Online Links & Resources

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Show All (62) Animals (8) Art Museums free virtual tours and online resources (11) Astronomy (6) Books Free digital books (2) Books read aloud (2) Free online courses, lesson plans, PreK - 12th grade (8) Free online courses for adult level learning (5) History (5) National Parks (1) Performing Arts, Music, Theatre, Dance (4) Plants & Gardening (2) Rocks (2) Science (1) Stress Reduction, Happiness (2) Tech help for online/remote learning (2) Virtual summer camps (1)

Animals (8)

Cape May County Zoo
Zoo School, Monday through Friday, Live

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Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

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Georgia Aquarium
Webcams

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Georgia Aquarium
Lesson plans, activities, live stream events

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New England Aquarium
virtual visit, facebook live events, videos of previous events, at-home activities

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Peabody Natural History Museum, New Haven, CT
digital resources, lesson plans, videos, digital tours

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Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
Webcams of animals

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Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
Educational activities to do at home PreK - grade 12

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Art Museums free virtual tours and online resources (11)

Brera Pinacoeca, Milan, Italy
hyper-definition, hyper digitalization collection allows extremely upclose viewing of minute details of artwork;

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Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy

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Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Online virtual tours, educational links for children & adults

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Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC, NY
digital resources

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Museum of Modern Art
Free online art classes and research resources, Adults & kids

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Sistine Chapel, The Vatican Museum, Rome, Italy

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The British Museum, London, England
virtual tours, online collection, and curriculum resources

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The Raphael Rooms, The Vatican Museum, Rome, Italy

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Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
high definition images of masterpieces:

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Van Gogh museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
virtual tours, lessons for children, resources for adults

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Violinist Rosanne Philippens at sunrise in the garden

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Astronomy (6)

European Southern Observatory live streams

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Live stream Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights from Manitoba, Canada:

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NASA
STEM at home grades K-8

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NASA Goddard Space Center
Universe for ages 14 and up

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NASA Goddard Space Center, MD
Space for ages 4 - 14

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Science videos created by astronauts while in space:

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Books Free digital books (2)

Project Gutenberg
A library of over 60,000 free eBooks to download or read online

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Smithsonian Libraries
Free digital books

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Books read aloud (2)

Astronauts reading to kids from space

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Celebrities reading to kids

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Free online courses for adult level learning (5)

450 Ivy League courses online, free

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Learn to Code, free

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Many free courses & learning tools

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Free online course: “African American History: From Emancipation to the Present”
Yale University, recorded in 2010. Includes free online course materials

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Excel Easy
A tutorial on how to use Excel

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Free online courses, lesson plans, PreK – 12th grade (8)

Khan Academy free online tutorials

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Language Arts & Math
PreK-grade 3, including special needs

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Learn through play

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Learn to Code, free

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Many free virtual school days, courses & learning tools

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Scholastic Learn at Home, free

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Smithsonian Distance Learning
Many resources for educators

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Smithsonian Science Education Center
STEM distance learning lessons including digital resources

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History (5)

Conner Prairie, Fishers, IN
teacher resources

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Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT
digital resources

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Old Sturbridge Village
Virtual village updated daily online. Also Facebook & Instagram daily. Recipes, photos, videos, facts, activities

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Smithsonian online virtual archives

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Free online course: “African American History: From Emancipation to the Present”
Yale University, recorded in 2010 Includes free online course materials

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National Parks (1)

Many U.S. national national parks have a multitude of online resources.

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Performing Arts, Music, Theatre, Dance (4)

Berklee College of Music quarantined students remote singing:

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Metropolitan Opera free live-stream operas:

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Philharmonie Berlin free digital concert hall:

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Shakespeare free plays & discussions
The Globe, London, England

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Plants & Gardening (2)

Keukenhof Holland Gardens, The Netherlands
tours on video

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Smith College Bulb Show
brief video

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Rocks (2)

Peabody Natural History Museum, New Haven, CT
digital resources, lesson plans, videos, digital tours

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Smithsonian
Minerals & gems

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Science (1)

Smithsonian online games

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Stress Reduction, Happiness (2)

The science of well-being, course

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Calm for Anxiety

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Tech help for online/remote learning (2)

Google tools for special needs

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Parents guide to Google classroom

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Virtual summer camps (1)

Virtual summer camps
Week-long sessions. Fully interactive.

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