Nativity Word Match Game

Match each of the descriptions of people and places in this word match up game about the Nativity. A great challenge for the Christmas Season.

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Valentines Day Squirrel Game

Help the squirrel catch his Valentine goodies and score points for each one you catch. Click and hold your mouse to collect energy to make your squirrel jump. The longer you hold down your mouse button, the higher he jumps.

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Finger Physics Game

Finger Physics

Your first set of levels you click to break the glass blocks, in the second set you click, drop, and drag to make a stable platform, and in the third set you click, drop, and build to reach the bronze line or higher. See how your parents do in this game…. I bet you bet some of them.

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Chesapeake Bay Dot to Dot

Learn about the Chesapeake Bay as you connect the dots (or stars) in this fun set of puzzles. Each time you finish a picture, you will be rewarded with information on the creature in your picture.

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse Jigsaw Puzzle

Can you assamble this image of Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, California quicker than your friends? Pigeon Point is part of NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Encompassing a shoreline length of 276 miles and 5,322 square miles of ocean, the sanctuary supports one of the world’s most diverse marine ecosystems. (Learn more about NOAA’s network of National Marine Sanctuaries)
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Dangers During Whale Migrations

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There is so much to learn about the ocean. Just today there were two stories about whales posted: one on whales being stranded in Australia, and one on a fascinating find in Chile.

We can learn more about how whales function in the open ocean, and perhaps help avert some of the dangers that injure or strand them along their way.

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Battleships

This is just like the old Battleship game that you play with a friend, except this time you’ll be playing with the computer. It’s a little slow, depending on your connection, but it has cool graphics that show your ships launching rockets to blow up your opponent. This is a classic strategy game.

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Santa Hangman Game

Figure out the holiday word before you lose all your Christmas gifts in this fun little .

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Humpback Migration Game

Play the Humpback Whale Migration Game by yourself or with two players. This interactive board game lets you learn all about the humpback whale and the dangers they face every year as they do their migration. Will you make it safely from Alaska to Hawaii?

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Facts about the Brain (Source from National Geographic)

Making sense of the brain's mind-boggling complexity isn't easy. What we do know is that it's the organ that makes us human, giving people the capacity for art, language, moral judgments, and rational thought. It's also responsible for each individual's personality, memories, movements, and how we sense the world.
All this comes from a jellylike mass of fat and protein weighing about 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms). It is, nevertheless, one of the body's biggest organs, consisting of some 100 billion nerve cells that not only put together thoughts and highly coordinated physical actions but regulate our unconscious body processes, such as digestion and breathing.
The brain's nerve cells are known as neurons, which make up the organ's so-called "gray matter." The neurons transmit and gather electrochemical signals that are communicated via a network of millions of nerve fibers called dendrites and axons. These are the brain's "white matter."
The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, accounting for 85 percent of the organ's weight. The distinctive, deeply wrinkled outer surface is the cerebral cortex, which consists of gray matter. Beneath this lies the white matter. It's the cerebrum that makes the human brain—and therefore humans—so formidable. Whereas animals such as elephants, dolphins, and whales have larger brains, humans have the most developed cerebrum. It's packed to capacity inside our skulls, enveloping the rest of the brain, with the deep folds cleverly maximizing the cortex area.
The cerebrum has two halves, or hemispheres. It is further divided into four regions, or lobes, in each hemisphere. The frontal lobes, located behind the forehead, are involved with speech, thought, learning, emotion, and movement. Behind them are the parietal lobes, which process sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain. At the rear of the brain are the occipital lobes, dealing with vision. Lastly, there are the temporal lobes, near the temples, which are involved with hearing and memory.
Movement and Balance
The second largest part of the brain is the cerebellum, which sits beneath the back of the cerebrum. It is responsible for coordinating muscle movement and controlling our balance. Consisting of both grey and white matter, the cerebellum transmits information to the spinal cord and other parts of the brain.
The diencephalon is located in the core of the brain. A complex of structures roughly the size of an apricot, the two major sections are the thalamus and hypothalamus. The thalamus acts as a relay station for incoming nerve impulses from around the body that are then forwarded to the appropriate brain region for processing. The hypothalamus controls hormone secretions from the nearby pituitary gland. These hormones govern growth and instinctual behavior such as eating, drinking, sex, anger, and reproduction. The hypothalamus, for instance, controls when a new mother starts to lactate.
The brain stem, at the organ's base, controls reflexes and crucial, basic life functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure. It also regulates when you feel sleepy or awake.
The brain is extremely sensitive and delicate, and so requires maximum protection. This is provided by the surrounding skull and three tough membranes called meninges. The spaces between these membranes are filled with fluid that cushions the brain and keeps it from being damaged by contact with the inside of the skull.