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"They can see the actual experiment being done by one of our mad scientists.
And then they can download the PDF file to replicate them at home."
Members of the Mad Science Kids Club can share pictures on the website and
send and receive e-mail through the network. They can also play games.
The Mad Science Group joined with a company called Everloop to create the
science-based social network. Everloop is known for its experience creating social
media websites for children with a high level of online safety.
Elke Steinwender says there are many levels of safety built into the Kids Club
to make sure that children have a safe and fun experience online.
"When a child receives the new friend invitation or a group invitation the
parent has the option to say yes or no. They can change their privacy setting and give
more or less freedom to their child. There is also Crisp Moderation and that's an
online moderation that basically makes sure that the post streams remain content
friendly. And there are also some more sophisticated, anti-bullying, for example,
protocols. So it's a mix between software and actual people monitoring the Kids
Club."
Parents are required to approve their child's membership in the Mad Science
Kids Club. There are also applications that help parents control and follow what their
children are doing.
The Mad Science Kids Club is still being tested. A full launch is planned for
early next year. The website will launch first in the United States and Canada. It will
be opened up in other countries over a period of time.
There are several other science-based websites that seek to increase children’s
interest in science. One is called sciencenewsforkids.org. It helps to explain science-
related news stories in a way that children can understand them. The stories can deal
with any number of areas in science, from animals and environmental issues to space
and weather.
Recently, a story published on the website discussed a study about the effects
of climate change on lakes. Another story examined the long-term effects of jet lag
on learning and memory.
The writers add a list of power words at the end of each story. Here they
provide simple definitions of important words related to the story. The website also
offers activities to test brain power, information about science experiments and, yes,
games.
Extremescience.com is another website for young scientists. A scientist who
formerly worked for the American space agency launched the website in 1998.

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