Free Government Giveaways

President Bush puts his official signature on congratulations cards to new infants.
Send the baby's name, address, and birthdate to:
White House Greetings Office, Room 39, Washington, DC 20500

Pueblo Co.
Get tons of consumer info from US Government

Nasa
Cassini/Huygens Spacecraft, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, and Mars spacecraft. These are just a few of the models that you can download and assemble. Check out these sites with skill levels that range from beginner to advanced.

Kids Next Door - Department of Housing and Urban Development

Air Force Link Jr
Color book, connect the dots, and other games. Listen to Air Force music. Send an Air Force postcard.

America Reads - Spider-Man in Amazing Adventures - Education Department
Games & Comics to encourage reading.

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program
A contest for kids to design a duck stamp.

National Agricultural Statistics Service - Kids Page
Games

STAWRS - Kids Page - Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting System
Learning Game

Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Kid's Page
Games and movies on money. Too bad there aren't any samples!!

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - FDIC
Not a freebie in itself, this site is useful to verify the FDIC status of the online banks that give free money when you open an account.

Internal Revenue Service - Tax Interactive
Certainly not really a freebie. But learn how to get YOUR money back (well part of it, if your lucky) quicker by e-filing your taxes.

Social Security - Youthlink
Offers information on low cost or free health insurance for kids

Treasury Department - Kids Page
Run a lemonade stand game

Maritime Administration - Page for Kids and Teens
Lessons & quiz

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Saftey lessons and quiz. Coloring. Download free fonts.

Office of Transportation Technologies - Kids' Page
Has 2 coloring books.

TeenZINE
Games and stuff for teachers.

Transportation Wonderland

U.S. Coast Guard - Kids' Corner
Coloring books

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) Kids' Stuff
Solar energy science projects

Rural Utilities Service - RUS - The Surfin' Squirrel
Play four different word search games.


Learn About the Internet - Library of Congress
Online Internet tutorials.

Technology Fair - Transportation Department
Includes computer lessons for kids, create your own homepage, drawing pictures online, help with the SAT

Math Fair - Transportation Department
Math site aimed at kids with a math quiz and math lessons.

This is MEGA Mathematics - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lots of fun math exercises.

The ABC's of Nuclear Science
Simple intro to Nuclear Science and simple experiments for High School teachers and that can be done in a classroom with inexpensive equipment.

Earth Science Enterprise - For Kids Only
Name the EOS-AM Satellite Contest

Microworlds
Interactive science magazine for middle and high school students with learning activities and information.

National Science Foundation - Just for Kids
Printable Science Star Cards

Science Fair - Transportation Department
Lots of science experiments to do at home: making a compass, virtual frog disection kit, blowing blubbles and more.

Aero Design Team Online
Play flight Simulator.

Mars Team Online
Games and a puzzle

NASA - Johnson Space Center - Just for Kids
Games include: hangman, word find, my 1st shuttle launch, connect the dots, and more.

NASA - Johnson Space Center - Kids Shortcuts
Student work programs

NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center - Kids Page
How much would you weigh on another planet

NASA - Observatorium
Games & Teacher Resources

The Search for Life in the Universe

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum - How Things Fly
Science activities

U.S. Naval Observatory - Flagstaff Station Links for Kids
Fun projects

Welcome to the Planets

All About Direct Loans
Explains student loans: types, how much you can borrow, how to apply, ect.

Direct Student Loan Consolidation
Now that you have all those student loans, learn hot to consolidate them into one.

Nontraditional Education: Alternative Ways to Earn Your Credentials

Student Guide to Financial Aid

Biology - Kids Corner - USGS
Online Coloring Books and more

Carl Hayden Bee Research Center - USDA
Fun stuff for kids

Children's Butterfly Site
Coloring page

Department of the Interior - Kids Page

Endangered Wildlife Species

Fish and Wildlife Service - Kids Corner
Crossword puzzle and a game

International Year of the Ocean - Kids' and Teachers' Corner
Activity book and coloring book

Kid's Eye View - Fish and Wildlife Service
Game

National Park Service - Blue Ridge Parkway
Puzles

National Park Service - Great American Landmarks Adventure
Coloring sheets.

National Park Service - National Park Guide

National Park Service - ParkSmart: The Learning Place
Plants & Animals in America's National Parks

Neptune's Web - Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Quiz on the ocean.

Shorebird Sister Schools - Just for Kids
Shorebird identification guide and coloring pages.

Smokey the Bear Says - USDA Forest Service
Games and activities to print out.

Tennessee Valley Authority Camping
Only the backcountry camping is still free but great camping is still avaible in developed area and is half-off for seniors.

Woodsy Owl - USDA Forest Service
Coloring and activity pages

Coal Mining - Learning Gateway - Office of Surface Mining
Games and a quiz P.S. Homeschoolers for balance see this.

Minerals Management Service - MMS Kids Page
Games

A Weather Page for Kids - National Weather Service - Portland, Oregon
Make a simple weather station for home or school.

Weather Room - National Severe Storms Laboratory
Weather lessons: maps, and symbols, and systems.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Hey Kids!
Water Education Posters

EPA's EnviroKids
Quizes & Games for grades 4-8.

EPA's Explorers' Club
Recycle City - A game, ineractive storybook, and puzzles to teach ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

EPA's - Kid's Page For Radiation Protection
Quiz on radiation

EPA's - Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water - Kids' Stuff
How to build an aquifier. Games in English & Spanish.

EPA - Office of Solid Waste - Kids' Page
Garbage Gremlin Comic book and Waste No Words puzzle

EPA - Office of Solid Waste - Students' Page
Learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle.

EPA's - Office of Water - Kid Stuff
Download 'Water Drops' a collection of fun facts, games, and projects about water.

EPA's - Office of Water - Nonpoint Source Kids Page
Games, activities, experiments, and Mater Bug Theater.

EPA's - Region 7 - Kids Page
Charlie's Corner for kids grades k-3.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids' Page
Activities and games.

NOAA's Globe Program

Superfund for Kids
Games, activities, and coloring pages.

Superfund for Students and Teachers
Classroom activties.

Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville District - Kid's Water Safety Fun Book
A 22 page book filled with games, puzzles, and coloring.

Army Corps of Engineers - Pittsburgh District - Just for Kids
Download 'Freddie the Fish' who teaches about water saftey.

Consumer Product Safety Commission
Check for recalls on those bargins from garage sales and thrift stores.

Drug Enforcement Agency - Get It Straight
Online drug prevention book

FEMA for Kids
Games, quizzes, and online books.

Food and Drug Administration - Teen Scene

Food Safety and Inspection Service - Activity Book
Food saftey coloring and activity book.

Internet Do's and Don'ts - Department of Justice

National Cancer Institute - Kids' Home

U.S. Fire Administration's Kids Page
Game, quiz, and plan a fire escape.

American Memories - Learning Page
Weekly Jigsaw puzzles.

Veterans Administration - Burial Program

Agriculture Department's News and Information
Agriculture Fact Book
Agricultural Research Service
Foreign Agricultural Service
National Agricultural Library
National Agricultural Statistics Service
World Agricultural Outlook Board

Small Business Administration
Get free small business help here

A Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World

International Data Bank

Library of Congress

National Library of Education


National Library of Medicine
Access Medline with 8.8 million refernces for free.

National Transportation Library

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Library of Congress Brief Guides to the Internet
Many 'how-to' guides about the Internet

National Weather Service
Current weather & storm predictions

National Atlas of the US

Internet Law Library
Free public access to the basic documents of US law.