Play Solve the Outbreak on the CDC website. In this interactive app try becoming a Disease Detective. Travel the world chasing outbreaks like ones real-life CDC Disease Detectives help fight.
It’s Okay To Be Smart
Solve mysteries like How an Igloo Keeps You Warm and Why Salt & Pepper Ended Up On Every Table.This channel has videos sorted into different science topics, most 5-10 minutes.
Physics Girl
Physics Girl is a YouTube channel created by Dianna Cowern that adventures into the physical sciences with experiments, demonstrations, and cool new discoveries. Most videos are between 5-10 minutes long and begin with a question or riddle. These would be great to enhance science lessons or share to stimulate curiosity.
AP US History and AP Gov
Jocz Productions, created and supported by Daniel Jocz, 2016 CA Teacher of the Year. Find all of the APUSH review resources in addition to APGOV materials. This website is used by many students from across the US to successfully pass the APUSH and APGOV tests. I love how creatively Mr. Jocz presents each unit embedding music and graphics to aid memory and learning.
Big History Project
Common Sense Education describes ‘Big History Project’ as a “Fascinating look at life’s bigger questions with a fresh perspective” and it offers a collection of free, open, and online lessons that are ready to use. There are year-long and semester-long courses available, in addition to professional learning or individual lessons to explore. The Big History Project was started by Bill Gates and David Christian to enable the global teaching of the subject of Big History, which is described as “the attempt to understand, in a unified way, the history of Cosmos, Earth, Life and Humanity.”
Khan Academy
An essential resource for instructional math videos with built-in checks for understanding. You can also find content area videos and daily schedules for remote learning at all grade levels.
Crash Course
A YouTube channel with entertaining educational videos across many different content areas. Videos include animations to help bring the content to life. Disclaimer: the instructor speaks fast for some learners.
HippoCampus
Bring content to life for students with supplemental videos, animations, and simulations. These multimedia resources allow students to visualize complex concepts.
Audible Stories
Students everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
NASA Stem Engagement
Interested in playing an astronaut simulation game or reading to discover more about planets? The image of the day offers great inspiration for writing similes and metaphors.