Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop
Cool sites for kids
These games come with my recommendation. I will only list games that I feel are superior. (There are lots more things out there if you use Google search.) These links will lead straight to the games, not to more lists.
These games come with my recommendation. I will only list games that I feel are superior. (There are lots more things out there if you use Google search.)
These links will lead straight to the games, not to more lists.
Science games
Build and test a bridge design
Go on a deep sea dive
A game about the Periodic Table
Virtual knee replacement surgery for kids
Weather prediction game
Dissect a frog
Use architectural blocks to construct a building
Physics experiment: design a roller coaster
Experiment with mixing colors the way a television screen does
Solve simple "Rube Goldberg" puzzles using your engineering ingenuity!
Math Games
Experiment with balancing number using "Mathcats (grades 5-10)
Experiment with Lissajous patterns
The famous "Tower of Hanoi" puzzle
"Hare and Hounds" strategy game
Fractal Snowflake Maker
"Bookworm Adventures" A free download sample of a REALLY cool word building game! (Just the free sample is worth the download, whether you decide to eventually buy the game or not.)
"Free Rice" A game where you win free rice (to donate to poor countries) by playing a multiple choice vocabulary game (available in other languages now, too!)
