Distance Learning Resources/Opportunities for Science
We are all working on finding our way in these extraordinary times. The following table lists resources that may be of use for teachers, students, and parents looking for information and activities in science distance learning. Right now we are focusing on resources that are offered free (at least for the duration of the C-19 distance learning mandates). Be sure to keep checking back for additions/edits. If you have a resource that you would like to include, email education@salk.edu.
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| Intended Audience | Grade Span | Description | Link | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers, students, parents | K-12 | San Diego County Office of Education Google doc of science resources – LOTS | https://bit.ly/3du23re | If any of the resources from this list are particularly good please add them as individual links to this doc |
| Teachers, students, parents | K-12 | Microsoft Minecraft has created free educational content in Minecraft Marketplace free through June 2020 | https://aka.ms/remote-learning-blog | Office365 education account required |
| Teachers | K-12 | Online Science Laboratories and Resources | Click here | Resources for a various fields of science and grade levels |
| Students, parents | 7-10 | Mission Unstoppable – 6 Science Experiments You Can Do At Home | https://youtu.be/dfKb4AlGG6o | Simple, fun, quite a bit of science in the explanations |
| Teachers | 9-12 | LabXchange, a Harvard initiative funded by the Amgen Foundation, is offering the best of digital science education available free through a flexible, interactive online platform that promotes teaching, community and collaboration. | https://www.labxchange.org | This is great for biotech!! Tons of virtual lab simulations!! |
| Students, parents | 2-8 | Elementary Institute of Science – Teaching Science at Home | https://eisca.org/science-at-home/ | |
| Students, parents | 7-10 | Mission Unstoppable Shows: Mission Unstoppable is an educational and informational television series produced for children ages 13-16 that celebrates women who have become superstars in STEM-related careers | http://bit.ly/MissionUnstoppableTV | On CBS All Access |
| Students, parents | 3-8 | The Fleet Science Center invites you to connect to the power of science through FLEETtv! Welcome to an exciting place where you can have fun with experiments, hands-on activities, behind-the-scenes interviews, bloopers and more, all from the comfort of your home. | https://www.rhfleet.org/fleettv | |
| Teachers | K-12 | Support from Google on using Google platforms in online instruction | https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/ | |
| Teachers, parents, students | K-8 | 50 Easy Science Experiments You Can Do With Household Items (most of these have links to additional teaching resources!) | https://www.weareteachers.com/easy-science-experiments/ | Experiments with common household items |
| Teachers, students, parents | all | Science experiments, podcasts and more | https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/free-resources/ | Experiments with common household items |
| Students | K-12 | The FabFems role model database is the perfect place to find women in STEM who are passionate about acting as role models. Search the database by zip code, field of interest, and more! Once you’ve found a role model that fits what you’re looking for, if the role model is willing to be contacted, you’ll see a green contact button below their profile picture. | https://www.fabfems.org | |
| Students, parents | PK-3 | The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. | https://kids.sandiegozoo.org | |
| Students, parents | All | Virtual tours and more from the National Park Service | https://www.nps.gov/media/multimedia-search.htm | |
| Students, parents | All | Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover. | https://accessmars.withgoogle.com | |
| Teachers, students, parents | 1-8 | Switch Zoo: Play games and learn all about animals, has teacher resources for lessons | https://switchzoo.com | |
| Teachers, students, parents | 1-8 plus HS math | 300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens | https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/ | |
| Students, parents | 1-8 | Geography and animals, also has science experiments, homework help and more – from National Geographic | https://kids.nationalgeographic.com | |
| Teachers, students | 9-12 | American Chemical Society | https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education.html | |
| Teachers, students | 9-12 | Biology simulations with available lessons | https://www.biologysimulations.com | |
| Teachers, students | 6-12 | Lessons for math and science | https://www.ck12.org/pages/top-concepts/ | |
| Students, parents | K-9 | Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home | http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/ | Great at-home demo ideas with common household items |
| Teachers | 9-12 | Playmada Games: Science learning games that put content and pedagogy first | https://www.playmadagames.com/about/ | |
| Teachers, parents | K-5 | Mystery Science: short mini-lessons that are completely digital and full lessons that include an activity. All of the activities are designed to use simple supplies a parent will likely already have at home. | https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning | |
| Teachers, students, parents | K-12 | Resource library of science resources for activities and lessons – searchable | https://www.curriki.org/oer/Science-Virtual-Learning-Resources | |
| Teachers, students | 7-12 | Free videos and free resources for teachers | https://hippocampus.org | |
| Teachers, parents | K-12 | Khan Academy remote learning resources | https://www.khanacademy.org | |
| Parents | K-5 | 80+ do at home science activities | https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/80-free-science-activities | |
| Students, parents | 3-12 | Daily lessons and educational activities that kids can do on their own | https://www.superchargedschool.com | |
| Teachers | K-12 | Interactive science lab and math simulations from University of Colorado | https://phet.colorado.edu | |
| Teachers | K-12 | Interactive STEM activities from the Concord Consortium | https://learn.concord.org | |
| Teachers | 6-8 | The Science Spot – lessons for learning from home – lessons that can be completed with or without internet access | https://sciencespot.net/Pages/classhome.html | |
| Teachers, parents | 6-8 | Next Generation Science video game focused on middle school | https://www.tytoonline.com | |
| Students, parents | K-6 | Tons of science experiments that you can do at home | https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiment-library/ | |
| Students, parents | 5-9 | Just explore, have fun, and learn some science along the way. | https://thehappyscientist.com | |
| Teachers, students, parens | 6-12 | All about cells | https://www.cellsalive.com | |
| Teachers, parents | PK-12 | Smithsonian list of on-line learning resources for science – google doc | Science PK-12 | If any of the resources from this list are particularly good please add them as individual links to this doc |
| Parents | PK-5 | No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen | https://www.si.edu/kids | |
| Students, Parents | 3-8 | This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. | https://climatekids.nasa.gov | |
| Teachers, parents | K-8 | Dr. Wendy Sue Universe is a very smart cat who investigates tough questions from curious elementary and middle school students. Based out of Washington State University, Dr. Universe teams up with professors, researchers, and experts in the field, to tackle big questions like: What is fire? Why does soda fizz? Why is the ocean salty? Why is liquid nitrogen so cold? | https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu | |
| Teachers, students | 9-12 | Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth, interactive models and detailed explanations | https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html | |
| Parents | PK-5 | Simple science experiments you can do at home | https://www.funology.com/funology-science-experiments/ | |
| Teachers, students | 9-12 | DNA Dots – Simple explanations of modern genetic technologies | https://dnadots.minipcr.com | |
| Teachers | K-12 | Support from Microsoft for transitioning to remote learning | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/remote-learning | |
| Teachers | 9-12 | NABT is proud to make the entire archive of The American Biology Teacher freely available until June 30th. | https://abt.ucpress.edu | |
| Teachers, parents | How to set up Zoom for parent and students | https://youtu.be/d7xXZxRDFUU | ||
| Teachers, parents | all | Here’s The Entire List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings | https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/ | |
| Teachers | all | 4 Tips for Teachers Shifting to Teaching Online | Edutopia | https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-tips-supporting-learning-home | |
| Teachers, parents | 6-12 | USA Science and Engineering Festival video archive | https://usasciencefestival.org/xstem-videos/ | |
| Teachers, students | 6-12 | NPR – How to Make a Podcast. National student podcast challenge, entries due May 1st! | https://www.npr.org/2020/03/25/819229185/how-to-keep-making-your-podcast-even-if-youre-stuck-at-home | |
| Teachers | K-12 | Apple’s Home Education Series. How to’s in for all the video and online classroom magic you’re craving. | https://video.ibm.com/apple-edu-learning-series | |
| Teachers, students | 5-8 | NASA’s STEM activities for the home. | https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-5-8.html | |
| Teachers, parents | K-12 | TEDEd’s Newsletter. Handful of age-specific engaging lessons, each day. | https://ed.ted.com/daily_newsletter | |
| Teachers, students, parents | Pre – K-12 | National Geographic’s resource library: videos, lessons, maps for every subject in their library. | https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/ | |
| Teachers, students | 9-12 | How do viruses spread through a population? | https://www.mathalicious.com/lessons/pandemic | |
| Teachers, students | 1-5 | Oceans Institute: virtual marine biology camp, live every TUE & THR, 11PM PST | http://oceansinitiative.org/blog/ | |
| Students, parents | 4-9 | News articles, activities and more for at-home learning | https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/here-are-some-free-resources-for-kids-and-parents-now-learning-at-home | |
| Teachers | 9-12 | Science News in high school educator resources | https://www.sciencenews.org/snhs | Log in with any email – free |
| Teachers | 9-12 | Free biology videos from the world’s leading scientists, with over 25 Nobel laureates. Talks include research and educational materials. | https://www.ibiology.org | |
| Teachers | 9-12 | Pasco Scientific – home learning resources for HS science | https://bit.ly/33wCi51 | |
| Teachers, parents | all | TED talks specifically for students – all ages, all subjects, includes supplemental discussion materials | https://ed.ted.com/daily_newsletter | |
| Teachers, students | 6-12 | San Diego Zoo: For the next 8 weeks, as part of our efforts to support the community during the ongoing pandemic, middle & high school teachers & students can gain access to 22 free online animal courses. | https://collabornation.net/register/sdzk12 | |
| Teachers, parents, students | 4-12 | Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for students to try out while at home, from making a balloon-powered car to building a bridge from spaghetti. | https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/content/dam/pdf/US%20challenge%20cards%20with%20cover.pdf? | Great example with video found in this article: https://www.dezeen.com/2020/04/07/dyson-children-coronavirus-lockdown/ |
| Teachers | 9-12 | Annotated research papers and accompanying teaching materials | https://www.scienceintheclassroom.org | |
| Teachers | 6-12 | miniPCR – Educator resources | https://www.minipcr.com/educational-resources/ | |
| Teachers, students | 6-12 | Downloadable PDF coloring pages by Cell.com | https://www.cell.com/comics | |
| Parents | all | Know Your DNA – review site of various commercially available DNA testing kits | https://knowyourdna.com | |
| Teachers, Students | 6-12 | All sorts of fun neuroscience experiments | https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/experi.html | |
| Teachers, Students, Parents | 6-12 | Easy at home experiments on relflexes that involve data collection, observation, and experimentation basics! | https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chreflex.htmll | |
| Teachers, Students, Parents | K-8 | “Stay Home Science Fair” open for K-8 kids to put together a 1-5 minute video about a science project they are doing at home | https://www.movaglobes.com/stayhomesciencefair/ | Prizes are awesome! |
| Teachers, Parents | K-12 | This resource is a hub for educators and beginning learners to the skill of coding. | https://onlinegrad.syracuse.edu/blog/teaching-kids-coding/ |
