Online Education Resources
The following websites provide online watershed, conservation and heritage education tools and resources that can be used for remote learning. These sites feature videos, webinars and activities for teachers, students and families looking for dynamic place-based education. Be sure to check the social media posts of these organizations for ongoing content – some of the most active are linked below.
Note: This list will be updated. Please send suggestions to lhollowell@lcbp.org.
Resources in the Lake Champlain Region
Lake Champlain Basin Program
2021 State of the Lake and Ecosystem Indicators Report
https://sol.lcbp.org/
Lake Champlain Basin Atlas
https://atlas.lcbp.org/
Diving In Videos
https://www.lcbp.org/category/multimedia/video/diving-in/
Clean Water Videos
https://www.lcbp.org/education/education-materials/clean-water-commitment/
Bringing Back Salmon Videos
https://www.lcbp.org/category/multimedia/video/bringing-back-salmon/
Kid’s Page
https://www.lcbp.org/education/kids-page/
LCBP Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/LakeChamplainBasin
WatershED Matters – Champlain Basin Education Initiative
http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/
Watershed Education Resources
http://watershedmatters.lcbp.org/resources.html
This Lake Alive! Online Curriculum
https://store.shelburnefarms.org/product/this_lake_alive/education_resources
Lake Champlain Sea Grant
Zoom a Scientist live webinars – Tuesdays and Fridays @ 12 noon
Register: Virtual Learning Resources
https://www.uvm.edu/seagrant/education/k-12-watershed-alliance/virtual-learning
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
ECHO & WCAX Science Hacks
https://www.wcax.com/echoleahycenter
ECHO’s Science and Stories online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZwa9xGshvE&feature=youtu.be
ECHO Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/echovt/
Audubon Vermont
Audubon from Home
https://vt.audubon.org/news/audubon-home
Community Science
https://vt.audubon.org/event-type/community-science
Audubon Vermont Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/AudubonVermont/
Billings Farm and Museum
Billings Farm at Home
https://billingsfarm.org/billings-farm-at-home/
Bird Diva
E-workshops and courses
https://www.birddiva.com/trips-and-courses
Fairbanks Museum
https://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/
Virtual Learning
https://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/blog/live-stream/
Fort Ticonderoga
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/
Center for Digital History
https://www.fortticonderoga.org/center-for-digital-history/
Green Mountain Club
https://www.greenmountainclub.org/
Facebook Live kids’ storybook reading – Fridays at 10 am
https://www.facebook.com/GreenMountainClub/
KIDSGARDENING.ORG
Garden Ideas for Kids, Parents, and Teachers
https://kidsgardening.org/garden-ideas-kids-parents-teachers/
Lake Champlain Committee
https://www.lakechamplaincommittee.org/
Learn About Lake Champlain
https://www.lakechamplaincommittee.org/learn/
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
LCMM Blog
https://www.lcmm.org/blog/
Middlebury Area Land Trust
Let’s Connect with Nature from Home
https://www.maltvt.org/connect
Montshire Museum
Online Resources – Montshire at Home
https://www.montshire.org/online-resources
Montshire Museum Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/montshiremuseum/
Mountain Lake PBS
Learning at Home Programs and Resources
https://mountainlake.org/learn
New York State DEC
Nature Activities
https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/72444.html
North Branch Nature Center
https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/
North Branch Nature Center Online
https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/online/
NBNC Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/northbranchnaturecenter/
St. Albans Museum
History from Home
https://stamuseum.org/history/
St. Albans Museum Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/stamuseum
Shelburne Farms
At-Home Activities for Young Learners
https://shelburnefarms.org/blog/at-home-activities-for-young-learners
Shelburne Farms Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ShelburneFarms/
Vermont Art Online – Virtual Museum and Gallery Tours
https://www.vermontartonline.org/
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
https://vtfishandwildlife.com/
Reconnect with Nature
https://vtfishandwildlife.com/node/2073
VTFW Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/vtfishandwildlife
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
VINS at Home Education Resources
https://vinsweb.org/at-home-education-resources/
UVM Extension – VT 4-H
https://www.uvm.edu/extension/youth
Virtual Enrichment Learning Opportunities: Weekdays @ 3 pm
Mondays – Distance Learning Socials, new topic each week, open to ages 8 and up
Tuesdays – QuaranTeen Time: Getting College & Career Ready
Wednesdays – QuaranTeen Virtual Science Cafes
Thursdays – Distance Learning Social participants meet to share the week’s activity
Register: VT 4-H News and Events
https://www.uvm.edu/extension/youth/announcements
VT 4-H Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Vermont4H/
VT PBS
VT PBS Kids Corner
https://www.vermontpbs.org/kids/
Watersheds United Vermont
https://watershedsunitedvt.org/
Stormwater Resource Library
https://watershedsunitedvt.org/resources/stormwater
Wild Center
Lunchtime Live – Monday – Friday @ 12 noon
Digital Live Learning Programs – Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 11 am
Wild Center Digital
https://www.wildcenter.org/digital/
Wild Center Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/thewildcenter/?ref=nf
Resources Beyond the Lake Champlain Region:
All About Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/
Live Bird Cams
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/
K-12 Education
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/
Children and Nature Network
https://www.childrenandnature.org/
Common Sense Media – Free Online Events and Activities
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/free-online-events-activities-kids-at-home-coronavirus
EPA Learning and Teaching About the Environment
EPA Grade K-12 Watershed Learning Links
https://www.epa.gov/watershedacademy/grade-k-through-12-watershed-learning-links
EPA Wetlands Education for Students and Teachers
https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/wetlands-education-students-and-teachers
Exploratorium
https://www.exploratorium.edu/
Science Snacks for K-5 kids
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/collection/snacks-k-5
Explore
Explore Education
https://explore.org/education
Mass Audubon
Mass Audubon Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/MassAudubon/
NASA Climate Kids
National Audubon Society
Audubon for Kids
https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/activities/audubon-for-kids
National Geographic Kids
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Science Lab
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/science-lab/
NOAA Education
https://www.noaa.gov/education
PBS Learning Media
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
Project Wet
Project Wild
https://www.fishwildlife.org/projectwild
Smithsonian – Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens
University of Maine Extension – Maine 4-H
https://extension.umaine.edu/4h/learn-at-home/
QuaranTEEN Virtual Science Café – Tuesdays @ 3pm
https://extension.umaine.edu/4h/learn-at-home/teen-virtual-science-cafes/
USDA National Agricultural Library Educational Resources
https://www.nal.usda.gov/topics/educational-resources-children-parents-and-teachers