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Kids Academy has a great variety of educational materials to offer at www.kidsacademy.mobi

Want to walk around the Sphinx? Clamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and seek out the pharaoh's burial chamber? Visit the magnificent tombs and temples of ancient Thebes? In this multi-layered, highly visual interactive, view 360° panoramas, "walkaround" photos, and other breathtaking imagery shot throughout the Giza Plateau and ancient Thebes (modern-day Luxor), often with special permission. You'll see Old and New Kingdom tombs and temples, pyramids and statues, and a 140-foot-long wooden boat that is 4,600 years old. Enjoy this unique journey through the Land of the Pharaohs.

In State Detective, the "game" selects a secret state and the user has six questions to try to guess the selected state. Users must generate "good" questions that allow them to eliminate as many incorrect states as they can per question. Students can ask questions regarding color or relative location. States that are elminated are grayed out. For example, a good first question might be "is the state east of Missouri?" If the answer were to be yes, all of the states west of Missouri would then be greyed out.

Use the clues to try and figure out the country. 

Drag and drop the signposts to their correct places on the spinning globe within 90 seconds. There are seven continents and five oceans. If you get all correct, you can print out a gold medal certificate showing one of the seven continents. Try to collect all 7 gold medal certificate types.

This amazing collection of multimedia resources teaches kids about animals, habitats, countries, and cultures.

From FactMonster, fast facts on states, as well as a historical overview below the fast facts.

Money doesnt grow on trees. In fact, here in the United States it comes from a place called the U.S. Mint. Learn all about the history of money in the US, watch cartoons about coins in the United States, play games, or join the collectors club.

Learn all about the legislative branch of the United States Government. Created by the the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Kids in the House covers a wide range of topics about the House of Representitives and the legislative process. With sections for young learners, elementary school, middl school, and high school, information is broken down in a way everyone can understand.

ICivics allows kids to explore the fundamental concepts and responsibilities of representative democracy through games. Debate a political issue, be president for a day, or just cast your vote in an election….all from the comfort of your home computer!