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Kids' Links

Here is a grab bag of all kinds of sites for all levels K-12. We didn't indicate how old you would need to be to use these sites because only you know if you are able to understand a site. Sometimes people list a site as good for only little kids but older kids get a lot out of it, or the opposite, the site is for older kids but younger kids understand it perfectly. So look around - have a go.

Bikes
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org
http://www.ou.edu/oupd/bikesafe.htm

Otto Club
http://www.ottoclub.org/

Safe-A-Rooni™
http://www.safe-a-rooni.org/

Rad Rider
http://www.radrider.com/

Safety City
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/

McGruff the Crime Dog – Stranger Danger and more
http://www.mcgruff.org/

Cricket the Energy Guy
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/consumption/transportation.html

Energy Quest – lots of cool stuff
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/

The Science of Energy
http://www.nsta.org/energy/

Dr. E’s Energy Lab
http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/

Air, Water, Land – not a game – a coloring book
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/admin/topdoc/gi/270.pdf

The Great Green Web Game
http://www.ucsusa.org/game/thanks.html

Tiki the Penguin – One World.net Kids Channel
http://www.oneworld.net/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.net%2Fpenguin%2Fsustain%2Fquizzes%2Fsustainability_quiz.html

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Not Games – just interesting sites for older kids to dink around in.

Car Talk
http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Eco/

Alternative Fuels Data Center
http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/

Why alternative vehicles are good for us.
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/mobile/alternat.htm

How Stuff Works
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/

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Portland Maps – type in your address, or any Portland address
http://www.portlandmaps.com/

Aerial Photos –Zoom In
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/

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Tri-Met and MAX – How to get around on the bus/Max.
http://www.tri-met.org/index.shtml

Bikes on the bus and MAX
http://www.tri-met.org/guide/bikes.htm

Adventures in Driving – Survive the Ride – Driver’s Training (need to order the booklet)
http://www.virginiadot.org/infoservice/aidInfo.asp

Cost of driving alone calculator
http://www.metrocommuterservices.org/cost.htm

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