Learning Science at Home with Online Resources #COVID19

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As our students continue their science instruction online and at home, we wanted to take some time to share some free resources from NSTA and beyond. We also get a chance to talk to  Fred Ende’s kids – referred to as “6” and “9” – as they share their experiences in science education and connecting with people online.

Free Resources at NSTA:

• 30 Day Free NSTA Membership
• Coronavirus Elementary Lesson Plan and Resources Collection
• Coronavirus Secondary Lesson Plan and Resources Collection
• A Learning Center Collection of resources/tools for teachers and parents
• Free access to our Interactive ebooks+
• The NSTA homepage will feature select resources daily that will give more context behind the resources and how best to use them
• Sharing NSTA’s massive collection of free NSTA Press book chapters
• Videos highlighting NSTA’s interactive ebooks+
• Initiative on social media and the NSTA learning Center called #LearningTogether, encouraging teachers and parents and everyone in between to share resources, tips and tricks

Other Free Science Resources:

• Science stories from Audible
  • The Giants of Science Series: Marie Curie, Sigmund Freud, Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci
  • Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gregory Mone, Gabrielle de Cuir; Narrated by: LeVar Burton
  • Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by: Edwin A. Abbott
• Free Software and Science Curriculum from PASCO Scientific
• NSF Supported STEM Apps
• Code and Create with Scratch and ScratchJr
• Snacks from The Exploratorium
• Participate in Citizen Science with Zooniverse
• Webcams:
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Live Webcams from the San Diego Zoo
  • Smithsonian’s National Zoo Webcams
  • Houston Zoo Webcams
• Google Arts and Culture National Parks Tours
• Storytime from Space
• Access Mars
• Got a 3D Printer? Print NASA models

From Lab Out Loud:

1. The Periodic Table of Videos (episode 23)
2. MIT OpenCourseWare (episode 53)
3. Fold.it (episode 77)
4. NOVA’s Hunting the Elements (episode 78)
5. Science of the Summer Olympics (episode 82)
6. PhET (episode 87)
7. BrainStuff (episode 101)
8. Intro Physics MOOC at Coursera (episode 104)
9. PBS’s Your Inner Fish (episode 111)
10. Crash Course (episode 122)
11. Good Thinking! From Smithsonian Science Center (episode 130)
12. Active Explorer app and Classify It! Game (episode 133)
13. Physics Toolbox Smartphone apps (episode 139)
14. Science Underground Podcast (episode 138)
15. NOVA Labs at PBS (episode 144)
16. NASA EO Kids (episode 164)
17. The Science of (episode 166)
18. Sloan Science and Film (episode 157)
19. SciStarter (episode 167)
20. Crack the Circuit (episode 172)
21. Minecraft Education: Chemistry Update (episode 182)
22. Purple Plow, My American Farm and On the Farm STEM (episode 194)
23. What is Life? Podcast (episode 201)
24. Skype a Scientist (episode 203)
25. IIHS in the Classroom (episode 208)
26. XKCD Webcomic (episode 212)

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