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SI for Kids
KidsWish Foundation
Fox Kids
Space Ghost
Yahooligans!
KidsCom
Disney
Warner Bros.
Hey parents: Although the links above take you out of the @ugusta site, they've been tested and rated kid-safe!
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Imagination Adventure
Imagine yourself as big as a building or as small as a marble. At
http://www.nikolai.com/ 8-year-old Nikolai and his feline friend Neow-Neow
show
you how. Scroll down to Story Time and read their latest adventures in
"Neow-Neow Gets His Way." Click on the word "Thunderstorm" and go to
Chapter 2. Check out "Activity Chapter 2" to become whatever size you want
to be! Read about dragon-slaying in Neow-Neow's Diary, or create your own
story called "The Haunted Bedroom." For more fun, print and color Nikolai
and Neow-Neow bookmarks, try recipes like peanut-butter facewiches, or make
a cardboard cut-out of Neow-Neow costumes. There's no more purr-fect way to
use your imagination!
Abracadabra, Hocus-Pocus
It doesn't take any secret magic spells to get to JINX! However, it is
more magical if you use Netscape 3.0. With just a click of the mouse you
can explore the Do-It-Yourself Magic Kit: Learn how to perform great tricks
like floating illusions and "mummy finger," and pick up stylish magician
phrases to add flare to your magic show like "Flaming El Caminos!" You
can also play "Whodunnit?" and look for clues throughout the site to help
Officer Tim find out who is trying to mess up JINX! Don't forget to ask
the all-knowing Swami a question. Go to http://www.jinx.com and
ala-kazam -you're there!
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Did you ever want to coach a basketball team with Shaquille O'Neal and
Michael Jordan? At Hoop-O-Matic, you can do just that, by drafting and
coaching your very own NBA team. Even if you're not a hoops hero, you can
still test your skills and savvy in sports areas such as the Girl's Zone,
the SI Kids Poll and Home Run Fever. 
Whether you're a football fanatic or
an Olympics trivia buff, Sports Illustrated for Kids provides every young
sports fan with enough action and instruction to fill an entire season with
cheers and jeers. Once here, you'll get the latest news from your favorite
athletes and professional teams. There's even a sports zone created by
kids! It's time to win one for the team at http://www.sikids.com/.
Join the 4Kids Detectives
When you know the answers to these questions, go to 4Kids Detective!. Here are the questions:
- What does the stylish magician say magic is?
- What do Nikolai and Neow-Neow find as pirates?
- What Chief is in the Hall of Fame?
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Dear Amy:Some Web sites have pictures that change or move. How do they do
that?-Cathy, Redmond, WA
Dear Cathy: Whenever you see stars twinkling, letters flying into
mailboxes, and company logos spinning on the Web, you're probably looking
at an animated gif. They are kind of like little movies. Basically, they
are created the same way that cartoons are made. When a series of pictures
(each picture is just a little different) is displayed really fast, you
think the image is moving. If you want to learn how to do it yourself, go
to http://iawww.epfl.ch/staff/Yves.Piguet/clip2gif-home/GifBuilder.html
Dear Amy:: At my school, my reading class has to do a report on a desert
animal. I found some information on my animal on my computer. If I copy it,
would it be plagiarism? -Summer, Middletown, PA
Dear Summer: That's really an important question, and it's hard to figure
out, too. If you just copy someone else's writing to your computer, that's
OK. But, it's called plagiarism when you say that the writing is yours, and
it's not. When you find words that describe exactly how you feel from the
Web or from a book, you should say in your report who wrote it and where
you got it. It is important that you tell who did the hard work. Ask your
teacher or librarian how to give credit to a writer or go to
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html for more information.
Send your comments or questions
about the WWW to Amy at:
Ask Amy, 2021 Dole Center, Lawrence, KS 66045
or askamy@www.4Kids.org
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