Interesting and Educational Web Pages for Children? 450
watashiwananashidesu asks: "I am a teenager with no siblings and a a good number of little cousins. Being something of a nerd, I'm incredibly popular with these cousins, especially the ones who are 8-11. Recently, when my first cousin (female, 8) was over, I began a collection of links that she might enjoy--sites that were appropriate and fun.
Now that the Cold/Flu season is over, I can expect more visits from my first, second, and third cousins, and I'm left with a dismally small collection of links (eight, to be specific) for them to peruse. Also, the few I have are unsatisfactory; they're mainly corporate sites like Barbie.com and Lego.com with a few non-corporate games mixed in. None of the sites have any educational value, least of all about the things that I really want to expose them to--science, math, literature, and computers. In fact, I especially need sites that will teach them about computers, so that they'll be able to better keep in touch with me, when we're all older. What are some good sites I can bookmark for my cousins that are: educational, appropriate for children aged 5-11, (mainly three boys and two girls), fun, not a security threat, non-corporate (though this last one is optional)
Also, how can I make my friends/protégé(e)s/cousins make the best of what few links I have or manage to find?"
Make them smarter. (Score:2, Interesting)
http://www.treasure-troves.com/
Instead I had to read real books. Drat.
http://www.scitoys.com/ (Score:3, Interesting)
Education and REAL Science for Kids (Score:5, Interesting)
A good site that kids all over the world that has kids doing real science.
Good times, good times.
Internet Sources for Little People (Score:1, Interesting)
This is also a good place to get answers to your question(s).
Mind-blowing fun for young and old alike: (Score:1, Interesting)
Educational links, regardless of age (Score:3, Interesting)
How Stuff Works [howstuffworks.com] - Helped with a project or two.
So You Wanna [soyouwanna.com] - Doesn't look like it's been updated recently, a pity too. Great step-guides to doing lots of things, from good interviews to skydiving (some vague, some specific)
Everything2 [everything2.com] - Geeks guide to everything and anything (including the kitchen sink [everything2.com])
Zeeks.com (Score:2, Interesting)
The Feed Your Brain section looked the most interesting for your proto-geeks.
Peace,
LinuxScribe
sodaconstructor (Score:3, Interesting)
1000 non-RPG websites for RPG ideas (Score:1, Interesting)
SciToys (Score:2, Interesting)
another one (Score:5, Interesting)
The Straight Dope [straightdope.com]
A great site that explains all sorts of stuff that is helpful to kids of all ages, and even goes into some more advanced topics.
Here's a thought (Score:4, Interesting)
Another vote for sodaplay.com (Score:3, Interesting)
But it shows the beauty of math within nature, reduced down to a handful of lines and tension points.
Check out Sodaplay [sodaplay.com]
Do spelling and drawing count as education? (Score:2, Interesting)
I'd recommend some supervision since some of the "rooms" are meant for adults, but otherwise, my stepkids and their friends just love the site, and I like the idea that they're being taught that spelling matters.
--Kimota!
Really Well-done Kids' Site About Japan (Score:2, Interesting)
I'm studying Japanese at college and I came across this at one point - it's an excellent educational site about Japan aimed towards kids - it has very basic tutorials in Japanese language and it has tons of information on Japan's culture, like an interactive shockwave thing to try ikebana (the art of flower arrangement) and kimonos. It also has information about some elementary schools in Japans and messages and drawings from the students. A really great site.
Re:Home Star Runner! (Score:3, Interesting)
Carlos's Coloring Book (Score:5, Interesting)
Work in the field and learn something (Score:2, Interesting)