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We all want to help each other in times of trouble.
CILC and its wonderful content providers have come together to provide core curriculum every day of the week for homebound students in grades K–6th. We are offering, free of charge, interactive, live-streamed programs daily Monday to Friday. The programs are delivered by our highly professional content providers.
Please register, by Grade Level, by clicking on the button below each section. Once you have registered you will receive an email from Zoom with connection information in it. You also will get a reminder 24 hours before the event and 1 hour before the event.
ATTENTION EDUCATORS: It is important for each student to be registered by their parent rather than you. Each sign up generates a unique link to join the program and sharing links can cause issues.
Check our YouTube Channel for recordings of the programs you missed!
(Available for a limited amount of time; please note some programs may not be available for recordings)
Week of March 30th Programming
- APRIL 27
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April 27
11:00 AM ET
A Plant's Life
by Longwood Gardens
For Grades K-2
Explore the life cycle of flowering plants from seed through pollination
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April 27
12:00 PM ET
Butterfly Action Science
by Author Valerie Marsh
For Grades K-2
Enjoy a folktale about butterflies! Cut out a butterfly and use it to learn the science concepts of push/pull, gravity and incline. Students will need a piece of paper, scissors, a length of string and a paper clip.
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April 27
1:00 PM ET
Marine Mammal Rescue & Rehabilitation
by Pacific Marine Mammal Center
For Grades 3-4
Discover natural and human caused threats to marine mammals in the wild. Learn how Pacific Marine Mammal Center rescues and rehabilitates these animals, releasing them back to their ocean home for a second chance at life! See what you can do to keep these animals and their environment safe no matter where you live!
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April 27
2:00 PM ET
Archeological Sites
by Midwest Archeological Center - NPS
For Grades 5-6
Students will virtually tour a number of famous archeological sites, learning how archeologists locate and define those sites. Q&A will allow students to understand what we can learn from sites and why they are important. Students will also be introduced to our national parks and the concept of stewardship.
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- APRIL 28
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April 28
11:00 AM ET
Vaccum Science
by Michigan Science Center
For Grades K-2
In this matter exploration activity, we'll investigate the effects on solids, liquids, and gases when they are exposed to the vacuum of space!
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April 28
12:00 PM ET
Movement and Motion
by Pro Football Hall of Fame
For Grades K-2
This program examines the relationship of science and the game of professional football. Straight line movement, zig-zags, circular motion, back & forth, pushing & pulling - all movements that influence the sport.
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April 28
1:00 PM ET
Seabirds of Alaska
by Alaska SeaLife Center
For Grades 3-4
Explore the Alaska SeaLife Center's aviary and learn about the amazing adaptations of deep-diving puffins, murres, guillemots, and more!
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April 28
2:00 PM ET
Scaling the Solar System
by Mystic Seaport Museum
For Grades 5-6
Some concepts in Astronomy are difficult to convey simply due to the vastness of outer space. However, small-scale models are a powerful way to overcome these hurdles. In this session, we will use a variety of models and methods to devise fun ways to express astronomical distances, and also to compare the different sizes of celestial bodies.
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- APRIL 29
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April 29
11:00 AM ET
What is a Cartouche?
by Penn Museum
For Grades K-2
Ancient Egyptians wrote the name of pharaohs and other royal people in hieroglyphs inside an oval with a horizontal line at one end. This special way of writing the name is called a cartouche (pronounced car – toosh). Take a close look at a pharaoh’s cartouche on the Sphinx that is located in the Penn Museum then create your own version of a cartouche, with your royal name on display for all to see
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April 29
12:00 PM ET
Asian Elephants - Poo Paper Park
by Learn Around The World
For Grades K-2
On this VFT, we're visiting the Poo Paper Park in Thailand. You'll learn about making paper with, you guessed it, Elephant Poo. This is one of our favorite forms of elephant tourism and we can't wait for you to experience it. Don't forget to watch your step!
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April 29
1:00 PM ET
Mindful Moments with a Work of Art
by North Carolina Museum of Art
For Grades 3-4
How can we develop mindfulness by talking about art? Learn a coping strategy to use at any time you feel overwhelmed. We’ll practice this strategy through guided looking with The Garden Parasol by Frederick Frieseke and explore ways to activate our senses to ground us in the present moment.
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April 29
2:00 PM ET
African and African American Inventions
by Oiada International
For Grades 5-6
Many people have read the story of how George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. Others are familiar with the story of Sarah Breedlove, aka Madam C. J. Walker, the inventor of beauty products and the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in America. Thanks to the Academy Award nominated film, Hidden Figures, we’re now all familiar with the amazing contributions of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. But, did you know that many of the products we use every day were created by African and African American inventors. Join us as The Black Panther takes us on a tour of his lab.
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- APRIL 30
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April 30
11:00 AM ET
Growing Seeds
by Royal Botanical Gardens
For Grades K-2
Lots of plants are starting to grow now. Some of those are in our gardens that we start from seed. We'll explore what a seed is and how a new plant starts to grow. Get ready to be a plant!
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April 30
12:00 PM ET
Cool Animal Coverings
by Toledo Zoo
For Grades K-2
Explore the amazing coverings that animals have! Each covering helps an animal to survive in unique ways, discover some cool coverings with the Toledo Zoo.
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April 30
1:00 PM ET
Wolf Research
by International Wolf Center
For Grades 3-4
Discover how wolf researchers have learned to track wolves! Join the International Wolf Center staff as we look at the history and methods behind tracking wolves. We will explore the reasons why wolves are tracked, what radio telemetry is and what information is gathered once they are found. What do you think we can learn from them?
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April 30
2:00 PM ET
Women's History: Dirt on the Skirts
by National Baseball Hall of Fame
For Grades 5-6
Discuss how females have challenged gender stereotypes in baseball
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- MAY 1
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May 01
11:00 AM ET
A is for Apple
by The Cleveland Museum of Art
For Grades K-2
This lesson introduces students to three celebrated artists: Renoir, Picasso, and Matisse. Using colorful paintings from the museum's permanent collection, students find apples or other fruit in each painting. They then discover how artists use a variety of colors to convey the apple's appearance. After examining a real apple under different lighting conditions, students begin to see how light affects the apple's form, and how artists capture the reflections and shadows that they see.
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May 01
12:00 PM ET
"What's Inside Me?"
by Cleveland Museum of Natural History
For Grades K-2
Take a tour of your insides with our little pal "Zippy", and learn what lots of your organs are doing right NOW!
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May 01
1:00 PM ET
Shelter-in-Place Superheroes
by Banyan Global Learning
For Grades 3-4
Variety Show with a social and emotional learning backbone. Meet other superheroes as they protect their communities by sheltering-in-place and use the superpower of empathy to understand what people need so they can make the best decisions. Dance, music, tumbling, meditation, animal sidekicks, jokes, art, and more!
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May 01
2:00 PM ET
Calypso for Kids
by JamaicaBob
For Grades 5-6
An Amusing Tour of the Caribbean
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THANK YOU
to this week's content providers!
GRATITUDE
to these additional content providers for kicking off our event last week!