What kid doesn't like a game? Here's a great way to support your lesson plans without losing your audience. Interactive games allow students to play, learn and interact with the game while having fun. Can't beat that, right?
CIVICS
Are They Watching You?- 4 quizzes from the Bill of Rights InstituteBill of Rights Institute- interactive learning games
iCivics- 20 games include Argument Wars, Represent Me, Win the White House and Immigrant Nation, to name a few.
National Constitution Center- 6 games
Sunnylands Civics Games- includes Branches of Power, Court Quest, Executive Command, First Amendment
GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
Coast to Coast- make a coast-to-coast road trip
Coast to Coast- make a coast-to-coast road trip
Conquer the Continents- identify as many as you can in one minute!
Conquer the United States- find the state on the map
Elections- "your adventure in politics"
GeoGame- interactive geography game
Geography Games- with 14 categories, including: cities of the United States, France, Mexico and Austria, you can have fun learning!
Geography IQ-online world atlas "packed with geographic, economic, political, historical & cultural information".
HyperHistory Online- over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history
InfoPlease Interactive Atlas- from Fact Monster
Lewis & Clark- from National Geographic
National Geographic Maps- map games
The Oregon Trail- interactive site produced by History Globe.com
Place the State- test your geography skills
Playing History- 126 games
Presidents & First Ladies Game- interactive online
Salem Witch Hunt- interactive from National Geographic
States Web Games- locate the state, place the state, state postal abbreviations, state capitals etc. Different levels.
Timeline-rearrange the events so that they are in chronological order
United States Presidents Trivia Game- interactive online game
United States Quiz Game- select your level of difficulty
Vector Kids- state capitols
LANGUAGE ARTS
Activities for ESL Students
Activities for ESL Students
Correct or Incorrect?- check your grammar
English Zone- the BEST English-Learner's site on the Net!
SpellBee.org- for grades 2-6; compete with your peers in an online spelling bee
Word Game of the Day- from Merriam-Webster; word games, downloads
LIBRARY SKILLS
Becoming Familiar With Dewey- print a certificate when you are done
Dewey Decimal Hangman
DDS- timed game
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (easy)
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (medium)
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (hard)
Dewey Decimal Interactive Quiz
DDS- timed game
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (easy)
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (medium)
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (hard)
Dewey Decimal Interactive Quiz
Order in the Library- a great interactive game to practice shelving!
BasketMath Interactive- exponents (in Spanish and English)
Billy Bug- helps middle school kids learn coordinates
Billy Bug 2- a new quest for middle schoolers
Dr. Gee's 3D Lab- geometry
Fish Tank-probability
Manga High- number and algebra games
MathCar Racing- integers
MathDork- view 10 of 24 lessons for free
Math Playground- for middle school
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies- integers
Online Graphing Calculator- Java mathematical graphing system
The Ruler Game- learn how to measure using a ruler
Virtual Coin Toss-probability
MIND GAMES
Brainbashers-brainteasers, puzzles, riddles, games & optical illusions
Brainbashers-brainteasers, puzzles, riddles, games & optical illusions
Braingle- brain teasers, trivia, games
Fit Brains- brain games, brain fitness
Mindcipher- challenge yourself to brain teasers and logic puzzles
Play With Your Mind-collection of original mind games and IQ tests
SCIENCE
The Amazing Human Body
The Amazing Human Body
Anatomy Arcade-games are sorted by body system
The Atoms Family- from the Museum of Science in Miami, FL
BAM! Body and Mind- the CDC's information site for K-6 includes diseases, nutrition, physical activity and safety
BAM! Body and Mind- the CDC's information site for K-6 includes diseases, nutrition, physical activity and safety
Bronx Zoo's Online Interactive Activities- for middle school age students
Comets and Meteors- from National Geographic
CSI:Web Adventures- learn about forensic science
Ecokids-games and activities; waste, energy, wildlife, climate change
Edheads- great games for your brain!!
Eekoworld- from PBS Kids; grades K-4 can learn about the environment, ecology, garbage and recycling
Eekoworld- from PBS Kids; grades K-4 can learn about the environment, ecology, garbage and recycling
Gadget Anatomy- site has an Inventor's Toolbox
Game for Science- they claim to be the "first virtual world for science"
Hitting the Target- learning angles through sports
Human Body- for Middle School (6th,7th)
NASA Space Place- word puzzles, scrambled pictures, quizzes and a board game
Periodic Table Quiz Questions- choose your grade level...
Playing Science- 23 games for biology and physics
Science Review Games- choose from astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, geology, physics.
Science Stumpers- play against your classmates
Space Flight in 60 Seconds- choose from these 60 second videos from NASA
Stop Disasters Game- disaster simulation
Tiger Adventure Games- from the Minnesota Zoo
VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL GAMESABC Ya- for younger kids
AT&T Internet Safety Connections Game- for younger kids
Babble
Babble
Cybersafety Games- K-12
Nobel Prize.org- includes the Blood Tying Game
VIRTUAL LABS
Edheads- virtual knee surgery, weather, machine
Edheads- virtual knee surgery, weather, machine
The Virtual Body- site is in English or Spanish
Virtual Open Heart Surgery- from the Australian Broadcasting Network; very cool!
