SIFK: Bat-o-Matic Fantasy Baseball
""Sports Illustrated for Kids" has created a terrific (and free) fantasy baseball league just for kids. After choosing a team name and joining a ten-team league, it’s time to draft your players. You have $5,000,000 to fill out your lineup with five pitchers and nine hitters. Your virtual team will earn points based on how your players do in real-life games. For example, if one of your hitters scores a home run, you’ll earn twenty points. But if he’s caught stealing, you’ll be penalized five points. The season has already started, but there is still time to create a team. Good luck!"
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Science of Surfing
"The last fifteen years have seen a dramatic change in our ability to predict when a good surfing swell will hit the coast, where it will break best and, roughly, how big it will be. Today, you don’t have be a surf bum to ride good waves you just need access to accurate weather predictions. After learning which elements produce the best surf, try your hand at building the perfect wave (and taking a virtual surf on it) in this cool Discovery.com weather simulator. Next, surf on over to the Physics of Surfing to learn why surfing is like ""running down the up escaltor."""
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Scholastic: Go for the Gold
"Scholastic covers the 2004 Games in six sections. In History of the Games, my favorite clicks are the photo slide show, and the article on Olympic Controversies, such as medals that have been rescinded and doping (" use of prohibited drugs by an athlete to enhance his or her performance in a sport.") In Get in the Game, don’t miss It’s Greek to Me, where you can learn about Greek influences on the English language. Did you see "My Big Fat Greek Wedding?" "Give me a word, any word, and I will show you how the root of that word is Greek!""
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Scholastic at the Olympic Games
"Written expressly for students, Scholastic covers the games with a focus on interacting with kids from around the world. Best clicks are Pen Pals Down Under (where you can correspond with kids from three Australian schools), Olympic Spirit Postcards (create an online card to cheer on your favorite team) and the Dream Teen Bios (a look at fourteen American teens hoping to make the team this year.)"
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Sand Castles
"We think the world would be a better place if more people were having fun in the sand. Seeing a completed work by a polished professional may make you think there is a certain amount of magic involved... how do they make the sand stand like that? Well, here is your invitation to peek behind the wizard’s curtain. All we ask in return is that you get out there and move some sand and make sure you have fun while you are at it. Tips are available online, as well as in a downloadable, printable PDF file. Links to other cool sand sculpture pages can be found in the Photos section."
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San Diego Padres
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Salt Lake 2002: Official Site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
"The Official Site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games has it all: event schedules sorted by sport or day, virtual venue tours, official merchandise, and a kids’ game section (hidden under Games Programs.) For the kind of behind-the-scenes reporting that works so well on the Web, go for the feature stories. From the front page, you’ll find in-depth articles about the athletes and their sports listed under Highlights, Features, Athlete’s Voice and Athlete’s Bios."
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Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? Read on and decide for yourself. There is much talk of how commercial today’s Olympic games are. Where the ancient games purer? The conclusion drawn by this expert from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology may surprise you.
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REACH: Educator’s Guide to the Olympics
The Education Department of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games provides an amazing 140-page guide for K-6 educators and students. Teachers will love the Lesson Plans and Worksheets. Students researching school reports will enjoy the Fact Sheets and Questions & Answers. Everything at REACH is in Adobe Acrobat (great for both viewing on your computer and printing) so pick up the free Acrobat Reader before you visit (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.ht ml).
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Project Wipeout
"Project Wipeout is an educational beach safety program sponsored by Hoag Hospital of Newport Beach, California. Visit for water safety tips (Protect Yourself) and emergency instructions (Water Rescue Techniques.) Best clicks are found on the Video Clips page, and include Body Surfing Safety Tips. Teachers and lifeguards can request a free Project Wipeout video by calling (949)574-6232."
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