Chapter 9
10 Projects for Your Kids (The coolest way to learn stuff)
Okay, let's put that internet to work! Here are a few projects that you can turn your kids loose on that they will find fun!
Just what is the internet, anyway?
Some day, your kids will be adults. If they are small, that means they will never remember a time without the internet. Wouldn't it be neat if they could tell you where this amazing creation came from, and maybe even the names of its founding fathers?
A Yahooligans search will give you all sorts of informative sites full of the internet's history. Here are a few cool sites that I found:
Find your house from a satellite
This is major cool stuff. Go to TerraFly (http://www.terrafly.com). Punch in your street address and zip code. You'll get a satellite image of your area that you can zoom in and out of! Have your kids find pictures of the homes of friends, relatives, etc.
Do a scavenger hunt
Come up with a diverse list of items. Have your kids use Yahooligans to find as many of them as they can online.
Learn about different nations
Assign a country to your kids. Have them find out things like: How old is the nation? What is its population? What is its average annual income? Its weather? What type of government does it have? What is the suffix for any websites that are hosted within its borders? Where in the world is it located? What is its economy based on? What languages are spoken there?
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