No doubt these are interesting times, but as you have heard from others, as New Brunswickers, we will get through this together. So, we have put together some activities to help you keep your kids entertained while school is closed.
We will update this list as we find more. Please note that some resources are only available in English.
APEGNB Design Challenges
Our design challenges: www.apegnb.com/tag/design-challenge
Watch These Documentaries & Learning Series:
Netflix:
- Dream Big: Engineering Our World (French subtitles available)
- Bill Nye Saves the World (French and English)
- Bill Nye the Science Guy (English Only)
- The Mars Generation (French & English)
Disney+ (all available in French and English):
- Mars Inside SpaceX
- Expedition Mars: Spirit & Opportunity
- The Imagineering Story
- Into the Grand Canyon
CrashCourse on YouTube (All videos English only, can add French Subtitles):
- Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToC8rFFp88Y&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtO4A_tL6DLZRotxEb114cMR
- Physics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN0ge7yDk_UA0ldZJdhwkoV
- Artificial Intelligence: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtO65LeD2p4_Sb5XQ51par_b
- Astronomy: Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-9gDALvMF4
- CrashCourse
Kids (meant for elementary students)
- Landforms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN6QX43QB4g
- Weathering & Erosion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Iak3Wvh9c
- Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHF9iLyxic
Try the activities from these websites:
- DiscoverE – Engineering Activities, mostly English, able to filter activities that have been translated to other languages, including French: https://www.discovere.org/our-activities
- Explore Engineering – Activities designed for girl guides, available in French and English: https://exploreengineering.ca/girl-guides/downloadable-activities (French: https://exploreengineering.ca/fr/downloadable-activities-french)
- Teach Engineering – Full lesson plans with included activities, English only: https://www.teachengineering.org/
- Earth Science Week, English only: https://www.earthsciweek.org/classroom-activities
- Geology.com, English only: https://geology.com/teacher/
- Actua STEM At Home: https://www.actua.ca/en/resources/
- Let’s Talk Science: https://wakelet.com/wake/590177a6-a6ce-48fe-8429-3dbd3556a79d
- Dyson Science & Engineering Challenge Cards: https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/challenge-cards.html