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PBS

Pbs: The Video Game Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive website delving into the history and impact of video games. Learn about how games are made, read personal gaming stories, take game quizzes, and much more.
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Gamestar Mechanic: Create and Publish Your Own Games

For Students 9th - 10th
A great gaming tool for those who have always wanted to create their own games. Learn how to make your own video games and upload them for others to play.
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Microsoft Research: Fuse Labs: Kodu Game Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Using an artistic visual language, Kodu helps students create a world and an actual video game within that world. Learn basic coding and programming principles. Download the game lab or teacher lesson plans for free.
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Free Downloads Center: Educational Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive collection of educational video games.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do Males and Females Play the Same Types of Games?

For Students 3rd - 8th
There are many different types, or genres, of computer and video games. This includes racing, fighting, sports, adventure, and puzzle games. Survey your classmates in this science fair project to find out if certain genres of games...
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Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Gaming

For Students 9th - 10th
Gaming involves playing 'video games' on a games console (such as a PlayStation 4, XBOX One, or Nintendo Switch) a PC or mobile games on a smartphone or tablet. This site includes a list of questions, answers to the questions, and tips...
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Read Works

Read Works: News Debate Firefight

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether teens should or should not be allowed to play violent video games. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Game Salad: Feed Your Inner Game Designer

For Students 9th - 10th
A great tool for those who want to create video games, but don't know how to do it. Free templates and publishing tools.
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Read Works

Read Works: Playing With Your Health

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not video games have a negative impact on a child's health. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sarah Northway, Game Maker and Nomad

For Students 9th - 10th
Sarah Northway discusses her life as an independent programmer for video games.
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Carnegie Mellon University: Alice V2.0

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to program with Alice v2.0! Utilizing easy-to-learn drag-and-drop methods, Alice provides a wonderful introduction to programming methods. Create 3D graphics, a video game, a movie, or other interactive environment!
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Video Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of Video (Computer) Gaming.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Sesame Street Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Welcome to the online world of Sesame Street! Full of fun yet educational games, activities, and videos starring all your favorite characters from the PBS series.
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NBC

Universal Kids: Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Make learning fun by playing these online games from favorite children's shows such as Kody Kapow, Nina's World, and Floogal Your World. Also, find coloring pages, games, activities, videos, and more.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Word Girl: Games: What's Your Favorite Word?

For Students K - 1st Standards
This is a group of favorite word activities: find words from lists and create a message to send, watch favorite word videos, read the favorite word of the day, and send in your own favorite word.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Sled Dog Dash Game

For Students 1st - 2nd
Use this Molly of Denali digital game to extend and expand children's use of informational text, as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture. Molly and her friend Tooey use a fictional app to access information that will help...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Why No Fans Were Allowed at Mlb Game in Baltimore

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the events in Baltimore that led to the decision not to allow any fans into the stadium to attend a Major League Baseball game in May 2015. Includes video.
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Math TV

Weekly Math Tv Problem Solving Videos

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource offers two different topic problems per week for students to solve. A video showing the method to solve each problem is given. After viewing a solution method for solving the problem try one on your own where you can only...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Oh Noah! Games in Videos: Out on a Limb

For Students K - 1st
Learn the Spanish words for some fruits and vegetables in this games in video.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Oh Noah! Games in Videos: The Red Balloon

For Students K - 1st
Watch the video and play the games to learn Spanish words for colors and vehicles as you play.
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Other

Nbc Olympics: Video, Schedules, and Results

For Students 9th - 10th
Powered by up-to-date news from NBC sports, this website not only tracks events, profiles athletes, and shares behind-the-scenes commentary during the Olympic Games, but also offers a look pre- and post-Games happenings: trials,...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Oh Noah!: Games in Videos: Hammer Time!

For Students K - 1st
Watch the video to see what happens when Noah thinks the Spanish word for hammer means dog and learn the Spanish words for a variety of tools.
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British Library

British Library: Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy the creativity and thrill of children's play throughout the 20th century. Singing games, rhymes, jokes, and fantasy play; watch footage and read documentation of the influence of politics, the environment and culture on imaginative...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Researchers Believe Gamers Are Able to Learn Faster

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Article reports on studies examining the differences between games and non-gamers to perform certain visual tasks. Includes video.

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