Bedtime Math
- Bedtime Math is a national nonprofit that ignites kids’ curiosity and learning by unleashing the fun in math. They offer playful, online math problems for parents to engage with their students, as well as lively hands-on games.
BrainPop
- To support parents and teachers during school closures,BrainPOP is offering free access to their online resources. Brain Pop's expansive platform offers learning games, animated movies, and activities that cover topics across subjects and grade-levels.
Britannica Online
- In response to Covid-19, Britannica has made their LaunchPacks curriculum for science and social studies available for free. LaunchPacks supports virtual learning, independent study, and remote assessments across topics covered in K-12 science and social studies curricula.
CK-12 Foundation
- CK-12 offers free, high-quality, standards-aligned content in the STEM subjects. Students can explore their many learning tools, includingdigital textbooks, concept-based learning, SAT prep, and interactive Algebra curriculum.
Discovery Education
- For U.S. schools or school systems that are experiencing closures due to the Coronavirus, Discovery Education is offering free access to Discovery Education Experience
through the remainder of the school year. Discovery Education Experience
is an online K-12 service combining curated curriculum resources with on-demand teaching strategies. Its standards-aligned content is assignable and meets the varying needs of diverse student populations in a safe and secure environment.
Everfi
- As educators are looking for resources to extend student learning at-home, EVERFI’s Endeavor Resource,
sponsored by TSIN, and other academic resources are available at no cost. Everfi's Endeavor course engage students in STEM career awareness through interactive modules and supplemental lesson plans.
Khan Academy
- Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents. Khan Academy offers exercises, quizzes, and tests so students can practice and master skills, as well as instructional videos to help students learn or review material.In response to school closures, Khan Academy is hosting daily live-streams on Facebook
, YouTube
, and Twitter
with engaging lessons for students to continue learning at home.
Learning Blade
- The STEM practices embedded within the Learning Blade platform are changing students' self-image and efficacy towards STEM. The Learning Blade platform includes online mission challenges, hands-on lessons, and parent-student discussion topics. TSIN has made Learning Blade available
to all middle school students in TN for free.
Scholastic
- Scholastic is offering free online learning experiences in response to school closures. Each day, Scholastic posts four new cross-curricular "journeys".Each journey is filled with exciting articles and stories, videos, and fun learning challenges. The students can even go on virtual field trips or meet best-selling authors.
SciGirls
- SciGirls
is a show for middle school students, showcasing bright, curious tween girls putting STEM to work in their everyday lives. Each half hour episode will inspire your students to explore the world around them and discover that science and technology are everywhere.
Smithsonian Learning Lab
- The Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex within reach. The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering
millions of authentic digital resources, creating
content with online tools, and sharing
in the Smithsonian’s expansive community of knowledge and learning.
Virtual Field Trips
- Students can travel around the globe through Virtual Field Trips. Covering key topics, historical events, and standards-aligned content, Virtual Field Trips is now offering engaging supplemental activities, including writing prompts and hands-on lessons, to extend the learning experience.
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