Remote Learning Resources for Young Scientists

Zoos and Aquariums

Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Trivia Tuesday 6pm

Monterey Bay Aquarium at 10 live webcams

San Diego Zoo has 11 animal webcams

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has four animal webcams

See butterflies from Central, South, and North American through the San Diego Zoo's butterfly cam

Houston Zoo has six webcams

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute introduce students to the impacts of climate change on marine habitats

Monterey Bay Aquarium hosts a soothing 11-minute guided meditation video called MeditOcean

Tour ocean habitats through virtual dives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Museums

Make dinosaur shadow puppets with the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County

San Francisco's Exploratorium activities to help kids understand science behind viruses

The Nature Museum in Chicago videos and activities that acquaint kids with the natural world

Enjoy virtual tours and activities from The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Air and Space Anywhere

Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum programs

The Nature Museum in Chicago answers pressing questions including what's the difference between frogs and toads?

American Museum of Natural History Ology provides activities that include information on archaeology, paleontology, astronomy and marine biology

Every weekday at 1pm Eastern, the California Science Center is livestreaming "Stuck at Home Science," a new video series of science activities you can do at home

Miami's Frost Science Museum's Frost Science@Home science activities and experiments

Space exploration

Astronauts read a children's book as they orbit during Story Time from Space

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex educators teach topics such as rocketry and living in space and on Mars

NASA Stem Activities for 5th-8th graders

Take a tour of the universe in videos created for the Hayden Planetarium

K-12 activities promote learning about our universe through NASA’s Teachable Moments

Space Racers an animated series for preschoolers science-based lessons, games and space-related activities

Visit the surface of Mars 360-degree photo tour

Additional science resources

Fire education coloring pages

Students ages 11-18 can become advocates for environmental action by joining the global Ocean Awareness Contest

Access virtual tours of National Parks and over 2,500 museums via Google Arts and Culture

Discover multimedia experiences that combine video, animation and games that include topics such as polar ecosystems, solar storms and renewable energy for teens Nova Labs at PBS

Ranger Rick, the children's magazine of the National Wildlife Federation, is making its website is currently free

stemCONNECT uses video conferencing to connect students and experts in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)

Live Science eExplore simple plant science or learn about non-Newtonian with this list of Live Science experiments

Education Resources for At-Home Learning from NC Sea Grant 

Resources from additional Sea Grant programs throughout the country

Time Magazine's Time for Kids for elementary and middle school students are currently free and fully accessible at home

Explore online lessons with videos, animations, simulations and exercises from the Physics Classroom

Want to have a family Q&A with a scientist? Sign up at Skype a Scientist and get matched with an expert

If you have a 3D printer you can download digital 3D models from NASA

Paper models of satellites and observatories are available for download from the European Space Agency's website

Download free how-to guides from Snap Circuits to learn about engineering and how electronics

The Smokey Generation is posting new educational wildland fire coloring pages every day

Join the Burned Area Learning Network on a virtual field tour of three sites with their “After the Fire” storymap

North Carolina specific resources

Education Resources for At-Home Learning from NC Sea Grant

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Trivia Tuesday 6pm

Learn about NC River Basins from NC Office of Environmental Education

Highlands Biological Station, located in the western NC mountains, is posting weekly nature programs for all ages dealing with various regional animals and plants

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