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Kidipede: History For Kids

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Dig into the fun history, but ignore strange ads.

On this site kids can:   do research, learn about a specific topic, read stories
updated 09.16.09

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    There are a lot of excellent, kid--friendly world history content and engaging photos. Some sections also have activity and craft ideas.

  • User-created content:

    Not an issue.

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Any talk about wars is historical and not gratuitous.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    The .org domain on this site doesn't jibe with the myriad ads for everything from Revlon lipstick to trips to Greece. Some ads (including one for a Muslim singles "marriage service") and solicitations for surveys ("$500 to choose your favorite fast food restaurant") aren't appropriate for the middle school target audience. Appropriate book recommendations links to sellers as well.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

How safe is it?

  • Personal privacy:

    Not an issue.

  • Online interaction:

    Not an issue.

  • Parental controls:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Kidipede: History For Kids

Parents need to know that the only questionable aspect of this popular history homework help site for middle schoolers is that it's peppered with some inappropriate ad choices. From a dating service to online research company solicitations, you never quite know what ad will pop up next to the excellent content. Also, not all links take you to relevant or completed pages.

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
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    I rate this title on for age 9 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
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    • Educational

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    boring but good homework help lots of pop ups

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