Fun Games and Activities:

Complete information guide to Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones
http://www.minerals.net

Keys, photographs, and descriptions of macroscopic fungi utilizing wood as a substrate in the Northeast United States
http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/

Ranger Rick site with games and activities for kids
http://www.nwf.org/rangerrick/

Defender’s of Wildlife Kid’s site with games, facts and more
www.kidsplanet.org/

Enchanted Learning site with printable coloring pages of animals
http://www.zoomschool.com/coloring/

National Geographic’s webpage for kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/

Surf the Net with Kids has games, crosswords, quizzes etc…
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Science_Games/

Click on games and there are animal games and brain games
http://www.bonus.com

Games based on The Magic Schoolbus books
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games

Fun Facts:

Missouri Botanical Garden webspage: Biomes and Ecosystems
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/

Chesapeake Bay Program for Students: Lots of great information
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/index_students.cfm

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Resources: Information on State Parks
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/index.aspx

Pennsylvania Game Commission: Information on wildlife in Pennsylvania
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us

What you need to know about biology: links to all aspects of biology
http://www.biology.about.com/

What you need to know about animals/wildlife: links to all aspects of animals/wildlife
http://www.animals.about.com/

Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Lots of good information on all kinds of animals
http://www.natzoo.si.edu

** The Oakes Museum provides these offsite links as a helpful service to its visitors. However, we cannot be responsible for the content or condition of these sites. Please contact the individual sites with questions or comments