Searching the Internet for Government Information for Kids

Getting Started

If you know how to search the Internet you can go right to the great search engines listed below and begin to search. If not, try this great tutorial for searching the Internet from Burlington Public Library. 

• Internet for Kids

The Good Stuff--Government Information for Kids
Anybody can add information to the Internet so it is important to be able to find the good stuff. The government puts all kind of good information on the Interent and you can find it through search engines like the following:

• Ben Guide to Government Information
• Firstgov for Kids

Here are some of  some examples of the cool sites you can find:

• Science for kids
• Kid's Castle
• National Park Web Rangers
• Hip Pocket Change
• White House for Kids
• Factfinder Kids' Corner
• Recycle City
• Woodsy the Owl

Your parents and teachers would like these:

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• Ben's Parents and Teachers Resources

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