for Students and Teachers Learning at Home

Compiled by Leticia Perez and Anne Maben, UCLA Science Project; Darlene Tieu, Mann UCLA Community School and Dean Gilbert, EDU Consulting LLC

STEAM-at-Home Resources and General Information

• Covid-19 Virus Info Link  Updated daily: by Society for Science & the Public
• Advanced Placement updates for closed schools
• Education Companies offering FREE RESOURCES during closures extensive list, updated DAILY
• FREE International Children’s Digital Books online Many countries, languages

Science

• Aquarium of the Pacific Online Academy (K-12) videos/activities/live streaming
• BioMan (HS) FREE biology/health games, virtual labs and videos
• Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Creature Features – (K-12) TPR activities, videos, lessons for home
• California Science Center (K-12) “Stuck at home science” activities
• Carolina Biological Supply Co (K-8) FREE “Learning from Home” resources
• Chemistry for Life (HS) Virtual Chemistry by the American Chemical Society
• Concord Consortium (K-12) FREE, searchable STEM resources
• Early Childhood Curriculum (pre-K-1st) FREE from the Discovery Source
• ED Heads (2-12) Paid memberships for full access
• Elem. Science Activities for Home-based Learning (K-5) UCLA Science Project
• Exploratorium Learning Toolbox (MS-HS) awesome, links to Science Snacks
• Extreme Weather videos – Fobos Planet: stunning series of natural hazards
• Flinn At-home Science  (5-12) FREE Labs, Activities, discounted Kits, Digital Learning
• Georgia Aquarium at Home Learning (K-12) Variety of resources for science & art
• Google Earth (4-8) Searchable, inspiring lessons/resources
• How Stuff Works (MS-HS) Engaging answers/videos
• I Contain Microbes (HS) Engaging videos for HHMI/PBS from Ed Yong
• Jason Learning (MS-HS) free online access STEM curricula/world-wide expeditions
• Khan Academy (HS) Free science curriculum/videos for major courses
  • Imagineering in a Box (design your own theme park)
• Lunar and Planetary Institute (MS) FREE Earth/Space Science activities
• MolView (HS) Chemistry: Build virtual molecules
• NASA Kids Club (K-4) Fun activities to do at home
• NASA STEM Engage (K-12) Resources for STEM educators
• Nat Geo Kids (3-7) Engaging games/videos
• Natural History Museum of LA “Connects” – visit the museum virtually!
• NOAA Data in the Classroom (MS-HS) FREE modules on ocean issues
• PBS LearningMedia (K-12) Multimedia: search by grade/type
• Periodic Videos (HS) Includes all 118 elements
• Phet Interactive Simulations (MS-HS) FREE: learn to make your own
• Physics Girl Video Collection (HS) intriguing phenomena, great explanations
• San Diego Zoo Kids (K-12) Video, stories, activities games
• Scholastic Learn at Home – Daily learning experiences, built around a story or video.
• Science News for Students (MS-HS) from Society for Science & the Public
• Science Printables (MS) Printable short activities
• Smithsonian National Zoo Webcams (K-12) Watch naked mole rats, lions, pandas, elephants!
• TEDEd (6-12) Search a subject, create a lesson
  • TED Under 20 (MS-HS) talks by kids themselves: inspirational!
• Toca Boca (K-5) Fun! Meet all 118 of the elements
• Virtual Microscope Collections (HS) Fascinating!

Virtual Field Trips

• CA State Parks Online Virtual Field Trips
• Yosemite Valley Virtual Tour – Outstanding!
• Earth Science: 360-degree Interactive trip, from Science Friday
• Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour  Smithsonian, fascinating!
• Virtual Fieldtrips Discovery Education: EXCELLENT!
• Virtual Science Field Trips Small yearly subscription; many free on YouTube

Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

• Code.org – (4-12) Hour of Coding activities, additional free learning
• Engineering Activities for Kids  (2-12) by DiscoverE
• KQED Media Academy (Teachers) Video/audio production, data visualization, media analysis courses
• Learn Computer Science (K-12) Courses are all free!
• MakeCode – Windows-based free, open source platform for creating engaging computer science learning experiences
• Scratch Coding (3-12) Program your own interactive stories, games, and animations
• SelfCAD (MS-HS) user- friendly, online 3d modeling application
• Skype Classroom (K-12) Empowering students to help solve world problems together
• Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) 3-5 grade program of the National Society of Black Engineers
• Teach Engineering (K-12) FREE STEM curricula
• Technovation Families Design Challenges (by CuriosityMachine.org)
• TinkerCad (3-12) Learn 3D design, Electronic and Codeblocks
• Try Engineering (3-12) by IEEE

Arts & Culture

• ArtRageous Videos (MS-HS)  Creativity, Nature and Art History Collide
• Artsonia After School Art Club contributed by Morgan Hill USD TOSA and ESD Staff
• Google Arts & Culture (4-12) Learn something new every day!
• Hermitage Museum (MS-HS) St. Petersburg, Russia: A one-take cinematic journey
• Kennedy Center Education Media & Interactives Full range of art, music, theater
  • Lunch Doodles Draw with Mo Willems!
• Mati & Dada, (Preschool-4) Be transported in time and learn from Master artists
• Museums Virtual Tours (K-12) Visit 12 Famous Museums from home
• National Gallery of Art (MS-HS) Explore the collections
• Nature coloring pages (K-12) Simple to intricate coloring pages for learning

Math

• Argo Math (MS-HS) from Jason Learning
• Ascend Math (K-12) (Free to end of April)
• BrainPop (K-12) (Free during period of school closure)
• CPM (MS) FREE eBooks available for all, from now until June 30, 2020
• Cool Math 4 Kids  (K-6) FREE Games, lessons, quizzes
• Curricki (HS) FREE and open teaching and learning resources
• Desmos Math Activities (MS-HS) FREE Activities using data, graphing, modeling
• Funbrain (K-8) Games, readings, simulations: Free trials through July 2020
• Khan Academy (K-12) Free math curriculum/videos for major courses
• Math Game Time (Preschool-7) Cool games by grade or subject
• Math Playground (1-6) Games, logic puzzles, brain builders
• Prodigy (1-8) FREE comprehensive math platform