Bonus Science! – Ms. Fulton's Classroom

My friend Naomi runs this YouTube channel for a local non-profit based out of Douglas College. Their goal is to raise awareness about the local wildlife living in Metro Vancouver.

Ted-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation

Again, not just for science but videos cover tons of interesting science topics.

Podcasts

You can subscribe or download podcasts using an app on your phone (on iPhone it’s just called “podcasts”. Here are a few science ones you could try:

RadioLab: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab

An award wining podcast investigating how the world works.

Sawbones: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/sawbones/

A fun podcast by a doctor and her husband about medical history. The last few are especially relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you want, do your own research on the topic and write me a review of how accurate the science in the podcast is.

Live Streams:

Mark Rober: https://www.youtube.com/user/onemeeeliondollars/featured

Does live science classes on a variety of topics every Wednesday at 1pm.

UBC Gearing Up: https://geeringuponline.apsc.ubc.ca/families/daily-activities/

Every morning at 11 am a team from UBC will do an experiment or activity

OceanWise: https://ocean.org/learnonline/#livestreams

Check the schedule for local ocean-related topics.

Vancouver Aquarium Webcams: https://ocean.org/learnonline/#webcams

See the otters (my fav), jellies, or penguins at the Vancouver Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: https://www.youtube.com/user/MontereyBayAquarium

Watch some of the residents of the Monterey Bay Aquarium live!

Make something:

Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu

Learn to program and create stories, games, and animations.

Instructables: https://www.instructables.com

Arts, crafts, recipes, science experiments – instructions on how to make cool things at home.

OceanWise: https://ocean.org/learnonline/#tutorials

Fun and eco-friendly crafts.

Make a bee house! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjKcvPuVsbs&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3GPxti5L7paL4PJqRpAeOTgNVvWTPTqUK4H1wzE2SKFLoQj8zuadb717c

You may have heard that bees are at risk of becoming extinct – this is a big problem because many species (including humans) rely on bees to pollinate plants that we eat! You can make a safe place for bees to live and reproduce using things from around your house.

Do experiments:

pHET simulations: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations

You’ve probably done one of these in science class before – play around with all kinds of scientific concepts.

Online Courses:

National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/topics/middlehigh-school-resources-remote-learning/?q=&page=1&per_page=25

Find a topic you’re interested in and National Geographic will link you to learning resources for that topic.

Code.org: https://code.org

Learn the basics of coding by playing and creating games

Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/

Learn something new at your own pace with courses from all subject areas

Elements of AI: https://www.elementsofai.com

Learn how AI works

Apps:

Professor Astro Cat’s Solar System: https://www.minilabstudios.com/apps/professor-astro-cats-solar-system/

Learn about our solar system!

WWF Together

Learn about amazing endangered animals

Other ideas:

How scientifically accurate is a TV show or movie you’ve watched? Do a little research and send me a summary of what you found out.
Pick a science topic that is important to you and make some public awareness materials (a video, poster, infographic, blog or social media post) that you could share with your friends and family