FirstGov for Kids. Use this site to search across U.S. agency web pages for individual pages written for young people on any topic.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government, a listing of Federal websites for young people. Search by subject or by agency.

Search for a public school (data collected annually) or a private school (data collected every two years).

The GLOBE Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program.

Kids' Coloring Books published by Federal agencies, a site compiled by Evergreen State College Library's Government Documents Department.

Student job portal. Over 24,000 jobs and internships for students in different federal agencies.

Sites for educators and students maintained by individual Federal agencies. Lesson plans, classroom projects and activities, and material targeted for different K-12 levels helpful for writing reports. Some also contain links to summer internship opportunities for college students, especially those interested in Federal service, and grant opportunities for college students and classroom teachers.

• Agriculture in the Classroom (USDA Cooperative Extension)
• America's Story page from the Library of Congress
• BAM! Body and Mind site from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
• CryptoKids from the U.S. National Security Agency
• Kids in the House, for Congress and the legislative process
• Library of Congress pages for kids and families, and pages for teachers
• The National Archives
• Jump$tart Coalition's reality check
• Smithsonian Education, pages based on museum collections and research
• U.S. Census in Schools
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights articles from Civil Rights Journal.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Sci4Kids
• U.S. Department of Defense Special Employment Program
• U.S. Department of Education students' pages and teachers' pages.
• U.S. Department of Energy students' pages and teachers' pages.
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services pages for kids and educators.
• U.S. Department of Interior: read about employment with the Youth Conservation Corps. Link to teacher's and kid's learning pages and the DOI Library. U.S. National Park Service ProRanger paid internship program.
• U.S. Department of Justice pages: Inside the Courtroom, FBI Kids, U.S. Marshalls. Also see the Student Research page to learn how to create a great school project with the permission of the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• U.S. Small Business Administration Teen Business Link
• U.S. State Department
• U.S. Treasury Department Understanding Taxes page and Design Your Own Bill.
• Congress for Kids: the Constitution
• White House 101
  
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