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Science Museum Group Rocket Mice
Rocket Mice is a Science Museum Group hands-on activity about air pressure, air resistance and gravity in which children make and launch a paper rocket from a plastic bottle.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum K–12 Resources
Smithsonian American Art Museum teacher guides and resources use works of art to support K–12 classroom learning, discussion and cross-curricular connections.
Science Museum Group Bottle Top Shapes
Bottle Top Shapes uses bottle tops or jar lids to help children investigate geometry, position, direction, symmetry and patterns through creative problem-solving.
Science Museum Group Great Object Hunt: Explorer
This Science Museum Group printable activity pack guides children through observation and discussion challenges while exploring the Science Museum’s objects and their links to everyday life.
Carnegie Museum To Go
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Museum To Go brings virtual field trips, online classes, Super Science Saturday activities, science videos, coloring pages, animal videos, and digital programmes to families and educators.
National Gallery of Art Teaching Resources
The National Gallery of Art provides free teaching resources, lesson units and Art Tales materials that help educators and families explore art with children from early learning through secondary school.
MoMA Family and Kids Guides
The Museum of Modern Art’s family resource page combines kids audio, an art activity guide, sensory and social guides, downloadable guides, and kid-focused gallery labels.
Sciencenter Resources for Educators
Sciencenter’s educator hub provides group-visit planning guides, hands-on activity guides and professional materials for using museum-based science learning with children.
Canadian Museum of Nature Learn and Explore
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s Learn and Explore hub brings together family activities, science stories, videos, nature topics, and educator resources for learning at home, in class, or outdoors.
New York State Museums Online Education Portal
This New York State Museum portal brings together virtual field trips, Museum Moments, online exhibits, at-home activities, lessons, teacher guides, and digital collections.
Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo: Activities for Kids
Official scavenger hunts and at-home conservation activities from Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo, covering animal coverings, diets, feet, birds, plants, and local nature.
LCSD Museums Kids and Family Science
Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department gathers children’s science storybooks, activity sheets, astronomy paper models, animated videos, and online museum tours.
Hong Kong Science Museum Education Resources
Hong Kong Science Museum offers downloadable activity sheets and teachers’ guides connected to exhibitions including living technology, AI, biodiversity, Earth science and environmental conservation.
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