On
the MSP website you will find:
State
Symbols: Find out the state’s favorite
cookie, fish, horse and more!
Ladybug
Story: Kids learn how a bill becomes a law by
petitioning to have the ladybug become the state
insect.
Under
the Golden Dome: This student guide to the State
House contains children’s illustrations.
Massachusetts
Firsts in government, education, economics, health and welfare. Let
us know if you have one on your city or town.
Links
to Recommended Sites:
BPL
Kids Page has great variety including Boston
information, homework help, booklists, fun and games,
MCAS information, internet tutorial, and links.
Teens
Lounge is adapted for older students, including
college help.
Discovery
School.com has learning adventures, brain teasers,
homework help and games.
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has several sections for
students of all ages with scientific information
and activities:
Environmental
Explorers Club
Global
Warming Explorers Club
Non-Point
Source Pollution kids page
Office
of Water kids page
Student
Center for middle and high school students
Give
Water a Hand: A watershed education guide for
student action in the community.
National
Geographic Society kids page.
Explorer
Magazine: Games, activities, experiments, stories,
creature features, cartoons, GeoBee, maps and more.
Old
Sturbridge Village has a Fun and Games section
that includes a jigsaw puzzle, history IQ, George
Washington quiz, and crossword puzzle.
PBS
Kids (Public Broadcasting System): Especially
for younger students, this site has all the lovable
TV children’s characters with stories, games,
music and activities that improve reading skills
and creativity.
Secretary
of State Kids' Zone: Check
out the history quiz, word game and state house
quiz.
Yahooligans:
A web guide for kids that features the year in review, a directory
to topics such as science, nature, sports, the world,
arts, computers, games, facts on animals, and more.