Oak Point Department of Public Saftey's

 Just for Kids Zone

http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/inet.htm

 Interactive site covers many safety issues.

Teen Link

 http://www.nationaltcc.org/

 Do you want to make your community better, but don't know how to start? From internships to volunteering, from action projects to writing articles, this site can help!
http://www.yar.org

 

 Youth as Resources (YAR) is a program and a philosophy that recognizes youth as valuable resources in their community and engages them as partners with adults in bringing about positive community change.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/l.htm

USFA stands for the United States Fire Administration.   The Kids Page is full of tips that can help you and your family be safe from fire. Games and quizzes and lots of cool information. Targeted towards children in grades Pre-K through 3. The USFA site  includes discussion points for talking about fire safety and prevention with your kids offline, lesson plans, answers to the online quizzes, educational resources, and the Kids Page Feedback Form. 

 

http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/

 

Smithsonian Magazine's Kids' Castle was constructed to be a safe, educational, free and fun place for kids ages 8-16 on the World Wide Web. Features articles written about the things that interest kids today: sports, history, the arts, travel, science and air and space, all with great photos.  And, of course, Kids' Castle has lots of fun and challenging games and contests.

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

 Best place for kids interested in Space, Science, Rocket, Astronauts and the Solar System.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/fireworks.html

 Fireworks Safety and pages on emotion, getting sick, staying healthy and more. There is a game page and answers to questions about growing up, bullies, drugs and guns and gun safety ...

http://www.aphf.org/index2.html

 

 A chance to test your detective ability and other interactive games. There's also some cool  information here, but it  takes awhile for the pages to load.

http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/index.htm

 Boating Safety. You can even take a safe boating course online. Below is a little  from the Boat safe site

 Play Life Jacket Tic-Tac-Toe!

Maps and charts are flat. Our planet is round.
How'd they do that? The "Limejuice Sailor" tells us!
Kid's Korner: Did you ever catch a fish bigger than you are? Alex did!
 Jeremy asks: What does 'pounds of buoyancy' mean when referring to life jackets?
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qs.gif (1367 bytes)Ron wants to know why the bathroom on a boat is called a head and not a bathroom?
qs.gif (1367 bytes)Stuart wants to know: On the compass we use 360 degrees, why 360 and not 100 or 200? Who first used it and why?
qs.gif (1367 bytes)Corey Asks: Why is a having fire extinguisher on your boat a rule when there is alot of water around the boat to put out the fire?
qs.gif (1367 bytes)Nathan Asks: Please explain the term waterline length. Does this length of a boat affect how fast a boat can go?
qs.gif (1367 bytes)Lauren Asks: How do you save someone who falls overboard in a boat that is moving quite fast? 

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