E-Learning

Sites and Opportunities

• College Cliffs Exploring STEM Education: A Resource Guide with links to fun STEM activities.
• Massimo Botura Cooking Classes (Instagram-based)
• Printable Packets for Math and Reading
• Captain Planet Foundation
• NCDCR North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
• SciGirls Connect STEM videos and activities designed to encourage young women and girls in the pursuit of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
• PBSKids Videos, games, and lessons for children.
• Project Learning Tree Environmental Education activities for a broad range of ages that can be completed at home and in your back yard.
• Raspberry Pi Digital making at home activities focused around computer coding language. 
• Children's Museum of Manhattan - Fun educational activities for children at home
• Building Kids' Money Skills - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• A Digital List: Helpful Engineering Games - Fun games to help you think like an engineer.
• Junior Handyman's Toolkit - Classroom projects and activities centered around woodworking, STEM, computer building, and creativity.
• Computer Science and Engineering Resources for Women in STEM - Information on careers and education in STEM.
• Civic Responsibility Guide: Resources to Promote Civic Engagement - resources to advocacy organizations and nonprofit groups that offer programs and resources to promote and support civics education.
• Free Guide for Robotics - tutorials for projects, where to find the tools and equipment you will need, as well as robotics magazines, websites and other publications.
• BitIRA - Teaching math and computer science to kids with special needs.

Museum-Based E-Learning*

• Smithsonian Learning Lab
• MoMA Learning
• Speed Art Museum: At-home art-making videos
• The Field Museum: The Brain Scoop (YouTube)
• North Carolina Museum of Art: Learn, (collections, videos, curriculum)
• Sketchfab: 3D Models (link goes to cultural-specific search)
• The Hammer: Contemporary Art programs, (YouTube)
• Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Exeter Time Trail (Interactive timeline)
• Les Fruits de Mer: Activities, books, films about Caribbean wildlife
• Museum of Early Trade and Crafts: Recipes, Games, Coloring Pages, etc.
• Museum Strathroy-Cardoc: Sydenham River Discovery online exhibit (Flash)
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Videos
• Age of Revolution: Interactive Timeline
• Better World Museum: Draw Together in VR, Bob Ross-style videos
• Contemporary Jewish Museum: Learn about Jewish history, art, and culture
• Discover XR: The Future of Social Media & Online Learning (YouTube)
• HistoryView.org: Virtual Reality Tours
• Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum: Activities, Coloring Pages
• Bronx Zoo: Field Sight
• The Ringling: Lesson Plans and Read-Alongs

Museum Resources Created for Kids*

• Tate: Tate Kids (Games and quizzes, videos, kids’ art, etc.)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art: MetKids
• The Andy Warhol Museum: Online Lessons
• Speed Art Museum: Art Projects for Kids
• Rhino Palast: Games and Information (German only)
• Exploratorium: Science Experiment “Snacks”
• Shedd Aquarium: Sea Curious- Kid Questions, Animal Answers (YouTube)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium: Games, Activities, Coloring Pages
• Glazer Children’s Museum: Online Activities
• Children’s Museum of South Dakota: Recipes for Play
• Suzhou Museum: Online Mini-Games
• Pittsburgh Children’s Museum: The MAKESHOP Show (Makerspace Blog)
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: Museum at Home
• Long Island Children’s Museum: Play Outside Ideas
• Norton Simon Museum: Art Projects for Kids (scroll to section)
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Coloring Pages, Arctic, Garden, Dinosaurs
• MCA Chicago: “Art Like Me” Culturally-Relevant Art Workbook for Kids
• National Museum of Australia: “Fun at Home” DIY activities
• Smarthistory: Source of history content for Khan Academy
• The MAKESHOP Show: Projects and Activities
• iCivics: Virtual games (free beginning with Covid-19)
• International Association of Children in Museums: Coronavirus Guide