Heart Beats
March 21, 2000 -- From Sam D., a parent from Chicago, IL who is not affiliated with the site
Listen to the sound of three different heart beats: a normal heart, one with a murmur, and after a heart operation.
Reader Reviews
March 2000
Color Your World
March 20, 2000 -- From Julie D., a parent from Fresno, CA who is not affiliated with the site
Dozens of pages for kids to color (online or off) from the National Institute of Health. Topics include health and science.
Hampsterdance2
March 19, 2000 -- From Allan Krahl, a reader from USA who is affiliated with the site
From the creator of original Hampsterdance comes Hampsterdance2! See the new interactive Hampsterdance! Hear the new Hampsterdance song and get ready for new hampsters and lot’s more surprises!
Hampsterdance2
March 19, 2000 -- From Allan Krahl, a reader from USA who is affiliated with the site
From the creator of original Hampsterdance comes Hampsterdance2! See the new interactive Hampsterdance! Hear the new Hampsterdance song and get ready for new hampsters and lot’s more surprises!
Count Your Chickens
March 16, 2000 -- From Melissa Schipper, a parent from Garland, x who is affiliated with the site
Count Your Chickens is a free Shockwave game for preschoolers to play online. You see a screen of animals & it asks you “How many”. Then you click on your choice from three numbers given. My preschoolers still like to play even though they can count easily.
Detective Shell’s Word Search
March 16, 2000 -- From Melissa Schipper, a parent from Garland, TX who is affiliated with the site
Detective Shell’s Word Search is a free Shockwave game for children to work word find puzzles online. There are two levels of difficulty.
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
March 14, 2000 -- From Harry, a teacher from St. Louis who is not affiliated with the site
Explore this list of the top twenty engineering achievements of the 20th century. Electricity takes the number one spot, followed by the automobile, the airplane, and water distribution.
Element Matching Game
March 12, 2000 -- From Stephen F. Gagnon, a reader from Newport News, Virginia who is affiliated with the site
How well do you know the elements? Quiz yourself with this online matching game! The computer will give you a list of chemical symbols and a list of chemical names. Choose the chemical name that each chemical symbol represents. There are four levels of difficulty to choose from.
Quia
March 7, 2000 -- From Janet G., a reader from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who is not affiliated with the site
This site offers many different subjects, levels, and languages. Originally having gone there for a geography quiz, I was pleased to find many different subjects that my second grader is studying in school! We’ll be visiting on a regular basis.
The California Gold Country
March 6, 2000 -- From Elliot Koeppel, a reader from California who is affiliated with the site
The California Gold Rush – Its beginnings, its history, its famous people, its legacy. Images and biographies, fact and fiction, current traveler information and photos, and plenty of links to related sites…it’s all here.