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. 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.
These links will lead straight to the games, not to more lists.
Science games
"Cell Craft" a fabulous game about cells (designed for ages 9-14)
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
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
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!)
