Check out these online activities, Virtual field trips and other resources!
We'll update this list regularly, so keep checking back!
Activities
Real life Doctor Sydnee McElroy and her comedian husband Justin McElroy take a weekly look at the weird, fun, and sometimes gross history of medicine. Recently their episodes have been related to Coronavirus, but their backlog includes topics like poop, the movie Home Alone, and space medicine!
Their website also includes transcripts of each episode for the hearing impaired.
Episodes about Coronavirus:
Coronavirus Part 1 & Part 2- Coronavirus part 1 was recorded back in February, before the United States realized how serious the virus would become. Part two, picks up after many states had begun shelter-in-place orders.
The Most Dangerous Parade
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Coronavirus Myths
Hydroxychloroquine - The medicine President Trump falsely promoted as being a cure for Covid-19.
Ignaz Semmelweis - Semmelweis was one of the first doctors to promote proper handwashing techniques, which doctors at the time were against.
Masks
Quarantine
Curious what other teens are thinking about your favorite books? Listen to the middle schoolers of the Greene Library Club discuss things like book-to-movie adaptations, whether or not Marie Lu is the devil, and of course...Harry Potter.
Listened to an episode and think you'd be interested in doing something similar at Bret Harte? Let Ms. Solia know!
California Academy of Sciences- Livestream Cameras
National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collections
Monterey Bay Aquarium Animal Cams
Monterey Bay Aquarium on Twitch- Aquarium staff play Animal Crossing while teaching viewers about the game's wildlife.
CODE: Express Course 2019 Learn computer science by trying the lessons below at your own pace! Learn to create computer programs, develop problem-solving skills, and work through fun challenges! Make games and creative projects to share.
#ColorOurCollections- Explore, Color and Connect with Libraries And Their Collections
Want to flex your creative muscles? Working on a story of your own or want to write one? Join the Bobcat NaNoWriMo community with the Young Writers Program!
Join with Code: ZAVMCSSL.
NOTE: You don't need to use your Bret Harte E-mail address to sign up, but to join our group you must have your true first and last name. Screennames must also be school-appropriate.
Code.org increases diversity in computer science by reaching students of all backgrounds where they are — at their skill-level, in their schools, and in ways that inspire them to keep learning.