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There is a world of fun and educational activities waiting for at Prongo.com. There looks to be something for everyone, including free and legal clipart you can use for backgrounds or other projects.

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Phineas and Ferb enter the Roller Coaster Builder Wars

Disney's Phineas and Ferb have their own roller coaster builder activity online at Game Smash. Apply the rules of science and build the best coaster. When finished, you may publish and share your track while riding the tracks of other users.

Discovery Kids: Build the Scariest Roller Coast

Discovery Kids has its version of Roller Coaster Builder online. After your coaster is built, riders take it for a spin and tell you how scary it is. See how far you can push the fear-o-meter.

Other roller coaster builders online can be found at: PBSKids.org's Fetch: Whoa-ler Coaster and at Fundrstanding.com

The Discovery coaster designer is all about thrills while the latter two teach more of the science behind the rides.

Munch some numbers!

When I first started teaching in 1995 this was one of the few computer learning games I had to use with my students. Use this slightly modernized form to practice your math skills. Thanks to Professor Couros at the University of Regina for sharing.

Play Number Munchers Game

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Explore ARKive

ARKive.org is a wonderful place to learn about many different species of wildlife.

Look at amazing pictures and beautiful videos by clicking here.

The Great Midwest Fire

October 8, 1871 was a terrible day in history...especially in the Midwest. On that night fire destroyed not only one of the world's greatest cities Chicago, but also our very own Holland, MI amongst others.

Learn more about that terrible night at Today in History: October 8.

Take an Odyssey through Time

Imagine looking out from a school bus window here in Michigan and seeing mammoths. Well, if you had been headed to school 200,000 years ago, that might have happened.

Check out this new game from the San Diego Zoo to explore life as a mammoth long, long ago. Elephant Odyssey Game.