This subsection of the Kids Stuff module provides links and descriptions to federal government resources appropriate for kids that relate to the topics of science and technology.
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Key Resources
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Earth Science Enterprise (for Kids only)
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/ - National Institute of Standards and Technology - Taking America's Measure, Fun Activities for Kids!http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/kids/kidsmain.htm
- NROjr (children)
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
http://www.nrojr.gov/
This interactive site teaches children about science, math, and space through games, music and stories from the NRO, the nation's builder of reconnaissance satellites. - Periodic Table of the Elements
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm
- Sci4Kids, Agriculture Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
- U.S. Geological Survey
http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm
Education links for primary grade students.
http://education.usgs.gov/common/secondary.htm
Education links for middle and high school students.
- U.S. Department of the Interior Just for Kids
http://www.doi.gov/kids/
Offers information on the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Minerals Management Service, U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Office of Surface Mining.
SPACE EXPLORATION
- NASA for Kids
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html
- NASA Space Place
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids
Offers games, animations, projects, and fun facts about Earth, space and technology.
- JPL Education Gateway
http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/k12/kids.html
