Virtual Classroom Activities

National Geographic offers a wealth of learn-at-home educational activities (opens in a new window) for teachers and parents, including dynamic lesson plans and content of interest to learners of all ages. These include a Resource Library (opens in a new window), a range of Mapping Tools (opens in a new window), and links to live event recordings (opens in a new window) from many National Geographic Explorers.

As communities around the world are exploring new ways of teaching and learning at home, National Geographic invites you to join live broadcasts of Explorer Classroom (opens in a new window) every weekday at 2:00 p.m. EDT. These live video events connect students with National Geographic Explorers across all seven continents to bring exploration to life. 

TedEd (opens in a new window) offers a daily lesson plan with dynamic videos and discussion questions for learners of all ages.

Rural Action offers a great resource for home-based education called the Young Naturalists Club (opens in a new window).

Shape of Life (opens in a new window) offers classroom media and resources exploring animal adaptation, animations, and behaviors with lesson plans, readings, illustrations and activities that inspire a deeper dive into science.

The Bruce Museum has just launched an exciting virtual exhibition entitled Under the Skin (opens in a new window) with fascinating views from the cutting edge of biological visualizations, highlighting new techniques and new discoveries that blur the line between art and science.

The Voinovich School watershed project conducted at The Wilds offers 360 virtual field trips (opens in a new window) where you can scroll down through the photos of 6 habitats highlighting restoration efforts.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science is conducting a Collective Volunteer Project (opens in a new window).

Bronx Zoo (opens in a new window) has a virtual classroom with activities to download, plus animal videos that share a moment of Zen, and a virtual zoo to bring the animals to you.

To transform your home into a classroom, take a look at the STEM Learning Activities Guide (opens in a new window) from the National Inventors Hall of Fame. These activities will help you turn these uncertain times into valuable learning opportunities.

The Kennedy Space Center is posting science lessons for kids on their Facebook page (opens in a new window). Check back often for new and interesting facts.

You can access TIME Magazine’s digital library (opens in a new window) for free! Information is tailored to grade-level children. Turnkey teaching tools with worksheets and quizzes online for families or teachers also are available at timeforkids.com (opens in a new window).