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Free Resources for Teachers, Parents and Students

To get the page started, I'm just going to drop things in as I find them. When I have time (ha!) I will come back and organize them...
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Minecraft:Education Edition is free through June (with Office 365 Education, which Manatee County Schools have) 

Curiosity Corner Live -- New STEM videos from the Great Lakes Science Center posted daily (10:30 and 3)

​Pixar in a Box -- a free course provided through Khan Academy

​Google Arts & Culture -- collection of online exhibits from hundreds (thousands?) of museums around the world (science and technology museums included!)

Online Tours from the Louvre

National Geographic Kids

​Actively Learn -- texts & videos for ELA, Science and Social Studies with scaffolds and higher-order questions. Free for the remainder of the school year.
Achieve3000 -- individual student / home version of Actively Learn. For students whose teachers don't set up accounts.

Exploratorium -- art, science, technology, etc. museum site with videos, apps, activities and more!

NASA Websites from A to Z -- massive list of websites with videos, games, activities, etc. covering many different topics

Ask Dr. Universe -- a science education project from Washington State University

​Learn@Home -- a listing of educational YouTube channels
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​​Varsity Tutors Virtual School Day Tool Kit -- free lessons and courses while schools are shut down


Legends of Learning -- Free math and science games. Full access is free during school closures.

​Here are a bunch of free music apps and sample packs while we're all stuck inside -- article from The Verge
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Ken Burns in the classroom and Ken Burns UNUM -- two US History websites using materials from his many films

Selma - a free teaching platform about the Civil Rights Movement

​SumDog -- practice math, spelling and grammar. Full access for free while schools are closed

Education resources, Mars rover named, Swamp Works and more from Kennedy Space Center -- online copy of an email newsletter with multiple digital resources

World Science Festival YouTube channel -- advanced videos about science, math, technology and art

Engineer Girl -- Though designed to increase interest in engineering among females, this website is interesting and educational for all genders!

​eGFI -- informational website about engineering from the American Society of Engineering Education

Learn about Auroras!
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TeachEngineering -- hands-on activities (also check out the "sprinkles"
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Wonderopolis -- explore all kinds of things that you may wonder about!

These Education Companies Are Offering Free Subscriptions To Parents During School Closures -- article from Good Housekeeping

USF Digital Heritage & Humanities Collections --  virtual field trips and exploration of important local, regional, national, and World Heritage sites.

w3schools -- Free introduction to HTML 5, JavaScript, etc.
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5 Easy Art Projects - from NPR
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Sir Patrick Stewart is reading soothing Shakespeare on Twitter

Time for Kids is free for the remainder of the school year

Math Snacks -- Smart educational animations, games, and interactive tools that help mid-school learners better understand math concepts (their description). Be sure to read the "Teaching With" page!

Tabitha Harper is providing free online art classes -- live on Facebook at 1PM Eastern with recordings posted to YouTube

Soothing live animal webcams to watch while you are stuck at home
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PBS SciGirls -- Videos and games involving science


Design Squad - videos, games, and hands-on activities involving science and technology

Zooniverse -- SciStarter -- students can contribute to actual research projects

The GLOBE Program -- a worldwide science and education program, Become a citizen scientist!

Project Noah -- wildlife photography

Apollo in Real Time -- A real-time journey through the Apollo 11, 13 and 17 missions.
This website consists entirely of historical mission material


Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden YouTube Channel -- featuring the world-famous hippo Fiona!

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt YouTube channel -- resources covering multiple disciplines

myNoise -- background noise provider to help you focus and/or relax

52 Places, Virtually -- from NYT

Top 6 Virtual Tours -- from MSN

​Virtual Tour of Machu Picchu



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