk
[External Site]
Lists over 2,500 museums and galleries with all the information you need to
visit online or offline. Many have online exhibits and virtual tours so take a
trip to a museum today.
CBBFC
[External Site]
The Children's British Board of Film Classification is a great site for 7
to 12 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 and film reviews by
children. They can also visit the Viewing Room and see the shorts of
all the latest U and PG films.
