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Geosense
http://www.geosense.net

Test your knowledge of world geography by playing Geosense, alone or with a partner.

 

Latitude and Longitude http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm

Enter two global coordinates and receive the crow's flight distance between the two or examine the distance between many large cities on the planet.

 

A really fun and challenging website that students can use to practice their 
knowledge of the world around them!
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

 

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html

 

Fact finder kids’ corner

http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html

 

Virtual Tourist

http://www.virtualtourist.com/vt/
At this site there is an interactive world map and you'll be instantly transported to a large collection of online sites located in the continent, country, city, or town or your choice. 

 

Gameaquarium

http://www.gamequarium.com

A collection of language arts, math, science, and social studies. 

 

Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1

This site contains a variety of edu-taining activities covering areas of math, language arts, social studies, and science. 

 

Scholastic News
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/

The News Zone presents current events that are most relevant to students, in a format that is fun and appealing. The current events and engaging activities include Note Now, Games and Quizzes, What’s Your IQ and Write a Caption.

 

 Kid Port

·         Grade 6 Games  http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm

·         Grade 7 Games  http://www.kidport.com/Grade7/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm

·         Grade 8 Games  http://www.kidport.com/Grade8/SocialStudies/SocStudiesIndex.htm