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Teacher Resources
Here are a few educational links to use in the classroom or to extend the experiences that children may have in the Children's Museum of South Dakota.
KidStreet – Under the Hood
- NREL Educational Programs such as the Junior Solar Spring Car Competition
- Howstuffworks – How Car Engines Work
- Online Drivers Ed Game, Learn 4 Good
KidStreet - Fit 4 Life
- Health Kids – site all about healthy kids
- Kidnetic – The International Food Information Council Foundation’s site for kids
- The Department of Health & Safety, Center for Disease Control BAM (Body & Mind) Teacher Resources
- Girls Health – US Office of Women’s Health Educators’ site
- Let’s Move – White House site for a Healthier Generation of Kids
- Move IT! , USDA’s health tracker
- Environmental Health Resources, NIEHS
- Small Steps for Kids, US Department of Health & Human Services & Scholastic
- Blood’s Amazing Journey Book, Society for Vascular Surgery
KidStreet - Café Oscar
- Superkids, Healthy Foods, Dole Food Company
- ABC Kids – Fun and Foods, NDSU Food & Nutrition
- MyPyramid for Kids, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
KidStreet - KIDS Live!
- The Federal Communication Commission Kids’ Site
- Kids’ Public Radio
- Children’s Creative Theatre
- Readers’ Theatre Scripts and Plays
- Ancient Theatre and World History for Kids
KidStreet - Market Fresh Grocery
- Milk Matters – National Institute of Health & National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Information about Milk
- Eat Smart, Play Hard Program, USDA website for Educators
- Nutrition for Kids – American Dairy Council
Our Place on the Prairie
- TOX Town, Environmental Health Concerns, National Library of Medicine
- South Dakota Kids’ Page, Office of the Governor
- The Beauty that Surrounds Us, Objects from the National Museum of the Native American (Smithsonian)
Imagine a House
- Learn about Home Safety – Chemicals, Environmental Protection Agency
- B4Ubuild.com – Construction Resources for Kids
- You are Here – Guatemala – National Geographic Kids
- Kids for Mozambique, Kids Around the World
- Time for Kids, Mozambique
Splash!
- Acid Rain Educational Resources, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Nonpoint Source Pollution Awareness, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Down the Drain, How Much Water Do You Use?, CIESE Project
- Magnificent Ground Water Connection, US Environmental Protection Agency
Sensations
- Sound and Hearing Resources, National Institute on Deafness and Other Hearing Disorders
- Children’s Music Web
- The Children’s Music Network
- The NIEHS Kids’ Pages – Sing-along-songs
Prairie Play
- National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) & National Institute for Health (NIH) Environmental Health Resources for Teachers
- Smokey the Bear Resources
- Canal & River Safety, US Dept. of the Interior
- FEMA Ready Kids, Dept. of Homeland Security
- SunWise, Information about the sun’s effects and overexposure, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Stream Corridor Structure – US Environmental Protection Agency
- Wetlands Education – US Environmental Protection Agency