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Top ten list of fun science toys and educational stuff

Here is a list of interesting sites for any kid or adult interested in learning more about science. Please read all the labels, be careful when doing the experiments and enjoy.

Here is a list of interesting sites for any kid or adult interested in learning more about science. Read all the labels, be careful when doing the experiments and enjoy. Please feel free to add your own favorites to the list.

  1. Get a head start on enjoying spring and summer by teaching your kid about nature and the ocean.
  2. Junior may need help with computer programming to be competitive in the working world. Try out any of these computer-science-for-kids web sites.
  3. Kids.gov links kids, parents and teachers to U.S. government information and services on the web from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of children.
  4. Amateur scientists can be inspired with ideas for experiments by checking out fun science.
  5. Our bodies are composed of more microbes than human cells. Learn more about this unseen world of microbes.
  6. Have you ever tried painting with bacteria? Check out images of Einstein in a petri dish.
  7. Unleash your inner geek by teaching a child about microbes with these fluffy toys.
  8. President Obama has just launched an initiative to map the human brain. Boost your brain power through games.
  9. Amateur astronomers and space fans are already familiar with the NASA web site and Neil De Grasse Tyson’s guest appearance in the popular TV program for kids, Martha online
  10. Do you have a budding architect in the house or simply someone that cannot stop fidgeting? Try one of these educational toys.
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