Things Online We Actually Love!

RESEARCH:

Britannica for Kids Atlas

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/browse/atlas

Access maps, country and flag information. 

Public Library Online Resources Cold Spring Harbor Library https://www.cshlibrary.org/ Harborfields Public Library https://www.harborfieldslibrary.org/ Huntington Public Library http://www.thehuntingtonlibrary.org/ Northport/East Northport Public Library https://www.nenpl.org/ Through your public library’s website, you can access online encyclopedias, including full-text Britannica Academic and Britannica School. You will need to create a login using your library card. Apply for a temporary card online if you do not yet have one.

NATURE:

NASA’S Earth Observatory

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/experiments/biome

Learn about different biomes and where they are located around the world.

Audubon Audubon.org

Guide to identifying birds. Search their database to Identify which native plants will attract birds to your yard. Listen to bird sounds, learn how to draw a bird, make suet, hummingbird nectar, among other birding activities.

Merlin Bird ID App

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Merlin’s free bird identification tool and field guide can help you identify more than 3,000 species of birds. Download regional bird packs and then answer questions about the bird you’ve seen, and/or upload a photo of the bird to help identify it.

Smithsonian BLUE

https://ocean.si.edu

National Geographic for kids: kids.nationalgeographic.com

CULTURE:

Museum Collections

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner

View the collections of the world’s museums including MoMA, The National Gallery/London, Musee D’Orsay, and many others.

Virtual tours of Museums around the world: https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article&utm_content=20200313&fbclid=IwAR02VRIfsYneIaVwXs3QvfwyzJ8QHqpjRNpZcHNiZvVcqfY_0pEkS8eLy6I

Video Performances by our NY Philharmonic https://nyphil.org/playson Virtual Field Trips: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/edit?fbclid=IwAR2mmrdvOW6uByqlzfKrPYB7qIusCJ9lZo8Dz6vEQchHHFXpH_O6tjOFwIM

READING:

Videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books: https://www.storylineonline.net/library/

MATH:

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