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Agency
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Bureau
of Labor Statistics
Give job descriptions and employment
outlooks for various occupations based on a child's interests, e.g. "Jobs
for Kids Who Like Science." |
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Energy Information Administration
Describes various energy sources,
their impact on the environment and provides links to a nuclear power plant
website, an oil refinery website, etc. |
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Environmental
Protection Agency
The EPA Explorer's Club contains
games, art and science projects and information on the environment. |
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National
Agricultural Statistics Service
Games, puzzles and study aids.
Also available in Spanish. |
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National Center for Education
Statistics
Contains games, activities and
quizs. |
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National
Science Foundation
"Ask a Scientist or Engineer"
has a database of anwers to typical science and technology questions. It
also allows children to ask questions of NSF staff. |
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Social Security Administration
Provides an overview of Social
Security for younger children. |
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Agricultural Research
Service
Experiments, projects and activities. |
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Central Intelligence
Agency
Has information, brief biographies
and activities. |
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Center for Mental
Health Service
Games and links to other children
oriented sites. |
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Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Puzzles and safety tips. |
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White
House
Information on the White House
and presidents. No games or activities. |
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U. S. Air Force
Games, puzzles and activities |
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Department of
Energy
Activities, games and information
tailored to elementary and middle school students along with links to interactive
sites at various National Laboratories. |
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Federal Bureau
of Investigation
Information on crime detection
methods, activities and games. |
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Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Contains information on banking
and federal deposit insurance. |
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Forest Service
Smokey the Bear's official website.
Contains information and activities. |
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Forest
Service Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plant Program
Information and activities including
virtual tours of some national forests. |
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Forest Service
Woodsy the Owl's official website.
Contains information and activities. |
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United
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Games, puzzles and information
on rare and endangered species. |
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Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Games, activities and information
based on how to be a good citizen. |
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Office
of Native American Programs
Information, activities, images
and sound files of interest the study of Native American culture and society. |
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Minerals Management Service
Information on oil explorationg
and mining, games. |
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Mine Safety and Health
Administration
Information and activities on
historical and present-day mining. |
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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Images, information, activities
and puzzles on space, astronauts and space exploration. |
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US Geological
Survey's National Biological Survey
Information, quizzes, activities
and projects involving bio-diversity and endangered species. |
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National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
Information and activities concering
traffic, school bus and pedestrian safety. |
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse
Science-based educational materials
on drug abuse. |
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National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Activites, movies and audio
on sound and on deafness. |
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National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences
Activities, information, puzzles,
projects and games on environmentally caused health conditions and diseases. |
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National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Activities, images, interactive
exercises on weather, oceans and climate. |
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Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Activities and information on
resource conservation. |
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United States
Geological Survey
Activities and information on
geology, geography and mapping. Features an on-line mapping tool and Ask-A-Geologist. |
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United States
Geological Survey Water Resources
Activities and information on
water use and conservation. |
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U. S. Army
Corps Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Activities and information on
water safety. |
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U. S. Department of
Transportation Office of Transportation Technologies
Activities on emerging transportation
technologies such as natural gas and electric powered automobiles. |
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U. S. Department of Energy's
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
Activities and information on
home energy efficiency. |