Virtual Opportunities

With COVID-19 looming the need to keep minds sharp and have opportunities literally available at your fingertips we have compiled this beginning list of resources for parents and teachers alike.  We hope it is helpful as we start shifting towards a temporary virtual reality.

Curriculum

Ag in the classroom-

Farm Bureau:  https://www.ncfb.org/ag-in-the-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR1KIFRgVRQ97Ivc-diricnsvSB_xFjC5SmMG8G6ek3pwKA7coiHAUO9PKM#1578775063894-2287f8ab-589b

4-H Activity Guide-https://4-h.org/about/inspire-kids-to-do/activity-guide/

Outdoor Fun Activities:  https://cals.ncsu.edu/news/now-what/

Boredom Busters:  https://cals.ncsu.edu/news/boredom-busters/

Scholastic Learn at Home:  https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Cherokee Language Activities for Youth:  https://ebci.ces.ncsu.edu/2019/11/basics-of-the-cherokee-syllabary-tools-and-resources-for-incorporating-cherokee-culture-into-youth-activities/

Video, Virtual Tours, and Interactive  links:

Sea Otter Cam:  https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/sea-otter-cam?fbclid=IwAR0Fq-_M7TyHci_tnRrWRqBdbgaJ8E-UFlafDLxwrx_jGk__psqxK2Y7wow

New Jersey Aquarium:  https://nj1015.com/new-jersey-aquariums-offer-virtual-tours-while-closed/

Virtual Dairy Tours:  http://origin.americandairy.com/news-and-events/dairy-diary/dairy-farming/virtual-farm-tours-while-youre-stuck-at-home.stml?fbclid=IwAR3z0dDrNsh7o-ekZBlRkNfYejMeKystotWo9GIjn37TbDshaZj_4nwQl3s

British Museum:  https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

National Gallery of Art (Washington DC)  https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en

Smithsonian Natural History Museum:  https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

UNC Virtual Tour:  https://www.northcarolina.edu/Our-17-Campuses/Virtual-Reality-Campus-Tours

Google Coding:  https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/s/en/home

STEM Multiplex:  https://multiplex.videohall.com/

Interactive Sites for education: http://interactivesites.weebly.com/

Fun Brain:  https://www.funbrain.com/

Scholastic:  https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/student-activities/

SMART Exchange:  https://exchange.smarttech-prod.com/

PBS Kids:  https://pbskids.org/

ABCYA:  https://www.abcya.com/

BrainPop:  https://jr.brainpop.com/

Mask Making Tutorial by a 4-H member:  https://youtu.be/jqGYdXscUg4

Online References

https://craven.ces.ncsu.edu/digital-resources-for-learning/?fbclid=IwAR3aPJwqJhYifn0lMHAvsD7Rcrvy-eJW2f5F2kBwSv4JC-9usfCyWL7mGhY

Museum Resources:  http://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-museum-resources/

Three times a week:

STEM Mystery Challenge:  On Facebook Cooperative Extension at A&T
NCSU Science House:  https://sciencehouse.ncsu.edu/the-science-house-express/

Daily Opportunities

9:30am 4-H Embryology: On Facebook NC Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center 

10:am-4-H Activities:  On Facebook North Carolina 4-H

2 PM-4-H Embryology:  On Facebook, North Carolina 4-H

3 pm-Cincinnati Zoo Safari:  http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/

Daily Activities posted by EdVenture Children’s Museum:  https://www.edventure.org/todays-play

Daily Activities posted from NC Life and Science Museum:  https://www.lifeandscience.org/activities