Competitions & Contests
- National Museum of Education - Competitions
- Listing of competitions administered by the Museum. Competitions include inventions, entrepreneurship, and art.
- U.S. Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl
- The National Science Bowl is a nationwide academic competition that tests students' knowledge in science and math. High school and middle school students are quizzed in a fast paced question-and-answer format similar to Jeopardy. Regional winners then travel to the national competition.
General Sites
- America's Story
- Designed by the Library of Congress for young people to discover the stories of America's past. Categories include Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play, and See, Hear & Sing.
- Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- Basic informational site organized by grade levels.
- Center for the Book - Kids
- Reading resources for kids from the Library of Congress.
- Center for the Book - Teens
- Reading resources for teens from the Library of Congress.
- Congress for Kids
- Interactive introduction to the federal government for kids.
- Find A School
- Search page for kids to locate public and private schools.
- GirlsHealth.gov
- A project of the Office on Women's Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this website provides access to information and resources on girls health topics in English and Spanish. Topics include fitness, nutrition, drugs, and safety.
- Inventive Kids
- Interactive website for kids that features the accomplishment of female and male inventors through games and activities.
- Kids Count
- Compilation of census data on children’s well-being.
- Kids Page
- Government kid pages organized by government agency.
- Kids.gov
- Official kids portal for the U.S. Government with links to federal websites for kids—from NASA to the FBI.
- Let's Go Outside
- Website by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for kids, parents and educators filled with fact sheets, recommendations on wildlife books, web videos, and a winter activity guide. Includes related links, upcoming events, and archives.
- NASA Kids
- Site by NASA to help educate students about space. Includes information and a variety of learning tools and resources for students.
- National Archives Digital Classroom
- Lesson plans for high school teachers who use government documents in their history classes.
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Clearinghouse for information about missing and exploited children and resources for parents and guardians, law enforcement officials, attorneys, and the media.
- National Gallery for America's Young Inventors
- A museum and Hall of Fame for student inventors, established in 1993 and located in Washington, D.C. Archives and enshrines great student inventions and inventors K-12.
- Ohio Department of Public Safety for Kids
- Games and web links focusing on safety issues from the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
- Ohio Kids - History for Kids
- Ohio history sites for kids.
- Our Documents
- Resource page for teachers and students on primary U.S. documents.
- Stop Bullying Now!
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services offering webisodes, games and information about bullying and how to prevent it. Provides sections for kids and adults.
- students.gov
- An official U.S. government web site designed for college students and their families that provides information and resources from the U.S. government about educational and career options for students after high school.
- United States Patent and Trademark Office for Kids
- Provides multiple resources for young inventors in the patent process. Includes news & events and links to Kids' Pages and Invent Now.
- USGS Learning Web
- Student and teacher activities for exploring the natural sciences, especially earth science.
- Whitehouse 101 - Facts And Fun For All Ages
- American history for kids presented through a series of vignettes from different time periods.