Interactive Online Learning Activities,Simulations and Other Fun Stuff

Kids LOVE to play games on the computer.
Why not cash in on that interest and direct them to some educational games online?
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A Walk Through History
From the BBC, students can walk through a Roman street, a Tudor Street, a Victorian Street, a Viking house and a 1950s living room, the click on the things that don't belong there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/games_index.shtml
Alfy: A Web Portal for Kids
Games, activities and all sorts of fun stuff...some of which is educational. http://www.alfy.com/index1.asp?FlashDetect=true
Board Games
Backgammon, Chess, Go and Scrabble. http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/fun/b_games.html
Chandra Mission
From a site devoted to exploring NASA's x-ray observatory comes Interactive games, puzzles and quizzes Site runs the gamut from standards based lessons to fun activities for kids, ranging from a coloring book to a very sophisticated crossword puzzle for advanced science students. http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/index.html
Cyberkids
Colorful site with all sorts of fun and games and brainteasers for kids, plus a place for them to publish stories and poems, and links to other sites for young people. http://www.cyberkids.com/fg/index.html
Crossword Gallery
Crossword puzzles, anagrams and other word-related puzzles, all online. http://thinks.com/crosswords/crosswords.htm?900
 Flashcards for Kids
Practice basic math facts online. http://www.edu4kids.com/math/
Funbrain
Interactive math, science, language games, plus other educational resources. http://www.funbrain.com/

Gallery of Interactive Online Geometry http://www.geom.umn.edu/apps/gallery.html

GameGoo
Games that focus on K-8 skills so skillfully that you hardly notice that you're learning about rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, counting, spelling and phonics as you play. http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
GameQuarium
Interactive learning games for preschool through grade 6. http://www.gamequarium.com/
Graphic Activities
Paint a picture, create a fractal. http://thinks.com/things/?900
Interactive Games
Still more online games. You may want to check these out before you turn your students loose on the site. http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/interactive.html
Interactive Games from the National Wildlife Federation
Crane migrations, water cycle, a photo shoot in the Everglades. What a fun way to learn about the natural world. http://www.nwf.org/wildlifeweek/games/
Interactive Math
Do NOT close the little java window that opens up when you click this link. That's where all the action is. Allows you to chart some information, play with geometric shapes, and play games. http://home.earthlink.net/~wdiz/
Interactive Math Activities
Memory, math, algebra, geometry, droodles and more. Spend an hour browsing to find the ones that suit your students best. While you're there, check the index to the left for still more fascinating math games and puzzles and links. http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.html
Interactive Web Games
Web Battleship, Web Minesweeper, WebMaze, WebReversi. Logic and strategy. http://genesis.ne.mediaone.net/games.html
Java Games and Puzzles Gallery
Tetris, word search, Chinese checkers, and many more, all online.http://thinks.com/games/?500
Math Recreations
Math games and links to still more math games and puzzles. http://thinks.com/math/?900
Megamaths
Interactive games, including a times table drill and kill exercise, to help children learn basic math facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/index.html
More Interactive Games
Spelling, number recognition, space, memory, sequencing, and more. http://www.bragg.odedodea.edu/devers/games.htm
Power to Learn
Games about math, weather, the solar system, recycling, art, history, the last 1000 years and famous quotes. http://www.powertolearn.com/games/index.shtml
Puzzles
Crosswords, anagrams, codebreakers, jigsaw puzzles, word search, trivia, and more. http://thinks.com/puzzles/?900
Thinks.com
Interactive crossword puzzles, code breakers, jigsaw puzzles, etc. http://thinks.com/?900
Words and Word Play
They're not all games, but they're all worth looking at (palindromes, oxymorons, tongue twisters.) http://thinks.com/words/?900

Simulations

Contemporary College Physics Simulation Library
Java applets demonstrate vectors, motion, measurement and more. http://webphysics.ph.msstate.edu/jc/library/
Guitar Chord Song Builder
Create guitar chords online. http://atlas.csd.net/~rjwsoft/songbuilder/
Interactive Physics and Math with Java
Pendulums, circuits, bouncing balls and more. http://www.lightlink.com/sergey/java/
Lemonade Stand
Can you make money selling lemonade? Play the game and see.http://www.littlejason.com/lemonade/
Science U
Explanations, interactive activities and games, all about science and math. Click the info center for details. http://www.ScienceU.com/
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