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The New York Public Library knows the Library is a critical resource for New Yorkers of all ages, which is why they have taken steps to expand access to their online offerings while their branches are temporarily closed. Apply for a library card through SimplyE to gain access to an array of digital resources, including e-books and audiobooks, as well as databases available from home during our period of closure.
Use these interactive resources, designed for grades 6-12, to develop problem-solving and decision-making skills with real-world applications in college access and STEM learning.
Created by education specialists, Kids Quiz is a fun daily learning experience for children ages 5-12, with exciting new questions everyday about animals, science, fun facts, and more. Children collect stars, unlock hidden surprises, and discover new things about the world.
For Jack & Jill builds voice and mobile apps for kids. The more serious ones help kids learn techniques to deal with their physical pain or strategies to calm down when angry. The more silly have kids getting a workout while pretending to be different animals. The goal of all of these apps and skills is to teach kids tools they can apply, so eventually they don’t need the app or Alexa at all.
Turn any time into story time with Amazon Storytime, a free Alexa skill for kids ages 5-12. Explore a collection of more than a hundred short stories featuring lively full-cast recordings. Kids can choose from story categories including bedtime, silly, family, friends, and more. Or spin the magic story wheel for a surprise set of stories.
Google Earth’s Voyager is a showcase of interactive guided tours, quizzes, and layers that aim to help educate everyone about the world, locations near and far.
Understanding basic science concepts is key to enjoying STEM and the world around you. Astronauts on board the International Space Station have conducted experiments to explore some basic science concepts. Come explore with the astronauts!
While in space, astronauts are videotaping themselves reading these books to the children of Earth. These videos are being edited and placed on this Story Time From Space website- look under the heading ” Story Time Videos”.
Created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. It’s all free for learners and teachers.
These are some free resources available on the internet to help children learn to code either in your classroom or in your own family. If your school participates in Hour of Code, these are some awesome sites to use with your students. The younger groups may need a little more assistance understanding directions as sometime things can be written at a higher reading level that they may be. This site has broken the list out by K-8 resources and 9-12 resources. They highly suggest anyone starting out to start with some block programming or drag and drop websites as this can help ease frustration with spelling errors or mis-typed characters. So, even if you’re an adult some of the younger kids resources might help you a bit!
Code with Google helps educators give their students confidence in computer science, advance their skills, and prepare them for the future. CS First is a free computer science curriculum that anyone can teach. Designed for students ages 9-14 of all interests and experience levels, students learn collaboration and core computer science concepts as they create their own projects. Educators lead the way with easy-to-use lesson plans, tutorials, activities, and resources.
NASA Space Place’s mission is to inspire and enrich upper-elementary-aged kids’ learning of space and Earth science online through fun games, hands-on activities, informative articles and engaging short videos.