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Welcome...
Iola.com offers a safe place for kids on the web. Each one of the
sites that are offered as links have been personally visited and
found safe for kids to view. As always, children should be monitored
while on the web as there is no guarantee of "safe surfing" once
a child has strayed from a safe site. Our site is - SafeSurf Rated
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Updated:12/6/2002
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by Ages |
Check out this neat site!
America's
Library - Discover the stories of America's past...
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Gotta
Know about it...
Virtual
Field Trip (all ages)-
Natural Wonders of the World.
Virtual Field Trip - (Grades 4-6) -
Baking Bread
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Helloooo kids.
Would you like to make some GOOP
or some
Play
Dough or how about some tub
paint?
Click me to see.
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Club
LEGO test your building skills.
SKETCH
- This is a fun game along the lines of pictionary.
3-D
Stereograms - See if you can see the 3-D image.
Just
for fun - Internet
Pizza Server Order Page. Make really strange Pizzas that
are delivered right to your terminal.
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Click here
to print off Word Puzzles!
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| Kids
News! |
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Dumb
Labels
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"Do not use near fire, flame, or sparks." --
On an "Aim-n-Flame" fireplace lighter.
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"Not intended for highway use." -- On a 13-inch
wheel on a wheelbarrow.
* "Eating rocks may
lead to broken teeth." -- On a novelty rock garden set
called "Popcorn Rock."
*"Do not use orally."
-- On a toilet bowl cleaning brush.
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"Do not recharge, put in backwards, or use."
-- On a battery.
* Warning: Do not climb
inside this bag and zip it up. Doing so will cause injury
and death." -- A label inside a protective bag (for fragile
objects), which measures 15cm by 15cm by 12cm.
* "Do not use as
ear plugs." -- On a package of silly putty.
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Clean Jokes!
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Things kids say...
Mitch, 4, had been learning the Lord's Prayer. When he got
to "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us," he said, "Forgive our truck
passers, as we forgive those who truck pass against us."
— Judy Piper (Gramma) of Midland, Michigan
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Steven's preschool class went on a field trip to the fire
station. The firefighter giving the presentation held up a
smoke detector and asked the class: "Does anyone know
what this is?" Steven's hand shot up and the firefighter
called on him. Steven replied: "That's how Mommy knows
supper is ready!"
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To
find out about events that are going on with the Recreation Center,
click here to visit
the Recreation Calendar.
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| Picks
of the month |
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Print
and Play games
Exploratorium
- The
museum of science, art and human perception
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Linkasaurus
- Offers a HUGE list of kid safe links in different catagories.*
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Progenealogists
- this is a helpful site if you are doing research on your family
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Gander
- offers knowledge on many different subjects.*
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Take
a look at Granny Gumdrop's Christmas
site
Do you need some help with your homework?
Check it out !!
Check out our new page!
We have grouped together many sites that may help you with your
subjects.
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IT OUT !! Brain Food - you
can never learn too much. |
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The
Human body is composed of 206 bones that perform five main functions.
The
bones in our bodies: support, protect and allow body movement. They
also store inorganic salts and perform cell formation.
The
Human Skeleton: Bone by Bone.
Take
a quiz on the Skeletal System.
Webanatomy:
help with learning the terms.
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~Did
you find some interesting stuff? No? Well, there's more...scroll
on down!~
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Learn
a new word! Try using
one new word each day.
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orotund
Pronunciation: \OR-uh-tuhnd\ adjective:
1. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness
of sound.
2. Pompous; bombastic.
"I have been cursed to stalk the night through all eternity,"
he went on, his voice orotund, carrying all across the playground.
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xalt
Pronunciatioin: \ig-ZOLT\, verb:
1. To praise, glorify, or honor
2. To heighten or intensify
3. To raise in rank, character, or status; as, "exalted
the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
"[A] show that was merely competent needed something
special if it was to run--a couple of hit tunes, something
astonishing in design or choreography... or a theatre-filling
personality who can exalt ordinary material."
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Quotes
- food for the mind
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"The
young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore, they
attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation."
- Pearl S. Buck (1892 - 1973)
"Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs
somebody else hits." - Casey Stengel (1891 - 1975)
"True
friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable."
- Dave Tyson Gentry
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Did
you know that? 
new
facts!
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| The
Human Body |
| *1981?Scientists
identify AIDS |
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Critter
facts
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Amphibians see no color; they perceive only black and white.
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| *Amphibians?
eyes come in a variety shapes and sizes. Some even have square-
or heart-shaped pupils. |
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Insectivores are animals that eat insects. They include shrews,
moles and hedgehogs. |
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Misc.
Facts
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| *There
are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie
zoo. |
| *The
longest name in the Bible is Mahershalalbaz (Isaiah 8:1). |
| *Should
there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel
on the same airplane as a precaution. |
| Kansas
Facts |
| *Our
state name "Kansas" Is from a Sioux word meaning "people
of the south wind" |
| *The
major industries of Kansas are: Wheat, Cattle, Aircraft |
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Are
you looking for something?
Try one of these search tools for kids! |
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CyberSleuth.
An internet search
guide for the K-12 student.
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KidsClick.
Web search for kids by librarians.
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out these neat sites! |
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The
yuckiest site on the net!
If you want to know about bugs,
goo, burps and more, come on in!
My kids think this one is cool!
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Bill
Nye the science guy
Make
personalized memo
pads. Easy to do.
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Parents
Are you searching for a website content filtering program like
CyberSitter? Here
is a list of many to choose from. |
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