Lockdown Learning:
So you're in Lockdown, however, there are still plenty of ways to learn - and here are just a few:
Museums:
Museum at Home - lots of fun and informative videos from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis - with short talks from curators, activities run by educators and views of their exhibits/displays, as a Children's Museum it is particularly aimed at young people. So easy to spend ages watching their playlists - go on learn how to start your own collection! (All sorts of subjects, even sports coaching!)
Virtual Tour of Washington D.C.'s Smithsonian Natural History Museum - go on find the dinosaurs! There are plenty of other creatures as well, and it is possible to read many of the accompanying panels.
Virtual Tour of the British Museum, via Google Arts and Culture.
Interactive Timeline of British Museum Exhibits, via the Britsh Museum and Google.
Museum at Home - lots of fun and informative videos from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis - with short talks from curators, activities run by educators and views of their exhibits/displays, as a Children's Museum it is particularly aimed at young people. So easy to spend ages watching their playlists - go on learn how to start your own collection! (All sorts of subjects, even sports coaching!)
Virtual Tour of Washington D.C.'s Smithsonian Natural History Museum - go on find the dinosaurs! There are plenty of other creatures as well, and it is possible to read many of the accompanying panels.
Virtual Tour of the British Museum, via Google Arts and Culture.
Interactive Timeline of British Museum Exhibits, via the Britsh Museum and Google.
Galleries:
Virtual Tours of Exhibitions at the Louvre in Paris, see the Louvre's 'Advent of the Artist Exhibition' including works by Rembrandt and the Louvre's Egyptian Antiquities collection.
Virtual Tours of Exhibitions at the Louvre in Paris, see the Louvre's 'Advent of the Artist Exhibition' including works by Rembrandt and the Louvre's Egyptian Antiquities collection.
Space:
The website for the Hubble Space Telescope, celebrates 30 years of wonderful views of space - here's your own planetarium!
Find out when you will be able to see the International Space Station pass overhead!
All aboard the International Space Station - images and videos from and about the ISS - countdown and click to launch!
The website for the Hubble Space Telescope, celebrates 30 years of wonderful views of space - here's your own planetarium!
Find out when you will be able to see the International Space Station pass overhead!
All aboard the International Space Station - images and videos from and about the ISS - countdown and click to launch!
Politics and Parliament:
Play MP for A Week - the UK Parliament's Education Unit's free online game - can you survive a week in Politics as an MP? - face your Party, the Media and the People!
Take a Guided Tour of the House of Commons , House of Lords, Central Lobby (you can also access other parts of Parliament via these pages, and the guides give a good run down of Parliamentary Democracy) or take a virtual tour of Parliament, with information points, and information on Women and Parliament.
Play MP for A Week - the UK Parliament's Education Unit's free online game - can you survive a week in Politics as an MP? - face your Party, the Media and the People!
Take a Guided Tour of the House of Commons , House of Lords, Central Lobby (you can also access other parts of Parliament via these pages, and the guides give a good run down of Parliamentary Democracy) or take a virtual tour of Parliament, with information points, and information on Women and Parliament.