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Science News for Kids
Strong site from a science magazine.
Grade Level: 6-8

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

	CONTENT: Science News for Kids offers "suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials."
	AESTHETICS: This well-designed, interactive site is colorful and kid-friendly.
	ORGANIZATION: A left side menu provides direct access to the articles and a top navigation bar points to other special areas of the site.
	REVIEW: This site is filled with information and resources on science topics of interest to young people. The materials could be used to reinforce the science curriculum in middle school and to provide hours of educational fun for children interested in science. Articles cover such topics as animals, chemistry, dinosaurs, plants, weather, and much more. The TeacherZone provides classroom materials that are related to these articles. The site also offers a PuzzleZone, with a brainteaser of the week; a GameZone, with interactive logic and memory games; a LabZone, with hands-on activities; a SciFiZone, with composition exercises; and a SciFairZone, with science fair profiles and tips.
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