For Gifted Children

Hoagie's Gifted Education Page: Kids and Teens Links --A huge collection of cool internet activities and links for math, science, books, art, brain teasers, social studies, and much more!
Braingle--Challenge your brain with brain teasers, riddles, trivia, brain exercises, games, forums and more.
Daily Dose of Fun

Math

Science

Literature

The Children's Literature Web Guide
101 Great Books for College-Bound Readers

Social Studies

Geography

World Landmarks. Find out about important landmarks in different places around the world.
Global Trek Antarctica. Take a virtual tour to the South Pole, via New Zealand, and Antarctica. Click on any thumbnail picture to see a bigger version. Stop off to buy special clothing, and you may even find time to sleep!
Everest. Climb Mount Everest from the base camp to the summit! You can choose between a shockwave tour and an HTML (no sound) tour. Both are interactive.
The Forbidden City. Visit the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, through this slide show presentation. You can jump about, by choosing a place on the map, or take the guided tour from the beginning to the end.
On the Prairie. Here you can explore the prairie and watch prairie chickens booming. There are also downloadable files for prairie activities and lists of prairies throughout the United States.
A Trip Through the Grand Canyon. Take a trip down the river, through the Grand Canyon. Choose the type of trip according to your connection.
National Geographic Xpeditions
National Geographic Kids
CIA Factbook
Atlapedia

Government

Economics

Chokky Bikkies - Looking at Fair Trade. Find out more about fair trade and the production of chocolate in Ghana. After you have read about fair trade, click on the chocolate bar to take the quiz. Can you work out who gets the most?
Cool Bank for Kids. Links, the dog, and his friends explain banking in terms suitable for grades 3-5. Just click on anything in Links' backyard and get information on banking matters.
Econopolis. Join Mega Money, his horse, Bill, and dog, Dollar, on a tour through Econopolis. Start by learning about barter, and end with goods and services. There is a small quiz at the end of each page to check your knowledge and understanding of the lesson.
A History of Money. From wampum, shells used for barter, through the different forms of paper currency, this is a short history of money in the States.
The History of Money. What purpose does money serve? Find out why people stopped bartering and switched to money instead.
MoneyCents: Making Money Make Sense for Kids. How kids can earn, spend and even save money, plus interesting facts about money.
The US Mint Kids Site. Learn about the history of coins, and find out how the Mint makes money. Visit an online clubhouse for kids and teachers. Find games, lesson plans, project ideas and more.
United States Treasury Currency Information. Did you know that the US Treasury used to print a $10.000 bill? Find out all about US paper money, what bills are still printed and what they look like.

Art

The Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception
The Natural History Museum, London, England
ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network
National Gallery of Art
Louvre Museum Official Website
A. Pintura: Art Detective--An online game about art history and art composition. In the game, you play a 1940's noir detective with a degree in art history. A distraught woman asks you to identify the artist who made a painting she found in her grandfather's attic. To do so, you must examine paintings by famous artists from Gauguin to Van Gogh. Each example highlights an art concept such as composition, style or subject. The story concludes with an appropriate noirish twist, as the woman's true identity and motives become apparent.

Music

New York Philharmonic Kidzone--Click on Musicians' lounge. Choose a musician who plays an instrument from a different family. Note one fact. Choose that musician's instrument from the Instrument storage room. Note two facts. Listen to the instrument.
The Guide to Symphony Orchestra Instruments--Click on Instruments. Choose a different family. Click on an instrument. Note two facts. Click on the music note to listen.
DSO Kids--Choose an instrument from a new family. Note two facts. Listen to the three examples.
Kids Domain Music Games--Bunches of great games to play here.
Children's Music Web--Visit "Pipsqueaks", an online music magazine with activities- just for kids!
Disney Records--Check out Disney's read alongs, sing alongs, and soundtracks where kids can download some of their favorite tunes.
Hop Pop Town--Have a fun learning experience with music and games. Children ages 3 -10 can play interactive games on site and develop a new appreciation for music.
PlayMusic.org--Play online games and find lots of fun ways to learn about musical instruments!
Schoolhouse Rock Songs-Listen to a few Schoolhouse Rock audio files.
NIEHS Kids' Pages Sing Along Songs --midi files and lyrics

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