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| Teen Topics & Fun |
Webmaster -- Carol Bach Last updated on March 26, 2009
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Luther North Online Library
| GAMES & PUZZLES |
Quiz, memory & brain games to train your thinking.
United Nations World Food Program Game
Play & feed hungry people. Each time you get a right answer in this vocabulary game, the
United Nations donates 20 grains of rice to its World Food Program.
BrainBashers Daily Logic Games
Sudoku & many other logic games: Bridges, Fillomino, Futoshiki, Hitori, Kakuro, Light Up,
Net Slide, Network, Nonograms, Nurikabe, Puzzle Loops, Rectangles & Tents
BrainBashers Daily Word Puzzles
Crosswords, Fill-Ins, & Codeword puzzles with various levels of difficulty.
International High IQ Society
Free standardized intelligence tests on the Internet. Puzzles & Brainteasers grouped
according to level of difficulty. Trivia Fanatic tests your wits against the world's toughest
trivia players. Chess & Backgammon tournaments with the smartest players around the
world. Please note: Poker is NOT an approved Library activity.
Windows Live Search Game Club
Play games & donate your winning tickets to the charity of your choice. Get a Windows
Live ID & then create a game account at the Live Search Club site.
You Don't Know Jack
Trivia game with attitude!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?
Do you know as much as a fifth -grade student? Find out if you know enough to pass this
quiz. The questions are based on topics commonly covered in fifth grade & popularized in
the TV game show.
Blueprint
Guide the ball to the target by making a path for it to follow. 28 levels of perplexity!
Nucleus
The aim of the game is to get the electron from the start to the goal, by jumping electron
orbits. To do this, just click the nuclei of the current atom. Remember, your jumping
distance varies between levels & atoms.
Keyboard -- Typing Game
Practice your typing skills with this game.
Taaz -- Try a Look!
Upload your own portrait & visit the makeover gallery to try new looks "virtually."
Graffiti Creator
Generate your own graffiti texts online with dowloadable fonts, colors & patterns.
MyDeco -- Room Planner
Upload a photo of your room & "virtually" place 3D furniture, choose paint, wallpaper,
flooring & accessories. View & share your new room.
SketchUp
An easy-to-learn 3D modeling program whose simple tools enable your to create 3D
models of houses, sheds, decks, woodworking projects, etc. You can add details,
textures, & glass to your models, design with dimensional accuracy, & place your finished
models in Google Earth, share them with others by posting them to the 3D Warehouse, or
print hard copies.
Be Funky Cartoonizer
Funky ways to express yourself -- Change your digital photos using the "cartoonizer" or
create "avatars."
Make Your Own Comic Strip
Choose a human or animal character, pick their mood, fill in a talk or thought balloon (in
English or Spanish -- and --boom -- you have a comic strip.
WebCanvas
Be creative & contribute to the "world's largest collaborative painting."
Viscosity -- Modern Art Generator
Create your own modern art.
One Motion.com
Discover the fascinating interactive art, games & concepts by Tomas Ericksson. Play the
Spider game, Sketch & Paint, Breakdance simulation, the Snake Game & the Drum
Machine.
How Stuff Works
Explanations of how things work: Tivo, CD's, Nascar, Krispy Kreme, electric guitars, DNA,
tanks, hypnosis, Gamecube, etc. Covers autos, computers, electronics, entertainment,
health, home, money, people, science, & travel.
Google Maps
Explore neighborhoods at street level -- virtually. View street level photographs, take virtual
walks, explore cityscapes, landmarks, points of interest, and find shops, restaurants,
parks, hotels & more.
Google Earth
Locate any place on Earth. Great zoom capabilities.
Virtual Earth
View the Earth live with the Discovery channel.
ProtoZone Interactives
Interactive Web demos: pattern makers, 3D constructions, games & puzzles, & art
machines.
Kaleidoscope Creator
Allows you to create a kaleidoscope on the fly. Select colors, patterns, lines, fills & more, &
watch the kaleidoscope generate before your very eyes.
Red Studio for Teens
Activities sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art: remix -- interactive collage, fauxtogram
-- objects exposed, you design -- it's your turn to design, character sketch contest, & a
Dadaist poem creator.
Guinness World Records
Online version of the popular books.
Internet Movie Database
Database of over 260,000 film & TV productions made since 1892. They catalog
information on who made them, who appeared in them, where they were filmed, awards
they received, trivia, quotes, & many other categories.
Movie Mistakes
Browse through 70,000 movie & TV mistakes.
Tycoon Online
A fun & challenging business simulation game where you compete against thousands of
players to build the most successful business in a 70-day round.
Time Capsule
Enter any date & be presented with your own customized page that includes all the
information you've chosen -- headlines, birthdays, songs, TV shows, toys, books -- plus
typical consumer prices from that year, Academy Award winners, etc.
Optical Illusions & BrainTeasers
The world's most mind-boggling optical illusions including games, puzzles, & artwork.
100's of original exhibits, real-time demonstrations, & live interactive illusions.
BrainBashers Sudoku
A daily Sudoku in 6 difficulty levels.
Daily Chess Puzzles
Three new chess puzzles every day to test your chess proficiency.
Daily Word Search Puzzles
A different word search every day -- to print out or do online.
Puzzle Planet
New themed crosswords & 6 other kinds of puzzles published every day. Access 1000's
of puzzles, including Sudoku in the archives.
Penguin Crossword Puzzle Maker
Used to make simple crossword puzzles. The Webpage generated will remain on the
server for about two months. If you want to ensure that you have a copy of the generated
puzzle, make sure you save a copy. Puzzles may be printed.
Instant Online Crossword Puzzle Maker
Create & print your own crossword puzzles.
Web Paint-by-Number
Create & solve paint-by-number puzzles. The object is to discover a hidden picture by
marking each square black or white. There is only one correct puzzle solution, & it can be
found purely by logical reasoning -- no guessing is required.
Traveler IQ Challenge
How well do you know your world? Geography challenges you can play -- World cities,
Europe, Canada, Latin America, Flags of the world, USA Challenge, North America, World
Capitals, Asia, Africa, Oceania / Australasia, photos of the world & the amazing race.
United Nations World Food Program Game
Play & feed hungry people. Each time you get a right answer in this vocabulary game, the
United Nations donates 20 grains of rice to its World Food Program.
BrainBashers Daily Logic Games
Sudoku & many other logic games: Bridges, Fillomino, Futoshiki, Hitori, Kakuro, Light Up,
Net Slide, Network, Nonograms, Nurikabe, Puzzle Loops, Rectangles & Tents
BrainBashers Daily Word Puzzles
Crosswords, Fill-Ins, & Codeword puzzles with various levels of difficulty.
International High IQ Society
Free standardized intelligence tests on the Internet. Puzzles & Brainteasers grouped
according to level of difficulty. Trivia Fanatic tests your wits against the world's toughest
trivia players. Chess & Backgammon tournaments with the smartest players around the
world. Please note: Poker is NOT an approved Library activity.
Windows Live Search Game Club
Play games & donate your winning tickets to the charity of your choice. Get a Windows
Live ID & then create a game account at the Live Search Club site.
You Don't Know Jack
Trivia game with attitude!
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?
Do you know as much as a fifth -grade student? Find out if you know enough to pass this
quiz. The questions are based on topics commonly covered in fifth grade & popularized in
the TV game show.
Blueprint
Guide the ball to the target by making a path for it to follow. 28 levels of perplexity!
Nucleus
The aim of the game is to get the electron from the start to the goal, by jumping electron
orbits. To do this, just click the nuclei of the current atom. Remember, your jumping
distance varies between levels & atoms.
Keyboard -- Typing Game
Practice your typing skills with this game.
Taaz -- Try a Look!
Upload your own portrait & visit the makeover gallery to try new looks "virtually."
Graffiti Creator
Generate your own graffiti texts online with dowloadable fonts, colors & patterns.
MyDeco -- Room Planner
Upload a photo of your room & "virtually" place 3D furniture, choose paint, wallpaper,
flooring & accessories. View & share your new room.
SketchUp
An easy-to-learn 3D modeling program whose simple tools enable your to create 3D
models of houses, sheds, decks, woodworking projects, etc. You can add details,
textures, & glass to your models, design with dimensional accuracy, & place your finished
models in Google Earth, share them with others by posting them to the 3D Warehouse, or
print hard copies.
Be Funky Cartoonizer
Funky ways to express yourself -- Change your digital photos using the "cartoonizer" or
create "avatars."
Make Your Own Comic Strip
Choose a human or animal character, pick their mood, fill in a talk or thought balloon (in
English or Spanish -- and --boom -- you have a comic strip.
WebCanvas
Be creative & contribute to the "world's largest collaborative painting."
Viscosity -- Modern Art Generator
Create your own modern art.
One Motion.com
Discover the fascinating interactive art, games & concepts by Tomas Ericksson. Play the
Spider game, Sketch & Paint, Breakdance simulation, the Snake Game & the Drum
Machine.
How Stuff Works
Explanations of how things work: Tivo, CD's, Nascar, Krispy Kreme, electric guitars, DNA,
tanks, hypnosis, Gamecube, etc. Covers autos, computers, electronics, entertainment,
health, home, money, people, science, & travel.
Google Maps
Explore neighborhoods at street level -- virtually. View street level photographs, take virtual
walks, explore cityscapes, landmarks, points of interest, and find shops, restaurants,
parks, hotels & more.
Google Earth
Locate any place on Earth. Great zoom capabilities.
Virtual Earth
View the Earth live with the Discovery channel.
ProtoZone Interactives
Interactive Web demos: pattern makers, 3D constructions, games & puzzles, & art
machines.
Kaleidoscope Creator
Allows you to create a kaleidoscope on the fly. Select colors, patterns, lines, fills & more, &
watch the kaleidoscope generate before your very eyes.
Red Studio for Teens
Activities sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art: remix -- interactive collage, fauxtogram
-- objects exposed, you design -- it's your turn to design, character sketch contest, & a
Dadaist poem creator.
Guinness World Records
Online version of the popular books.
Internet Movie Database
Database of over 260,000 film & TV productions made since 1892. They catalog
information on who made them, who appeared in them, where they were filmed, awards
they received, trivia, quotes, & many other categories.
Movie Mistakes
Browse through 70,000 movie & TV mistakes.
Tycoon Online
A fun & challenging business simulation game where you compete against thousands of
players to build the most successful business in a 70-day round.
Time Capsule
Enter any date & be presented with your own customized page that includes all the
information you've chosen -- headlines, birthdays, songs, TV shows, toys, books -- plus
typical consumer prices from that year, Academy Award winners, etc.
Optical Illusions & BrainTeasers
The world's most mind-boggling optical illusions including games, puzzles, & artwork.
100's of original exhibits, real-time demonstrations, & live interactive illusions.
BrainBashers Sudoku
A daily Sudoku in 6 difficulty levels.
Daily Chess Puzzles
Three new chess puzzles every day to test your chess proficiency.
Daily Word Search Puzzles
A different word search every day -- to print out or do online.
Puzzle Planet
New themed crosswords & 6 other kinds of puzzles published every day. Access 1000's
of puzzles, including Sudoku in the archives.
Penguin Crossword Puzzle Maker
Used to make simple crossword puzzles. The Webpage generated will remain on the
server for about two months. If you want to ensure that you have a copy of the generated
puzzle, make sure you save a copy. Puzzles may be printed.
Instant Online Crossword Puzzle Maker
Create & print your own crossword puzzles.
Web Paint-by-Number
Create & solve paint-by-number puzzles. The object is to discover a hidden picture by
marking each square black or white. There is only one correct puzzle solution, & it can be
found purely by logical reasoning -- no guessing is required.
Traveler IQ Challenge
How well do you know your world? Geography challenges you can play -- World cities,
Europe, Canada, Latin America, Flags of the world, USA Challenge, North America, World
Capitals, Asia, Africa, Oceania / Australasia, photos of the world & the amazing race.
