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Britannica’s new platform provides content designed and written specifically for early learners. Creating a more engaging and fun learning experience for students, the activities in Britannica Fundamentals align with the content areas children learn in the classroom.
games for children - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Games provide a means for self-expression. Because of the different interests of youngsters of varying ages—and the number of players available—there is a wide variety in kinds of games. Some can be played with little skill, while others require organized arrangements, special equipment, and practice.
game - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Games are a form of play, an integral part of human nature, and have existed in some form since the beginning of civilization. Often games establish a situation that involves a contest or rivalry. Many of them, like chess, require strategy and intellectual acumen.
Olympic Games - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Every four years the finest athletes in the world gather in one location to compete against each other. This gathering, known as the Olympic Games, is the most celebrated sporting festival in the world. The Games attract both amateur and professional athletes from more than 200 countries.
board game - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
The board games played in today’s world are games of skill and chance that are played by two or more people who move pieces around on a specially marked board. Among the most popular board games are backgammon, chess, and checkers, which have survived for centuries.
electronic games - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
A hugely popular form of entertainment, electronic games are games run by computer technology. They are also called video games. The appeal of electronic games has grown as the technology used to produce them has advanced, offering players increasingly sophisticated graphics and …
electronic games - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Electronic games are games run by computer technology. They are also called video games. People play electronic games on personal computers, in video arcades, on home electronic game systems (also known as consoles), and on smartphones. People …
Paralympic Games - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
At the Summer Paralympic Games, participants compete in more than a dozen sports. Among them are archery, track and field (athletics), cycling, rowing, sitting volleyball, soccer, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair fencing.
Paralympic Games - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
The Paralympic Games are a major international sports competition for athletes with disabilities. Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympics are split into Winter Games and Summer Games, each of which occurs every four years. The Winter and …
James Naismith - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
The game of basketball was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891 by a physical education instructor named James Naismith. Basketball is the only major sport that is the invention of one individual.