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Cool Sites for Tweens
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/money/index.html (sponsored by PBS)
This Web site, designed specifically for tweens, includes articles on how to make money, how to be a smart spender and how to manage your money. Play a game, print and complete activities offline —including journal pages and a crossword puzzle – and interact with other tweens in the “You Said It” section.
www.younginvestor.com/teens (sponsored by Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc.)
Is it time to start thinking about making money, having your own money, and paying for college? Get answers to questions about financial planning and learn about all your options here.
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit
(Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Public Broadcasting Service)
Yet another site developed specifically for tweens, Don’t But It: Get Media Smart is a media literacy Web site for young people that encourages users to think critically about media and become smart consumers. Activities on the site are designed to provide users with some of the skills and knowledge needed to question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate media messages.
www.plasticforkdiaries.com (Maryland Public Television)
This Web site especially for tweens follows six middle school students as they experience first –hand the relationship between food and their changing bodies, cultural difference, the vanishing family meal, nutrition, and athletic performance.
