Secondary Student Resources

NYOS Charter School has put together the following list of FREE resources that our Secondary students can explore while they're participating in at-home learning:

 

• Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre: https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
  Go on a virtual tour of the Great Wall of China: https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
• Located in London, the British Museum includes a tour the Great Court and opportunities to explore the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies: https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
• Explore an online collection of art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features
• View online exhibits of the National Women’s History Museum: https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits
• View two online exhibits featured at the National Gallery of Art: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en

• This interactive website, hosted by the U.S. Government Publishing Office, allows you to see ins and outs of the U.S. government: https://bensguide.gpo.gov/
• Digital archive of history: https://www.bunkhistory.org/
• Online history classes for preteens through adults https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
• Using images from Google’s Street View, this game “moves” individuals down in the middle of the street and asks them to figure out where they are: https://www.geoguessr.com/
• Allows students to type in any city, state, or country to view an archive of historical photographs and other documents. It’s a unique way to help them learn about history: http://www.whatwasthere.com//

• Audible is providing their collection for free, allowing students to instantly stream books including titles across six different languages: https://www.audible.com/
• Austin Public Library’s RBdigital provides audio books, indie movies, documentaries, books to read on our mobile device, and more: https://library.austintexas.gov/virtual
• The Austin Library Foundation is providing numerous writing workshops for students and students can apply for a scholarship to attend these virtual workshops for free: https://austinlibrary.org/creative-writing-camps/
• Explore over 300,000 books for free through the New York Public Library: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/you-can-now-download-over-300-000-books-from-the-nypl-for-free-031820

• Chemistry topics: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/articles-by-topic.html
• Biology simulations to explore: https://www.biologysimulations.com/
• Science and math labs and simulations: https://phet.colorado.edu/
• An online physics problem and video bank designed for conceptual, standard, honors or AP1 physics: https://www.positivephysics.org/home
• Science simulations, scientist profiles, and other digital resources for middle school science and high school biology: https://sepuplhs.org/
• Next Generation Science video game focused on middle school where students directly engage in science phenomena as they solve problems: https://www.tytoonline.com/
• Learn all about the periodic table https://www.chemicool.com/

• Coding with Star Wars: https://code.org/starwars
• 3D printing projects and Coding projects, involving math and other K-12 subjects: https://www.instructables.com/member/EdgertonCenter/instructables/
• Improve your typing skills while competing in races with up to 5 typers from around the world:; https://www.nitrotype.com/
• Learn to code: https://www.codecademy.com/
• Scratch draws students of all types into coding and lays a foundation for future learning: https://scratch.mit.edu/
• RobotLAB has joined forces with Amazon Future Engineer to provide free, online virtual robotics and coding courses: https://gocoderz.com/amazon-future-engineer/?utm_source=RobotLab&utm_medium=RobotLab&utm_campaign=2020
• Make@Home designed by a UTeach Maker mentor, provides easy, at-home maker opportunities from STEM acitvities to exploring a MakeCode Arcade: https://imakeathome.us/

• Test Prep for SAT, ACT, and more: https://www.bwseducationconsulting.com/handouts.php
  Resources for AP students including live reviews, live trivia, and study guides! https://app.fiveable.me/
• Tons of free classes from leading universities and companies: https://www.coursera.org/
• 450 Ivy League courses that you can take https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/?fbclid=IwAR0tbYeSJTzmrzgs1z1Brpoh-Lg8zoqnThQAUTFqR-bBX9O6AEh2_lnLhTs

• Geometry: https://www.canfigureit.com/

• Resources for Spanish practice: https://www.difusion.com/campus/
• Chinese learning activities: https://chalkacademy.com/
• Foreign languages resources: https://www.duolingo.com/

• Tour and explore the San Diego Zoo: https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
• Tour Yellowstone National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
• FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from pigs and cows to apples and eggs: https://www.farmfood360.ca/
• This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life: https://ocean.si.edu/
• Alaskan Wildlife cameras: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams
• Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover: https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/