Homeschooling in the Pandemic: Resources
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1aspirit
Scholastic is offering free "Learn at Home" ebooks and videos, for (USA-based) pre-k through ninth grade.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
PBS Kids continues to offer free games and videos designed for students in the lower grade levels.
https://pbskids.org
Museums and zoos are providing virtual tours. I'll add links when I find them again. (Our home internet is too slow for most tours.)
Open Library lends out digitized books, which can be especially useful for research projects.
https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/borrow
Of course, there's also Project Gutenberg for out-of-copyright works.
https://www.gutenberg.org
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
PBS Kids continues to offer free games and videos designed for students in the lower grade levels.
https://pbskids.org
Museums and zoos are providing virtual tours. I'll add links when I find them again. (Our home internet is too slow for most tours.)
Open Library lends out digitized books, which can be especially useful for research projects.
https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/borrow
Of course, there's also Project Gutenberg for out-of-copyright works.
https://www.gutenberg.org
2aspirit
Amazon's Audible is offering free streaming stories to children while schools are closed. (Please read Amazon's Privacy Note before signing up.)
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
3aspirit
More Science!
Weather.gov (USA) has educational resources for homeschoolers.
https://www.weather.gov/learning
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NASA's "STEM Resources for K--12 Educators" is at https://www.nasa.gov/stem/foreducators/k-12/index.html.
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Mission 31 was an underwater project involving aquanaut Jacques Cousteau's grandson, Fabien Cousteau. I just now learned of this 2014 project and have been looking at how to make it into oceanography and engineering lessons. Thirty videos of the 30 days the scientific team spent living within the ocean are available on YouTube (linked below). Each one can be an introduction to new topics.
Overviews...
In the news: https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1974008.html
On the official site: https://www.fabiencousteauolc.org/project/mission-31/
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPbHEk3CCACoUcma_XR1V_7wGBUPpQ2LJ
Books on the late Jacques Cousteau's oceanic research and inventions: https://www.librarything.com/tag/Jacques+Cousteau
Books on Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and explorer: https://www.librarything.com/tag/Sylvia+Earle
Weather.gov (USA) has educational resources for homeschoolers.
https://www.weather.gov/learning
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NASA's "STEM Resources for K--12 Educators" is at https://www.nasa.gov/stem/foreducators/k-12/index.html.
~ ~ ~
Mission 31 was an underwater project involving aquanaut Jacques Cousteau's grandson, Fabien Cousteau. I just now learned of this 2014 project and have been looking at how to make it into oceanography and engineering lessons. Thirty videos of the 30 days the scientific team spent living within the ocean are available on YouTube (linked below). Each one can be an introduction to new topics.
Overviews...
In the news: https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1974008.html
On the official site: https://www.fabiencousteauolc.org/project/mission-31/
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPbHEk3CCACoUcma_XR1V_7wGBUPpQ2LJ
Books on the late Jacques Cousteau's oceanic research and inventions: https://www.librarything.com/tag/Jacques+Cousteau
Books on Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and explorer: https://www.librarything.com/tag/Sylvia+Earle
6aspirit
Homeschoolers of young children in the USA: Look for an eRead Kids offering at your public library. This is an ebook loan service that's often offered in addition to the library's general ebook collection.
7aspirit
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
Washington, D.C., USA
Webcams: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
Animal descriptions: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/list
Webinars: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/webinars-archive
Game: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/zoo-guardians
Online store: https://www.smithsonianstore.com/museum-stores/national-zoo/
Online bookstore: https://www.smithsonianstore.com/books/ (currently includes An Anthology of Intriguing Animals)
Washington, D.C., USA
Webcams: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
Animal descriptions: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/list
Webinars: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/webinars-archive
Game: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/zoo-guardians
Online store: https://www.smithsonianstore.com/museum-stores/national-zoo/
Online bookstore: https://www.smithsonianstore.com/books/ (currently includes An Anthology of Intriguing Animals)
8aspirit
50 Free Virtual Museum Tours For Homeschooling, by Social Field Trips
https://socalfieldtrips.com/virtual-museum-tours-for-homeschooling-by-subject/
https://socalfieldtrips.com/virtual-museum-tours-for-homeschooling-by-subject/
