Holiday Advent Calendar of Digital Activities

We know how busy December gets for teachers and we wanted to make sure you had resources to last you through the holiday season.  We rounded up resources from amazing tech gurus such as Eric Curts and Matt Miller. We also included some much-needed teacher self-care resources. We hope you enjoy this collection of resources!

Click HERE to access the Tech in the YO Holiday Advent Calendar!

Our template was inspired by the SlidesMania Advent Calendar. 

Celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day!

 Celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day on November 8th!

National STEM/STEAM Day is dedicated to all things science, technology, engineering, art, and math. STEM (and STEAM) represent some of the fastest-growing and in-demand fields in the world today. Read on for a few ideas of how you can celebrate!

Visit a Virtual Museum 

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tours (including narrated tours of the Sant Ocean Hall & the Hall of Human Origins)

NASA Glenn Research Center Virtual Field Trips

NASA Hubble Telescope Tour

Boston Museum of Science At Home- check the Daily Live Stream schedule or watch curated videos

COSI Virtual 360° View Tour- includes PhET simulations to allow scholars to experience the exhibits

Great Lakes Science Center Virtual Field Trip- video tours of the exhibits

Metropolitan Museum of Art #metkids Virtual Tour- click the red or yellow circles to explore the museum

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art- Meet 22 Picture Book artists and see examples of their work

The Louvre for Kids- tour the kid's gallery, watch videos on exhibits, or check out seasonal art

Van Gogh Museum Virtual Tour via Google Arts & Culture- click the yellow Street View person icon to begin

Museo Frida Kahlo Tour via Google Arts & Culture- click the yellow Street View person icon to begin a tour of Frida Kahlo's house & view her artworks

The British Museum's History of the World- view art through the lens of history & geography

San Francisco Exploratorium Virtual Tour

National Inventors Hall of Fame Virtual Tour via Google Arts & Culture- click the yellow Street View person icon to begin

National Women's History Museum Online Exhibits- learn about Women in STEM & the Women of NASA along with other great exhibits

Research a STEAM Career

Discovery Education STEM Careers

Discovery Education Siemens STEM Day

Discovery Education If/Then STEM Professionals

Discovery Education Navy STEM Careers Virtual Field Trip

Discovery Education Tundra Connections Virtual Field Trip: Cool STEM Jobs

Discovery Education STEM Careers Choice Board

Scholars as Inventors, Explorers & Problem Solvers

Discovery Education Innovation Generation: Concept & Create Makerspace Virtual Field Trip

Discovery Education STEM Unplugged- videos showing fun science explorations

Discovery Education STEM Camp Activities for Grades 3-8

Northern Kentucky University STEM2U- free live or recorded STEM lessons/activities

Glazer Children's Museum At Home- explore & experiment

Great Lakes Science Center STEM Puzzle Games

Great Lakes Science Center Early Childhood Resources- video lessons on Science for Early Learners

OK GO Sandbox- OK GO is a band that uses STEAM to make their music & to make their music videos, watch the videos & explore with lessons

National Museum of African American Music Banjo & Spoons Project- scholars can explore & learn the history of the Banjo and of performing with Spoons, create their own songs, & take a quiz

Watch a STEAM Movie or Video

America's Musical Journey- watch the 40-minute movie & check out the Educator Guide that has K-8 lessons with ELA & S.S. standards if you wish to provide extended learning

10 Great Movies for the STEM Classroom- with grade-level recommendations and teacher tips

20 Movie Inspired STEM Activities- lists the movie then STEM ideas to follow after

Nye Labs- Bill Nye the Science Guy

Magic School Bus (Seasons 1-4)- fun science videos

Earth to Luna- Luna is a 6-year-old who is passionate about science- great for Early Learners

SciGirls- tween girls go on STEM adventures

Numberphile- a channel dedicated to numbers & math

SciShow, SciShow Space, and SciShow Kids- shows all about science, obviously, SciShow Kids is geared at younger scholars

It's Okay To Be Smart-  explore science topics

Sick Science!- science experiments that are fun to watch

Lab 360- Easy Science Experiments- more fun science experiments

Lesics- engineering videos

Minute Physics- short videos that explain physics concepts

Vihart- incorporates science, art, and math to explore math concepts

Babble Dabble Do- incorporates art with science and engineering 

 

*NOTE: all YouTube videos have been unblocked*