Resources

This is a running compilation of resources to help teachers, students and parents to transition to learning at home.

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Huge List from: Insufferably Intolerant Science Nerd

115 free fairy tale books: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_115_free_fairy_tale_eboo…/

100 free mythology books: https://www.reddit.com/…/heres_a_list_of_100_free_mytholog…/

250 free kids and YA books: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_is_a_list_ive_compiled_of_25…/

200 free sci-fi books: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_is_a_list_of_200_free_scifi_…/

100 free classics: https://www.reddit.com/…/the_top_100_free_classic_ebooks_f…/

100 free Christmas ebooks: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_is_a_list_of_100_free_christ…/

100 free poetry ebooks: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_100_free_poetry_ebooks_f…/

100 free history ebooks: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_100_free_history_ebooks_…/

100 free memoirs and autobiographies: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_100_free_ebooks_of_memoi…/

50 free mysteries: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_is_a_list_of_50_free_mystery…/

100 free books about pirates: https://www.reddit.com/…/rfreeebooks_just_hit_400000_subsc…/

70 books about space and astronomy: https://www.reddit.com/…/70_free_historical_ebooks_about_a…/

200 books about cooking and housekeeping: https://www.reddit.com/…/200_free_ebooks_about_cooking_foo…/

175 medical books: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_175_free_historical_eboo…/

50 free craft books: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_is_a_collection_50_free_hist…/

100 free gardening books: https://www.reddit.com/…/100_free_ebooks_about_plants_gard…/

Free assigned summer reading books: https://www.reddit.com/…/free_assigned_summer_reading_book…/

60 free ebooks about adventure and exploration in the Arctic and at the South Pole: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_60_free_ebooks_from_proj…/

100 free books of ghost stories: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_100_free_spooky_ebooks_o…/

100 more free mythology ebooks: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_is_a_list_of_100_more_free_e…/

50 free horror books: https://www.reddit.com/…/happy_halloween_here_are_50_free_…/

30 free Arthurian legends: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_30_free_ebooks_on_arthur…/

180 free Christmas ebooks: https://www.reddit.com/…/heres_a_collection_of_180_free_ch…/

100 free books of essays: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_100_free_ebooks_of_essay…/

50 free ebooks about inventions and inventors:

https://www.reddit.com/…/50_free_ebooks_from_project_guten…/

The complete Animorphs collection: https://animorphsforum.com/ebooks/

Free audiobook collections from Librivox:

50 free classic audiobooks: https://www.reddit.com/…/50_free_ebooks_from_project_guten…/

50 more free classic audiobooks: https://www.reddit.com/…/here_are_50_classic_books_that_yo…/

FREE COMPLETELY SAFE FOR HOME AND WORK WEBCAMS: https://explore.org/livecams You can watch livestreams of puppies and kittens playing in adoption centres, baby hippos, live feeds of a watering hole at the Mpala Research Centre in central Kenya, and more!

THOUSANDS OF FREE AUDIOBOOKS/EBOOKS:

Archive.org's eBooks and Texts: https://archive.org/details/texts

Authorama: http://www.authorama.com/

BookRix: https://www.bookrix.com/books.html (a community of independent authors who publish free eBooks in any genres)

Free Computer Books: http://freecomputerbooks.com/

Free-eBooks.net: https://www.free-ebooks.net/

International Children’s Digital Library: http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ (free children’s books)

Internet Sacred Text Archive: https://www.sacred-texts.com/ (religion and mythology)

Library of Congress: http://www.read.gov/books

Librivox: https://librivox.org/

Lit2Go: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/

Loyal Books: http://www.loyalbooks.com/

ManyBooks: https://manybooks.net/

Mind Webs: https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410

Open Culture: http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks

Open Library: https://openlibrary.org/ (audio and ebooks)

Overdrive: https://www.overdrive.com/

Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1

Questia: https://www.questia.com/library/free-books

Read Print: http://www.readprint.com/

Riveted: https://rivetedlit.com/

Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/?lohp=1

Spotify: https://www.spotify.com/us (It’s not just for music)

Storynory: https://www.storynory.com/

SYNC: https://www.audiobooksync.com/

The Online Books Page: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/

Tor: https://www.tor.com/ (science fiction and fantasy)

World Public Library: http://worldpubliclibrary.org/ ($10 per year)

100 of the best science related website for students and teachers: http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.org/100-best-websites-…

FREE ONLINE COURSES (Watch recorded university lectures from universities around the world. Classes include ((but are not limited to)): Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Microbiology, Climate Change, Math, Business, Psychology, Engineering,KNITTING!!, computer programming) (Most free online learning sites have mobile apps as well):

Academic Earth: http://academicearth.org/

Alison: https://alison.com/

BBC Learning: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/

Carnegie Mellon University OLI: http://oli.cmu.edu/

Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/

edX: https://www.edx.org/

FutureLearn: https://www.futurelearn.com

iversity: https://iversity.org/

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

MIT Open Courseware: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

Open Yale Courses: http://oyc.yale.edu/

open2study: https://www.open2study.com/

OpenLearn: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses

Saylor: https://www.saylor.org/

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/browse/knitting (you can upgrade to premuim)

Stanford Online: http://online.stanford.edu/courses

YOUTUBE CHANNELS

AsapScience: https://www.youtube.com/user/AsapSCIENCE

Bozeman Science: https://www.youtube.com/user/bozemanbiology/

Bunsen Burns: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFiQZoh3DAWBt81eGtdp62Q/

ChemistNATE: https://www.youtube.com/user/chemistNATE

Crash Course Kids: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids/

CrashCourse: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

Everyday Science TV: https://www.youtube.com/user/EverydayScienceTV/

HighSchool Science 101: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqmJHgZzYJ3VYZeGYfZoa3g

It's Okay To Be Smart: https://www.youtube.com/user/itsokaytobesmart/

KhanAcademy: https://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy/

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell: https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt/

Mastering Organic Chem: https://www.youtube.com/user/MasterOrganicChem

MinutePhysics: https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics/

MIT Course Ware: https://www.youtube.com/user/MIT/

National Geographic: https://www.youtube.com/user/NationalGeographic/

Periodic Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos

SciShow Kids: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishowkids

SciShow Psych: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdettijNYvLAm4AixZv4RA

SciShow Space: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishowspace

SciShow: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow/

ScienceMom: https://www.youtube.com/c…/UC-QcZISbFb9EiIEQ41cVhxw/featured

Smarter Everyday: https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2/

Veritasium:: https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium

Yale courses: https://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses

IDEAS, INSPIRATION & SCIENCE NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)

American Chemical Society: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html

Australian Academy of Science: https://www.science.org.au

Australasian Science: http://www.australasianscience.com.au

BBC Future: http://www.bbc.com/future

BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

BBC Teach. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach

Big Think: http://bigthink.com/

Discover Magazine Blogs: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/

Harpocrates Speaks: www.harpocratesspeaks.com

Left Brain/Right Brain: https://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/

Live Science: https://www.livescience.com

IAP - InterAcademy Panel: http://www.interacademies.net

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry: https://iupac.org

National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Nature: http://www.nature.com

NewScientist: https://www.newscientist.com/

Pharyngula: https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/

Popular Science: https://www.popsci.com/

Popular Science: www.popsci.com/blog-network

Popular Science Australia: http://www.popsci.com.au/

Royal Institution of Great Britain: http://www.rigb.org

Royal Society of Chemistry: http://www.rsc.org

Science Alert: www.sciencealert.com

Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com

Scientific American Blogs: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/

Science-Based Medicine: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org

Science News for Students: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org

Science News: https://www.sciencenews.org/

Science News: www.sciencenews.org/blogs

Scitable: https://www.nature.com/scitable

Seriously Amazing: https://www.si.edu/

Skeptical Raptor: www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php

Society for Science: https://www.societyforscience.org/

The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe: www.theskepticsguide.org

The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Incorporat: https://www.raci.org.au/

Virology Blog: www.virology.ws

Wired Science Blogs: www.wired.com/category/science-blogs/

World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int/en/

You Are Not So Smart: https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast

FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS

American Institute of Math (Free Math books): https://aimath.org/textbooks/approved-textbooks/

Archive.org: https://archive.org (non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more)

Biochem Free and Easy: http://biochem.science.oregonstate.edu/…/biochemistry-free-…

Bookboon: http://bookboon.com/

Books Should Be Free: http://www.loyalbooks.com/

BCCampus Open Ed: https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/

BCCampus Free: https://open.bccampus.ca

College Open Textbooks: http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/

E-books Directory: http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/

Free Science Info: http://www.freescience.info/index.php

Free Science Books: http://physicsdatabase.com/book-list-by-title/

FullBooks: http://www.fullbooks.com/

LibriVox: https://librivox.org/

Mark Bishop’s Chemistry: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Chemistry_First.htm

Open Culture.com: http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks

Open Textbook Library: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/

Open Textbooks BCcampus: https://open.bccampus.ca/

Open Textbooks: http://www.oerconsortium.org/discipline-specific/

OpenTextbookCulture: http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks

OpenStax CNX: https://cnx.org/

Public Library of Science: https://www.plos.org/

Science Books Online: https://www.sciencebooksonline.info/

ScholarWorks: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/

Textbook Revolution: http://www.textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page

Textbooks Free: http://www.textbooksfree.org

University of California: http://www.cool4ed.org

Virgins Community College Free: https://courses.candelalearning.com/catalog/tidewater

WikiBooks: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page

MORE FREE TEXTBOOKS BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPENSIVE:

Chemistry/Physics/Math simulations: (useful for visualising how equations explain real world phenomena) https://phet.colorado.edu

https://openstax.org/subjects/science

Anatomy and Physiology:

http://oli.stanford.edu/anatomy-and-physiology/

https://www.khanacademy.org/…/…/human-anatomy-and-physiology

https://opentextbc.ca/…/1-1-overview-of-anatomy-and-physio…/

https://www.visiblebody.com/anatomy-…/anatomy-and-physiology

https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology

Astronomy:

https://www.teachastronomy.com/textbook/

http://www.opencourse.info/astronomy/introduction/

http://www.planetary.org/…/full-astronomy-course-online.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHUDWjR5gg

https://www.space.com/

http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/

http://www.astronomy.com/videos/astronomy-101

https://www.wwu.edu/skywise/astronomy101.html

Astronomy books: http://physicsdatabase.com/free-astronomy-books/

http://www.as.utexas.edu/astron…/education/…/scalo/301.html…

https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/courses/era

https://ocw.mit.edu/…/8-282j-introduction-to-astronomy-spr…/

https://pages.astronomy.ua.edu/keel/techniques/

http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/

http://homepage.physics.uiowa.edu/~spangl…/…/modern1_10.html

https://www.astronomynotes.com/#details

Biology:

https://www.learner.org/courses/biology/textbook/index.html

http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/…/fa…/biobk/biobooktoc.html

https://www.biologycorner.com/ (Also has Anatomy and Physiology/Evolution/Genetics)

https://alison.com/tag/biology

http://oli.stanford.edu/modern-biology/

http://oli.stanford.edu/introduction-to-biology/

https://bio.libretexts.org/

http://www.actionbioscience.org/

Biochemistry:

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/biochemistry

https://online-learning.harvard.edu/…/principles-biochemist…

GMOs and Biotech: https://gmoanswers.com/

https://www.biofortified.org/ for all things biotechnology, food, and agriculture.

https://geneticliteracyproject.org

Climate Science:

http://www.realclimate.org

http://library.open.oregonstate.edu/climatechange/

https://www.climatecommunication.org/climate/introduction/

http://climatechange.umaine.edu/…/publ…/intro-climate-change

https://www.ametsoc.org/…/clima…/course-components/textbook/

Chemistry:

http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html

https://www.acs.org/…/resources/undergraduate/chemistry.html

http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Chemistry_First.htm

https://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/…/reus…/virttxtjml/intro1.htm

Interactive Periodic Table: https://www.ptable.com/

http://oli.stanford.edu/introduction-to-chemistry/

https://chem.libretexts.org/

Chemistry Equations and Formulas:

https://en.wikibooks.org/…/General_Chemist…/Useful_Equations

http://mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/equations.pdf

https://byjus.com/chemistry-formulas

http://www.elementalmatter.info/chemical-formula-and-equati…

http://www.web-formulas.com/Formula…/Chemistry_Formulas.aspx

https://getcalc.com/chemistry-formula.htm

Organic chemistry:

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/organic-chemistry

https://saylordotorg.github.io/…/s07-06-introduction-to-org…

http://www.siue.edu/~tpatric/Ch%2001%20Intro%20H%20T%20I.pdf

https://chem.libretexts.org/…/Chapter_01%3A_Chapter_1%3A_In…

https://opentextbc.ca/…/introduction-to-organic-chemistry-2/

http://www.a-levelchemistry.co.uk/15-introduction-to-organi…

https://ocw.mit.edu/…/organic-materials/27-introduction-to…/

Evolution:

https://tinyurl.com/ybgfwdpn

http://www.kokkonuts.org/…/jennions_kokko_2014_The_Princeto…

http://humanorigins.si.edu/edu…/introduction-human-evolution

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/…/introduction-to-evolut…/…

Forensic Science:

http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/

http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/

http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/

http://www.forensicpathologyonline.com/

https://thesebonesofmine.wordpress.com/

http://www.forensicbasics.org/

http://projects.nfstc.org/csieffect/

http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/

http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/

Microbiology:

http://www.microbiologybook.org

http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/kt_toc.html

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/…/introduction-to-microb…/

https://bio.libretexts.org/…/1.1%3A_Introduction_to_Microbi…

http://www.austincc.edu/rohde/noteref.htm

Probability and Statistics:

http://oli.stanford.edu/probability-statistics/

http://oli.stanford.edu/statistical-reasoning/

https://stats.libretexts.org/

Physics:

http://physicsdatabase.com/a-list-of-free-chemistry-books/

https://physics.info/

http://www.lightandmatter.com/lm/

https://www.flippingphysics.com

http://www.physicsclassroom.com

https://ww2.odu.edu/~ago…/teaching/notes231/Notes2016v15.pdf

http://physics.gantep.edu.tr/ep105/lecture-notes.php

https://ocw.mit.edu/…/8-01l-physics-i-classi…/lecture-notes/

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I:

http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_toc.html

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics

https://www.introduction-to-physics.com/

https://phys.libretexts.org/

Physics Equations and Formulas:

https://physics.info/equations/

https://www.mcat-prep.com/mcat-physics-equations-sheet/#

https://ww2.odu.edu/…/t…/notes231/Master%20Equations%20I.pdf

http://www.easternct.edu/…/fil…/2013/12/Physics-Formulas.pdf

https://byjus.com/physics-formulas

http://www.sciencebooksonline.info

http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/

https://www.nature.com/nature_educati…/interactive_textbooks

National Academy Press has free full reports on everything from Climate Change, Evolution, Meteorology, Biotechnology - you name it, they have it: https://www.nap.edu/topic/

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS

ArXiv: https://arxiv.org/

Directory of Open Access Journals: https://doaj.org/

Elsevier Open Access: https://www.elsevier.com/…/open-science/open-access/open-ac…

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au

Open Access Library: http://www.oalib.com/

Oxford Open: https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access

PLOS: https://www.plos.org/

Scitable: https://www.nature.com/scitable

Springer Open: https://www.springeropen.com/

Wiley Open Access: http://www.wileyopenaccess.com/view/index.html

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net

SciHub: https://sci-hub.tw/ (this moves around a lot)

Google Chrome add-on to download free versions of journal articles: unpaywall: http://unpaywall.org/

KID'S SCIENCE:

Experiments:

https://thesciencemomblog.com/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz

http://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/…/science-experiments

http://easyscienceforkids.com

https://www.education.com/activity/science/

http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com

http://www.ducksters.com/science/

http://www.biology4kids.com

http://pbskids.org/games/science/

https://www.kcedventures.com/…/kids-books-and-websites-abou…

http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm

https://www.thespruce.com/top-science-websites-for-kids-125…

https://www.reallygoodstuff.com/…/11-free-science-websit…/2/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoo…/websites/4_11/site/science.shtml

http://www.math-exercises-for-kids.com

https://www.mathsisfun.com

SCIENCE NEWS:

https://www.sciencenews.org

https://student.societyforscience.org

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org



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