Arts and Science Fun
River Rangers
Reading Rockets and the National Parks Foundation has provided this fun activity for kids ages 6+ . Exploring local rivers and streams makes great" hot days" fun! Science Bob
Tons of Science Experiments for families to try together. Everything from making ice cream in a plastic bag to creating a hovercraft! Great family science fun! |
California Academy of Science
A fun array of science-centric games, videos, and DIY projects to help you stay learning and engaged, wherever you are. National Geographic
Kids Science Lab Fun experiments you can do at home. |
Internet of Things
Discovery Ed- You've been using computers for months now, schooling from home, visiting family and friends virtually, shopping and even traveling online. The Internet does so much work we don't even know or think about. If you are a techie, here's a way to look at some of the other ways that the Internet is used all around the world...and beyond! Parents Magazine Experiments
San Francisco’s Exploratorium learning museum created some fun experiments you can do from home with a few common household items. |
Summer Fun Activities
Kite Making
Use these easy instructions to make a kite. This is a simple project to do with kids. All you need are two sticks, a bag, string and scissors and you have a kite! NYS Fairy Tale Road Trip
View this link to get some wonderderful day trip ideas for summer learning experiences. Sleepy Hollow
The small. quiet town of Sleepy Hollow NY is the home of one of the most famous stories based in NYS, Its about 60 minutes from Albany and is a nice place to stroll with your family. Click here for story and activities. |
Milky Way
Learn about our galaxy and see if you can find out more about space. Find this book in in the epoint database. Click the password link for login information. Learn about the Erie Canal
This Rosen book is available on our database webpage. It has some great graphic organizers and state map to fill in as you go. Driving the Erie Canal is a great way to experience what it was like to travel the water highway. Makes a great local history day trip. Stargazing
See which planets are visible in the skys in our area. Maybe Mom and Dad will gaze with you. *Ask your parents to try on of the free constellation apps from their phone store to help you find stars, planets and constilations! |
More on the Milky Way
CK-12 Resources to help you discover our galaxy, the Milky Way, the location of our solar system within it, and the supermassive black hole at its center. NYS Wildflower Identification
Learn more about wildflowers on our National Forests and Grasslands, and also about pollinators, gardening, invasive plant species, and ethnobotany. Rip Van Winkle
Just a little over an hour from the elementary school, you can follow the Schoharie Creek to the limestone memorial to Rip Van Winkle. Envision the story as you travel through the beautiful Catskill Mountains. Hear the story. |
Albany Pine Bush
Learn more about the pine bush and its plants and animals. Go for a visit with your family and enjoy the pine Erie Canal History Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor works to preserve and share our extraordinary heritage, to promote the Corridor as a world class tourism destination, and to foster vibrant communities connected by more than 500 miles of waterway. |
National Parks Service
Visit 5 of America's most beautiful parks online. Make sure you put on your headphones if you have them! NYS Museum
Tour the Erie Canal with the NYS Museumfor an on-line themed tour of the exhibit “Enterprising Waters: New York’s Erie Canal” as he highlights early tourist travel on the canal. NYS Parks Tour
Track your Travel! Click here for the NYS map. There are tons of fabulious thing to see around our beautiful state. Where is the park you visited on a map? Draw it on the map. Track your travels and see how many of these awesome locations you can visit. |
World Wildlife Federation
Toolkits and tours with wildlife experts to help you learn more about the word around you. Joseph Lloyd House
The Lloyd House on Long Island was completed in 1776. It was captured by British Troops during the Revolutionary War. See what life for the people who live here in the 1700's. Erie Canal Virtual Field Trip
The Erie Canal had a huge impact both New York State and the United States, too! Use these Educational resources to bring the canal system to life. See working models of the canal as well as parts of the canal that are still in existance today! |
Virtual Field Trip Activities
You are the Reporter!
Go on one of the Virtual Tours below and report on your visit. Click the link in the microphone above to find the Google Slide. Write your facts and tell what you saw, reporter style! Click and type on the lines to write down your facts. Remember to create a copy before you start to write! Tools to use before and after your trip.
These resources are tools you can use with most field trips to help you show what you learned when you visited the sites. |
Animal Mix-Up!
Take a virtual zoo tours from the list below. Learn about characteristics that make them who they are. Then combine their characteristics to make a new animal. Click the animal picture above to get the directions. Remember to make a copy of the directions before you start to write! Tour Tunes!
Take a virtual tour and turn your trip into a song to tell about what you saw. Your imagination is the only limit to what you can create. Just click the singing smilie to get the directions and begin your song. Remember to create your own copy before you start to write! |
Virtual Field Trips
Authors - Illustrators Online
Math and STEM
Experiments you can try at home
I've been thinking a lot about growing plants lately. Maybe it's just the warmer weather, or maybe it's the fresh fruits and vegetables that come with that warmer weather that have me thinking.
So I thought.....wouldn't it be fun to try to grow some different kinds of plants and see what happens. I am going to try some plant experiments to start some seeds and I will share those with you as I go! I posted a video about plants and how they grow for you to watch and maybe you can plant some seeds along with me from home!
So I thought.....wouldn't it be fun to try to grow some different kinds of plants and see what happens. I am going to try some plant experiments to start some seeds and I will share those with you as I go! I posted a video about plants and how they grow for you to watch and maybe you can plant some seeds along with me from home!
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