Hey kids, welcome to Camp Uncle Sam! For the month of August, Government Documents and Maps is sponsoring online adventures featuring fun and games from different government agency kids' sites. Each of our weekly camp schedules will include activities, arts and crafts, cooking, and campfire songs. Our bug-free, UV-protected alternative to summertime boredom even includes some suggested reading for your parents.

This Week At Camp Uncle Sam:
Travel to New Places!

Camp Schedule:

ARTS ‘N’ CRAFTS

• Yellowstone Coloring Book Page
• Make a Mask for a Puerto Rican Carnival
• Air Bear Coloring Book
• Design a Cloud with Cloud Dreamer

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ADVENTURES

• Go on a Treasure Hunt at America's Library
• Go on an Electronic Field Trip: The Wolves of Yellowstone: Legacy, Legend, and Recovery
• Learn about fun places around the world and share your experiences at Kids’ Castle
• Get fun state facts from the Census Bureau
• Peace Corps Kids World: Pack your Bags! Assignment South Africa

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UNCLE SAM’S KITCHEN

• Tasty food from Soyunica:
• Apple and Cheese Quesadilla
• Frittata
• Purple Cows


• Peace Corps Kids World: Food in Ecuador

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PUZZLES & GAMES

• Take a quiz about the U.S. from the Census Bureau
• National Museum of American History: Drive through Time
• State Department: Match the Flag to the Country
• State Department: Where in the World is the Secretary?
• NASA’s Observatorium: Where in the World?
• CIA’s Homepage for Kids: Geography Trivia Game

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STORY TIME

• America's Library: Explore the States stories
• Indian Health Service Native American Kids site: stories
• Peace Corps Kids World: Stories from around the world

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CAMPFIRE SONGS

• National Institutes of Health’s NIEHS
• Frere Jacques
• London Bridge
• Kookaburra
• Way Out West in Kansas
• Travel through history with the Jammin’ Jukebox

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“DEAR MOM AND DAD” (INFO FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS)

• Peace Corps World Wise Schools
• Future State: Parents and Educators

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CAMP COUNSELORS

This week’s camp adventures were provided by the following government agencies. Their websites include many more ideas and adventures:

• The Official Kidsite of Yellowstone National Park
• The American History Museum: Our Story in History
• Federal Aviation Administration: Kids Corner
• Lemelson Center: Invention at Play
• Library of Congress: America's Story from America's Library
• Smithsonian's Magazine: Kids' Castle
• U.S. Census Bureau FactFinder Kids' Corner
• Peace Corps: Kids World
• Future: State Department for Youth
• Dept. Of Health and Human Services: Soyunica
• CIA's Homepage for Kids
• NASA's Observatorium
• Indian Health Service Native American Kids site
• National Institutes of Health’s (NIEHS) Kids' Page

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Come Back to Previous Weeks' Camp!

• Week One: NASA's Return to Space Flight!
• Week Two: Down to Earth Adventures!

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