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I had the idea for The Ickabog a long time ago and read it to my two younger children chapter by chapter each night while I was working on it. However, when the time came to publish it, I decided to put out a book for adults instead, which is how The Ickabog ended up in the attic. I became busy with other things, and even though I loved the story, over the years I came to think of it as something that was just for my own children.

Then, in the Spring of 2020, lockdown happened. It was very hard on children, in particular, so I brought The Ickabog down from the attic, read it for the first time in years, rewrote bits of it and then decided to publish it at first in free instalments online for children stuck at home. I also thought how wonderful it would be if children on lockdown illustrated the story for me, and so we launched the Ickabog illustration competition, run by my publishers around the world.

The Ickabog book, illustrated by the winners of the competition, is now out as a book, and I'm donating my net royalties to my charitable trust, Volant, to help medical and frontline charities supporting vulnerable groups impacted by Covid-19.

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition and helped create the book, and I hope you enjoy reading it!

The Illustration Competition

Back in the 2020 lockdown, J.K. Rowling invited children across the world to take part in a competition with a truly delightful prize: a chance to see their illustrations in her new book...

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All You Need to Know

If you have any questions about The Ickabog - the story, the characters, or how J. K. Rowling came to publish the book - you'll find the answers here.

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About The Book

What's The Ickabog all about? You can look inside the book here, listen to a snippet from the audiobook, and watch J. K. Rowling reading selected chapters aloud...

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Ickabog Activities

If you're ready to have some creative fun with The Ickabog, then download your free activity pack now. And while you're here, you can get some artistic tips from winners of the illustration competition...

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Originally written for the American Beekeeping Federation's E-Buzz

As I write this, many of you are currently "sheltering in place" around the country as we take every day as it comes. Most of us have never experienced something like this before, and it's not easy finding the tools you need to navigate through this time. My sweetheart's littles are four and six, and while they love being at home with us 24/7, the exhaustion factor for us, and boredom for them is at an all-time high.

Thankfully, there are resource lists popping up to provide parents with ideas to keep the family learning and having fun together. I'd like to add to this trend with a few of my own favorite things to watch and do from home. I know my list isn't exhaustive, so if there is something that you've discovered or created, please send it to sarah@beegirl.org, and I'll share it on our Kids and Bees Facebook page.
Books Beekeeper's Lab: 52 Family-Friendly Activities and Experiments Exploring the Life of the Hive
Fill the year ahead with weekly activities from around and about the hive, including art projects, recipes, experiments, garden activities, and more! If you keep bees or are interested in keeping bees, Beekeeper's Lab is the book for you. Filled with 52 beekeeping and hive-inspired projects to keep you involved with your bees and hive all year long. The tutorials are brief, accomplishable, and rewarding. Try a new technique each week with how-tos and sidebars with tips that are perfect for including the whole family! Beekeeping is fun and educational for the whole family to enjoy and is a highly impressive skill to possess!
The Amazing Adventures of Sweet Sophia
Meet Sophia, a sweet little girl who travels through time meeting famous people from history and learning about the times in which they live. Along with her trusty stuffed bee, Bizzy, she also learns about and shares information about honey bees.

Queenspotting Book

Kids LOVE looking for queen bees in a pattern of worker bees! Journey into the heart of the hive and meet the incredible queen bee! In QueenSpotting, experienced beekeeper and professional "swarm catcher" Hilary Kearney challenges readers to "spot the queen" with 48 fold-out visual puzzles - vivid up-close photos of the queen hidden among her many subjects.
The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees
This is my favorite book for doing a little research before a grand backyard bee hunting adventure. The Bees in Your Backyard provides an engaging introduction to the roughly 4,000 different bee species found in the United States and Canada, dispelling common myths about bees while offering essential tips for telling them apart in the field.

The Little Book Of Bees: An Illustrated Guide to the Extraordinary Lives of Bees

Bees continue to fascinate and charm us all - from novice gardeners and nature-lovers to dedicated environmentalists - and today, bees need our help more than ever. Discover the story of these incredible creatures, with The Little Book of Bees.
Flight of the Honey Bee
A lovely book for story time before bed. Follow the flight of a honey bee as she searches for nectar to sustain her hive and, along the way, pollinates flowers to produce seeds and fruits.
The Thing about Bees: A Love Letter
A LOVE POEM FROM A FATHER TO HIS TWO SONS, AND A TRIBUTE TO THE BEES THAT POLLINATE THE FOODS WE LOVE TO EAT. "Sometimes bees can be a bit rude. They fly in your face and prance on your food." And yet... without bees, we might not have strawberries for shortcakes or avocados for tacos! Shabazz Larkin's The Thing About Bees is a Norman Rockwell-inspired Sunday in the park, a love poem from a father to his two sons, and a tribute to the bees that pollinate the foods we love to eat. Children are introduced to different kinds of bees, "how not to get stung," and how the things we fear are often things we don't fully understand. Shabazz Larkin made his picture book illustration debut with Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, followed by his author/illustrator debut with A Moose Boosh: A Few Choice Words About Food, both named American Library Association Notable Children's Books and published by READERS to EATERS. He is a multi-disciplinary artist and an advertising creative director. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons.
Films and Video
The Last Honey Hunter

In the steep mountain jungles of Nepal's Hongu river valley, members of the isolated Kulung culture have risked their lives for generations scaling dangerous cliffs to collect a wild and toxic honey. Deep and dark, the film glides through a misty world of forest spirits, dreams, and woodsmoke to share the story of the leader of the harvest and his final journey.

This film has subtitles, so might night keep the attention of the little ones, but is beautifully shot none-the-less. Nestled in an isolated mountain region deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova lives with her ailing mother in a village without roads, electricity or running water. She's the last in a long line of Macedonian wild beekeepers, eking out a living farming honey in small batches to be sold in the closest city - a mere four hours' walk away. Hatidze's peaceful existence is thrown into upheaval by the arrival of an itinerant family, with their roaring engines, seven rambunctious children and herd of cattle. Hatidze optimistically meets the promise of change with an open heart, offering up her affections, her brandy and her tried-and-true beekeeping advice.
TED ED: The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees
In the past decade, the US honeybee population has been decreasing at an alarming and unprecedented rate. While this is obviously bad news for honeypots everywhere, bees also help feed us in a bigger way -- by pollinating our nation's crops. Emma Bryce investigates potential causes for this widespread colony collapse disorder.
Games The Pollinator Popcorn Game
The game is now live Kickstarter. Click here to pre-order it and support the campaign! Pollinator Popcorn is the game that teaches you how to recognize and admire the unsung heroes of our world: pollinators! Players choose between two card decks that will challege them to either identify a pollinator or answer a trivia question. Each right answer earns you a card. Make it to 12 and you win the game, but watch out- other players can steal from you! You'll also have the chance to gamble cards which could set you back or hand you the victory. In the meantime, you can play a free, on-line version here.

I played a prototype of this game, and was really impressed with the real-world beekeeping knowledge that went into the design! Victory never tasted so sweet! It's a beautiful spring day, the flowers are in bloom and there is an epic battle waging beneath the petals. Honey Wars is a card and dice game with a strong "Take That" mechanic. You and your fellow players control hives of bees, working to build your army while blocking your opponents' efforts to do the same. Use cards to attack your opponents, defend your hives, harvest honey and WIN THE WAR!

The Queenspotting Puzzle

Puzzle fanatics will get a buzz from this challenging jigsaw puzzle of the queen bee in her hive. This ambitious image of one of nature's most wondrous patterns will confound even the most experienced puzzlers. It's easy to get lost in the patterns of the honeycomb!

Honey Bee Tree Game

The Honey Bee Tree Game is a quick-play game that teaches concentration and cooperative play! Players take turns pulling leaves from the oak tree, just don't wake the bees or they will fall out into your tray!
Curriculum
Kids and Bees Handbook

The Kids and Bees Handbook is a guide for educators to begin, or build on, their own kid's bee-centered lessons, programs, and events. Author Sarah Red-Laird, American Beekeeping Federation Kids and Bees Program Director, shares stories from her adventures working with kids and bees across the US and beyond. She highlights some facts about the important roll youth can play in bee conservation, addresses those awkward-to-answer questions (stings, mating, the bee crisis, etc.), and gives easy steps to create your own kids program to engage our littlest potential bee advocates. Teachers and beekeepers will find an abundance of ideas and inspirations nestled in this handbook.
The Honeybee Conservancy
From lessons on the environment and zoology, to nutrition and biology, a beehive is a science class in a box. Educators like you play an critical role in the recovery of our bees. We're making all of our educational materials 100% free of charge so that you can educate youth about the importance of bees and what can be done to save them.

Sweet Virginia

Our lesson plans are designed to help you convey the wonder of the honey bee to your students. The five lessons can be used as we have presented them, in any order, or individually. The lesson landing pages include high level summaries, links to resources, and guided activities; the full lesson PDFs include more background for teachers, all the readings and resources, and step-by-step instructions for lesson delivery.

Outside Everyday

This is a program local to Southern Oregon, to help parents and teachers give kids activities to do in the backyard. However, plenty of the lessons are applicable to backyards beyond Oregon. Over a dozen local organizations and education providers are coming together for "Outside Everyday" an online education series to provide tools and inspiration to help get your students outside and exploring. Launching Tuesday, March 24th, we will share videos from local SOREEL educators on this facebook page. Here is my first lesson, " Bees in Your Backyard."

Additional Resources (scroll to the bottom of the page)

Many local bookstores and game shops are still open and doing free home delivery, or curbside pick-up. I encourage you to try your local shops first, before ordering on a large outdoor retailer. Often times our local shops can deliver same day! Our small communities need our help now, more than ever.

I do wish you all the best in there challenging times, and hope for an abundance of health and honey in your lives.

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Kids and Bees: Resources for Families Sheltering in Place - The Bee Girl Organization

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Originally written for the American Beekeeping Federation's E-Buzz As I write this, many of you are currently "sheltering in place" around the country as we take every day as it comes. Most of us have never experienced something like this before, and it's not easy finding the tools you need to navigate through this time.

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We're bringing the Oregon Zoo to you on Facebook Live!

Go behind the scenes to meet animals and connect with our animal care staff. Tune in for new videos every week on our Facebook page or watch on YouTube. After each live video, come here for at-home ideas to learn more about these animals and how to help them. The activities, developed by our award-winning education team, are aimed at children ages K-5 (but we invite animal lovers of all ages to join in the fun!)

The zoo relies on public support to operate, even when we're closed. The biggest way to make a difference right now is to become a member, renew your membership or make a donation. Thank you!

For more animal videos, photos and fun, connect with the Oregon Zoo on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

Sea Otter Juno

Sea otters like Juno are very intelligent and playful animals, so keeper staff and volunteers work really hard to create fun toys and treats for them! They think about what natural behaviors sea otters like to do and work to encourage that behavior-this is called enrichment!

Activity: Otterly Enriching

Create some enrichment for a pet or human in your home. First, think about what your person or animal likes, then think about how you can make it fun and a little challenging for them. You have to also think about safety-choose materials that are safe if ingested. You could hide treats in a paper towel roll, hide fun items around the house or even use papier-mâché and build something big! Share a picture or video of your creations with us on Facebook!

Sea Otters are very important to their ecosystem; they're known as a keystone species because many other species rely on them. Sea otters are one of the only predators of sea urchins. Without the otters, urchin populations can take over kelp forests, throwing life out of balance. Sea otters are having a hard time surviving though, because pollution in the kelp forest from plastic and waste makes them sick. With fewer otters, there are too many urchins.

Cut up a piece of paper into many pieces and spread them all around the floor. Set a timer for 30 seconds and see how many pieces you can pick up. Now try it again, but keep one arm behind your back. If each of your arms represents an otter and the pieces of paper are the urchins you can see how having more otters makes it easier to get more urchins!

We can help restore otter populations by keeping our oceans healthy and clean, check out Washed Ashore, an exhibit that uses art to help the ocean, and see what ways you can help sea otters and other ocean life.

African Crested Porcupines

An African crested porcupine's sharp, sturdy quills help protect it against predators. Its body is covered with coarse quills 1 to 13 inches long and of varying thicknesses, with the thickest quills covering its hindquarters.
Activity: DIY Porcupine Defense
Create your own quills! Find objects around your house that can function in the same way a porcupine's quills do. Maybe toothpicks and popsicle sticks in an empty can or ball of clay? Or go outside and collect sticks and pinecones-develop your porcupine armor, and share a photo with us on Facebook!

Activity: Porcupine Picnic

Porcupines are great at finding food-they're nocturnal and will forage for up to 9 hours a night, seeking out bark from trees and digging up roots to eat. At the zoo the porcupines love snacking on fruits, veggies and branches, and they're great at finding them too! Their care staff hide them around their habitat for them to forage.

You can create snack scavenger hunts too! Find some snacks that are in a package or put them in a baggie and hide them for someone else to find. You can create puzzle feeders with paper towel tubes or boxes. Take a video of someone solving your puzzle feeder or looking for snacks and share it with us!

Asian Elephants

Elephants are known for their great memory-they can recognize people and other elephants even after many years.
Activity: Elephant Memory Game
See if your memory is as good as an elephant's! Cut a piece of paper up into eight identical pieces (fold it in half, then half again, and then one more time, then unfold it all and cut along those lines). Draw different pictures or symbols on four of the pieces, then repeat the same drawings on the other four. Flip them all over so they look the same and mix them up-now it's time to play.

Flipping two at a time, see if you get a match. No match, flip them back over and keep going, see how many times it takes to get them all. Too easy? Add more! Challenge a parent or sibling taking turns, or play on your own. Let us know how you did on our Facebook page!
Activity: Kitchen Conservation Hunt
Palm oil is the most popular vegetable oil in the world, and the cheapest to produce. It's used in thousands of products, from cookies to lipstick. When produced unsustainably, the palm oil industry destroys vital habitats for increasingly endangered species like Asian Elephants. But many companies are working to switch to deforestation-free palm oil.

You can go on an elephant friendly scavenger hunt in your kitchen. Download the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping App to scan product bar codes and figure out which ones use sustainable palm oil and which should be avoided. Check out products in the rest of your home too! Share your results with us - were you surprised by any of the products that contain palm oil?

Want to learn more? Here are 5 things you should know about palm oil.

Giraffes

There are nine different subspecies of giraffe, almost all of them endangered. You can help wild giraffes by participating in community science projects that monitor them!
Activity: Giraffe Spotting
Help monitor trail cams in Kenya by reviewing images to watch for giraffes and other species. By identifying the animals in the photos, you'll help field researchers learn what animals are in the area, track their movements, understand a bit about their behaviors and aid in their conservation. Visit San Diego Zoo Global's Wildwatch Kenya to help with this community science project.

Giraffes have a prehensile tongue that is 18-20 inches long which they use to eat nutritious leaves from trees. Fortunately, a giraffe's tongue is thick, which helps to protect it from any thorns or spiky branches.

A giraffe's tongue is usually black, blue or purple with a pink base/back. This unique coloration is thought to protect the tongue from getting a sunburn.
Activity: DIY Giraffe Tongue
Draw or cut out of fabric or cardboard a giant tongue that is 18-20 inches long and see what you can now reach around the house with your long tongue. You can support the back of the tongue with a stick or cardboard or anything that helps with a stiffer backing. Share a photo of your new giraffe tongue on our Facebook page!

Beavers

Beavers live together in dams that require a lot of maintenance, so each beaver helps out to keep their home nice and comfortable. They gather materials to reinforce their house and gather food, just like how we tidy up our rooms or work in the garden.
Activity: Beavery Helpful
Do you help with any chores around your home? Are any of your chores similar to a beaver's? Think about a chore you do at home and see if you can complete it like a beaver. Share a picture and let us know how it went!

Beavers build their lodges across rivers, slowing the water and filtering it, which helps other animals that live in the surrounding rivers and streams. They also eat and clear brush, which reduces forest fires and benefits other species that live in the forest.
Activity: Build a Beaver Lodge

Using blankets and pillows and cushions, build a beaver lodge and dam where you live. OR ...

Collect sticks and brush to create your own small beaver dam outside.

Add mud for insulation just like a beaver does, and test it to see if it can block water.

Take a picture of your creation and share it with us!

Flamingos

During the breeding season flamingos perform synchronized displays. They strut, stretch and bend into different positions all at the same time. During the display a flamingo might do as many as 136 different moves!

Activity: Flamingo Performance
You can do a flamingo dance too. Create your own dance routine or yoga session with some of these behaviors or add some of your own. Here are just few flamingo moves to try your "wing" at:

The Head Flag: Point your bill (mouth) up and stretch your neck up as high as possible, then turn our head one way and the other to a beat.

The Wing Salute: Spread your wings for a few seconds and show off those colors, stick your tail and neck out at the same time.

The Inverted Wing Salute: Put your head down, tail up, and hold your wings half open above your back.

The Twist Preen: Quickly twist and tilt your head to preen your wings, then turn back.

The Wing Leg Stretch: Stretch a leg and wing on the same side of your body out and back.

Marching (generally performed as a large group, may need to involve family members here!): Cluster together, then move in quick marching steps in sync together forward and back.

Flamingos are often seen resting on one leg-they can stand on one leg for 4 hours or more!
Activity: Balance Challenge
How long can you stand on one leg? Hold a balance contest with the other people in your house-who can stand like a flamingo the longest? Do a video challenge with friends and family (and share it with us on Facebook!) or add more challenges like holding a pillow on your head.

Slender-nosed Crocodile

Slender-nosed crocodiles have lots of great texture on their back thanks to their strong scales. Lots of containers and materials we throw away or recycle have great textures too. See if you can gather some materials that were heading to the trash or recycling and create your own crocodile. Reusing materials is a great way to reduce our impact on the environment.

Activity: Recycling Croc

Have a worn-out sock or sock without a match? Create your own crocodile sock puppet and have a puppet show.

Glue on other recycling materials to make teeth or spines on its back.

Don't have mismatched socks? Try a paper bag, decorate with cut-up pieces of paper or other craft supplies, like bubble wrap or an egg carton.

Share your creations with us on Facebook!

Slender-nosed crocodiles are ambush hunters, which means they hunt while almost completely immersed, with just their eyes and nostrils above the surface-but they can see, smell, and hear everything going on around them. When they see prey, they lunge and hold onto it with their jaws and teeth. They especially like fish but they will also eat frogs, shrimp and crabs, snakes, water birds and mammals. They even go after bigger mammals that come to the river to drink.
Activity: Crocodile Hide and Seek

Pick a base that is the "river bank" and pretend the rest of the house is a river or swamp.

One person is the crocodile and hides somewhere in the home.

After the crocodile has hidden, everyone else looks for them ... Remember that a crocodile is an ambush hunter!

Once the crocodile has been found they have to make it safely back to the river bank before getting caught by the crocodile.

A team of veterinarians and veterinary technicians provide care and treatment for an amazing variety of animals at the Oregon Zoo. You can practice top-notch animal care at home, too.

"Having a pet - even a stuffed one - can play a critical role in kids' lives, including improving self-esteem, increasing social engagement and empathy and reducing stress levels," said Molly McAllister, DVM, MPH and chief medical officer at Banfield Pet Hospital. "This is why we're excited to continue educating families on their critical role in providing their pets high quality preventive care."
Activity: Stuffy Vet
Practice being a veterinarian at home by giving your stuffed animals a check-up. When vets perform a check-up on an animal they look at the overall health and record what they find.

Look at your stuffy's eyes, ears and nose. Do they look clean and clear?

Listen to your stuffy's chest for a heartbeat.

Measure the length and width of your stuffed animal.

If you have a scale at home you can weigh it.

Record all your observations on a piece of paper and share them with us!

As you saw in today's video, western pond turtles are one of the many species that receive care from the zoo's vet staff. Turtles come in many colors, shapes, and sizes but all have shells to protect themselves. Turtle shells are made of keratin, the same fibrous protein found in hair and fingernails.
Activity: DIY turtle shell
Create a turtle shell using materials around your house. You could use a paper bowl, an egg carton, or a box. You could make one out of reusable objects like a laundry basket or craft materials. Will your shell be big enough for you to wear or small to hold in your hand? You can make a turtle for your shell or be the turtle in your shell. Share a picture of your turtle creation with us!

Your turtle creation makes a great companion, but many wild turtles today are threatened because of the illegal pet trade and pets being released to the wild. Remember: Responsible pet ownership is important to keep wildlife safe!

Red Panda

Red pandas do a lot of communication through body language. They will bob their head and arch their tail to communicate how they feel. How do you communicate your feelings?
Activity: Red panda communication

1. Look at the list of feelings below. Can you use body language to express these feelings?

2. Share a video of your body language expressions with us!

Red pandas have a pseudo thumb or modified wrist bone to help them grasp bamboo while feeding.
Activity: Use your pseudo thumb

1. Grab a piece of paper and a pencil

2. Pretend you are a red panda with a pseudo thumb - hold your thumb against the palm of your hand and keep it there!

3. Hold the pencil in your hand (without using your thumb).

4. Now try writing your name or drawing a picture like a red panda.

5. Share your masterpiece with us on Facebook!

River otters

River otters need clean water to stay healthy. Using cleaners made from everyday ingredients like baking soda, rubbing alcohol and vinegar helps keep pollutants out of waterways where otters live. Store-bought products used to clean laundry, surfaces and dishes can sometimes contain chemicals that poison wildlife and contaminate ecosystems.

Activity: Make your own cleaning products

Go to Metro's green cleaning page to learn how you can help keep our rivers and streams healthy for river otters.

Keeping the river otters active and encouraging them to perform their natural behaviors is one way our keepers keep them healthy. Different substrates for digging/rolling, hidden treats, scents and toys are just a few examples of animal enrichment. Staying active while at home is important for us too. Follow the instructions below to make enrichment for your kids just like we do for the animals.

Activity: At-home enrichment

1. Make your kids' favorite snack.

2. Put the snack in two paper bowls taped together.

3. Have your kids try to open the container without using their thumbs.

4. Take a video of your child trying to open the container and share it with us on Facebook!

Pinecone the western screech owl

Birds are creative when it comes to nest building. Western screech owls like Pinecone use natural cavities like an old woodpecker hole in a tree, some birds create a cup-shaped nest out of twigs and others use grasses to build a nest that hangs from a branch. What kind of nest would you build if you were a bird?
Activity: Build a nest

1. Head outside and collect twigs, moss, feathers, grass etc. Gather any pieces of string or yarn you might find too.

2. Lay your materials out on a table. While your materials are drying out, find a paper plate, piece of cardboard or shoe box lid to build your nest on. There's no right or wrong way to build a bird's nest-be creative!

3. Send us a picture of your nest when it's complete.

Most of the year, owls can be heard calling their own distinct hoot or whine. The Western screech owl is most known for its "bouncing ball" song: a series of 5-9 short, whistled hoots, speeding up ping-pong-ball fashion towards the end.
Activity: Owl Sounds

1. Visit the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Owls page. Listen to the calls of each of the owls that are found in Oregon.

2. Try to make the same sounds.

3. Ask someone to record your owl sounds and share them with us on our Facebook page!

Humboldt penguins

A nest of what? Poop! Many Humboldt penguin chicks spend the first three months of their life in a burrow dug into thick layers of dried guano (sea bird poop!). Humboldt penguins will also dig burrows in the ground or in caves and along cliffs. The burrow protects the chicks from predators and helps to control the temperature in changing conditions.

Activity: Build your own penguin burrow
Use pillows, blankets, bed sheets and sofa cushions to build your own penguin burrow. Be creative with your materials: Bring out the clothespins, string, paper clips and duct tape. We want to see your burrow when it's finished, so share a photo on our Facebook page!

Humboldt penguins spend most of their time in the ocean water, where they need to keep an eye out for predators. Their black and white markings serve as camouflage to help them stay out of sight. When a predator is in the water below them and looks up toward the sun, a penguin's white belly blends in. When the predators are above the water's surface, its dark back helps it to hide in the dark ocean water.

Activity: Practice penguin camouflage
Look around your house or outside and see if you can find ways to camouflage. Get a picture of your best camouflage moments in your environment and share them with us!

Lincoln the sea otter

Sea otters like Lincoln love to eat shellfish, but they must get creative in order to reach the tasty meat inside. One way is to choose a favorite rock and, while floating on their back, use their tummy as a table. They smash the shell with the rock and voilà - snack time! Sometimes they even keep their favorite rock in a fold of skin in their armpit like a pocket.
Activity: Favorite rock

1. Think like a sea otter and choose a favorite rock. A rock with a smoother surface will be easier to decorate.

2. Use whatever supplies you have at home, paint, draw, or stamp your rock. You could even create a collection of favorite rocks to use for other activities like tic-tac-toe. Get creative with materials - you could glue on sequins, small pieces of fabric or add natural items too like small leaves.

3. Don't forget to share a picture of your creation on our Facebook page!

Once hunted to near-extinction, sea otters are now making a comeback off the coast of Alaska and Central California. A growing population in Washington and sightings of lone sea otters off the Oregon coast provide hope that this playful critter could once again call Oregon home.
Activity: Help sea otters in the wild

1. Learn how you can protect sea otters in the wild by visiting our small actions for sea otters page.

2. Draw a picture or write a story to show what action you will take to help sea otters.

3. Don't forget to share your ideas with us on Facebook!

Looking for more animals? Check out these Oregon Zoo YouTube playlists:
Goat kids Ruth and Sonia explore the zoo - and meet new animal friends along the way - in Tiny Goat Visits:

Get to know the orphaned, injured and displaced animals who've found a home at the Oregon Zoo with our Second Chances series:

Walk, run and waddle around the zoo with our Out and About playlist:

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Let's Build Together

Play helps children and communities come together at the best of times - and the hardest of times. With #LetsBuildTogether we're here to help families and fans unite with joyful moments and positive experiences. For families at home we have entertainment and learning content, including daily build challenges and fun LEGO® lessons.
We encourage you to explore, build and share your creations using #LetsBuildTogether.

Digital Safety

We've always taken kids' digital safety very seriously indeed. That's why we get involved in Safer Internet Day. Here's how we did it this year, with the support of your amazing kids!

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As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on all China tours. Commonly considered a wonder of the world, the Great Wall boasts a history of over 2,000 years and stretches more than 3,000 miles across several provinces of northern China, making it one of the most impressive ancient structures on the planet.

Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China

Best Sections to Visit

Beijing is usually considered the main gateway to the Great Wall, since there are several world-famous sections of the Wall in the suburbs of Beijing, including Badaling, Mutianyu, Jinshanling, Juyongguan, Gubeikou, and Jiankou. These sections were built during the Ming dynasty between the 14th and 17th centuries and have been well preserved.

Of all the sections of the Great Wall near Beijing, Badaling is the most famous one. As a result, Badaling is the destination of choice for many large tour groups and is often very crowded. The nearby Juyongguan Great Wall features one of the three great mountain passes of the Great Wall but is almost as crowded as Badaling.

Mutianyu Great Wall is just as close as Badaling and offers wonderful views of the Great Wall and the surrounding hills with far fewer tourists. This section of the Wall also features a thrilling toboggan run that you can ride from the top of the Wall down to the bottom of the hill.

Due to their proximity, Badaling, Juyongguan, and Mutianyu are all doable as a half-day trip from downtown Beijing. We usually recommend Mutianyu over Badaling or Juyongguan, since the massive crowds at the latter two sections can ruin one's experience of this impressive structure.

Further away from Beijing, Jinshanling Great Wall is about 150 km northeast of downtown and it usually takes about two and a half hours to drive there. Despite the longer drive, Jinshanling is among the most stunning sections of the Great Wall. If your itinerary allows for one full day seeing the Great Wall, then we highly recommend a tour to Jinshanling.

Gubeikou and Jiankou can also be visited within a day tour from Beijing. Both sections have not been restored since they were first built in the Ming Dynasty, making them ideal choices for those who want to hike and experience the wild Great Wall. Do be aware that the Jiankou section features very steep and dangerous climbs and is only suitable for experienced hikers.

There are also some other famous sections of the Great Wall within or outside Beijing, such as Huanghuacheng, Simatai, and Shanhaiguan, but we only recommend these if you are visiting the Great Wall for a second time or planning a multi-day, in-depth Great Wall tour.

Great Wall Hiking and Camping

Due to its original purpose as a military defense, almost all sections of Great Wall were built on mountain ranges and thus involve some challenging climbs and uneven stairs, including the well-restored sections. If you are visiting a restored section but hike to the end of the renovated part, you will be able to see the unrestored part of the Great Wall.

For most visitors, Mutianyu and Jinshanling offer good, medium difficulty hikes, while still being very safe. For those looking for a serious hike along wild, unrestored portions of the Wall, we suggest the Jinshanling to Jinshanling East, or Gubeikou to Jinshanling routes. All these routes boast both unrestored and picturesque renovated sections of the Wall. However, please be aware that hikes along wild, unrestored parts of the Great Wall involve many steep climbs and loose bricks, and can be very dangerous in some places. (People can no longer hike through from Jinshanling to Simatai since the route was closed years ago.)

Camping on the Great Wall is usually banned, especially on the renovated sections. If you want to spend a night sleeping on the Great Wall, we can take you to a watchtower on the Gubeikou section of the Great Wall to experience the life of an ancient soldier and catch amazing sunrise/sunset views over the Wall.

Best Time to Visit

For all sections of the Great Wall near Beijing, the spring months (April to June) offer temperate weather and are great for climbing. In late April to early May, many trees begin to blossom, making this a particularly beautiful period to visit the Wall. Fall is also a nice time to visit, as temperatures are usually comfortable. October to early November are particularly picturesque, as the tree leaves on the mountains begin to change color. The winter months, from December to February, are cold and can be windy, but there are usually far fewer tourists on the Wall during these months. July and August are hot and humid, and thus not the best for long hikes. In addition, it's best to avoid hiking on the Wall after rain or snowfall because some parts can get very slippery.

You should also avoid visiting the popular sections, such as Badaling, Juyongguan, and Mutianyu, around National Day (the first week in October) and Spring Festival. August is also a busy time for the Badaling and Juyongguan sections, since students are on summer vacation and many families travel to these famous sections with their kids before the new school year starts. Learn more about how to avoid the crowds when traveling in China.

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Online tours - Enjoy the Louvre at home!

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From afar. Travelling Materials and Objects

Through materials and objects, this exhibition describes exchanges between distant worlds - exchanges often far more ancient than the explorations of the 16th century. From deepest antiquity, carnelian, lapis lazuli, ebony and ivory circulated along trade routes...

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Arconic Tennessee

OCTOBER 2019, ALCOA, TN

Real-life professionals will share how they've succeeded in the industry and challenge students to set goals and explore career options to prepare them for the futures they envision.
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Arconic Whitehall

October 2015, Whitehall, MI

Take your students on a behind-the-scenes tour of Arconic in Whitehall, Michigan to meet the team using STEM to build products that keep us safe when we fly.

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Arconic Davenport

October 2014, Davenport, IA

In this virtual tour of Arconic in Davenport, Iowa, experience high-tech robotics in action and meet the team that manufactures the wings of Air Force One.

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Manufacturing Day of Learning

October 2017, Silver Spring, MD

Celebrate Manufacturing Day on your schedule with our three-part virtual day of learning designed to equip you with exciting activities to engage your students with the careers driving our future - now available on demand!

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Boeing FUTURE U. inspires the next generation of innovators, equipping them for tomorrow's careers. Launch your mission today. www.boeingfutureu.com #boeingfutureu

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Discovery Education has teamed up with Polar Bears International to host a series of shared learning experiences to engage students and inspire their interest in studying the science of polar bears and their Arctic habitat.

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US Space & Rocket Center 2020 (Huntsville, Alabama)

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Take yourself on a real life expedition of Canadian farms and food processing facilities from the comfort of your home. It's a fun, simple and affordable way to educate and engage audiences in workshops, trade shows, classrooms and the like. This can be done through Google Cardboard or Gear VR. Grab one and get started!

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Virtual Reality Take yourself on a real life expedition of Canadian farms and food processing facilities from the comfort of your home. It's a fun, simple and affordable way to educate and engage audiences in workshops, trade shows, classrooms and the like. This can be done through Google Cardboard or Gear VR.

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Author and Illustrator Mo Willems has been awarded the American Library Association’s Caldecott Honor three times for his picture book illustration. Additionally, he is the recipient of two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his Elephant & Piggie early readers. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. His work has been exhibited around the world, including solo retrospectives at the High Museum in Atlanta and the New-York Historical Society. Over the last decade, Mo has written three musical theater works based on his books, two of which were commissioned and toured by the Kennedy Center.

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Discover More Wonders of Cold Water Quest

Learn more about the animals of the Aquarium that call the world's most frigid waters home.

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Set Sail on a Virtual Field Trip

Georgia Aquarium offers educational virtual programs for grades K-12. Educators can immerse their classrooms in the Aquarium today.

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Get ready for some one-on-one time with our belugas and their trainers in our Cold Water Quest habitat.

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Tune in to our Houston Zoo Webcams and enjoy a live look at animals that call Houston Zoo home! See the herd of Asian elephants wander through their enormous habitat. Watch as giraffes nibble lettuce fed to them by guests at the feeding platform; you could join them on your next visit. See the rhinos roll in their mud puddle or the flamingos float next to a waterfall. See the chimpanzees interact with guests at their window or snooze in a hammock.

Learn how you can support the Zoo's animal care, education, and wildlife-saving programs through our Houston Zoo Fund.

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Tune in to our Houston Zoo Webcams and enjoy a live look at animals that call Houston Zoo home! See the herd of Asian elephants wander through their enormous habitat. Watch as giraffes nibble lettuce fed to them by guests at the feeding platform; you could join them on your next visit.

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We know the pandas bring you joy, and in these extraordinary times, we're glad.

When life brings us extraordinary times like these, we at Zoo Atlanta come together stronger than ever with one focus: the more than 1,000 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes in our stewardship. Please consider donating to our daily operations.

ALL-NEW ONLINE GIFT SHOP

Our Panda Pagoda shop is now online!

In partnership with MuzeMerch, you can now shop online for panda gifts, apparel, and more while supporting your Zoo!

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Giant Panda

Giant pandas are very unusual animals that eat almost exclusively bamboo, which is very low in nutrients. Because of this,...

Giant Panda Research

Take a look into our studies on giant panda maternal behavior and giant panda visual discrimination.

Wild Encounter: Giant Panda

Explore the fascination and share in the awe of the world-famous black-and-white bears!

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Program has played an important role in the continued recovery of the southern sea otter population with our research, rescue, rehabilitation, and surrogacy work.

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With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are. Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. Tune in to one of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's web cams.

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Ready to explore Yellowstone? You don't have to wait for your trip out here. You can start exploring now by virtually touring some of the main attractions around the park. Included with each map-based tour is additional information about visiting in person.

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Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area near Pacific City draws thousands of visitors each year to play on the beach, fish and explore the cape. Take a video tour of the area and see how you can make your visit a safe one.

Oregon State Parks website: oregonstateparks.org

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Narrator--Lisa Stevenson

Producer--Zak Fletcher, https://www.youtube.com/cha......

Filming & Editing--Zak Fletcher

Drone Operation--Zak Fletcher

On-Board Dory Footage provided by Jay Nicholas (Pacific City Doryman)

Historic Photographers--Clyde Hudson, Paul Hanneman

Historic photographs scanned and provided by Lorraine Eckhardt

Music provided by HearWeGo
Song "Walked Away" - A-GON

Script--Chris Havel, OPRD Associate Director, Lisa Stevenson; Zak Fletcher

OPRD Project Advisors--Beth Wilson, OPRD Communications; Kirk Barham, OPRD Park Manager - Cape Lookout State Park; Lisa Stevenson, OPRD Beach Ranger - Cape Kiwanda; Neil Howard, OPRD Safety and Risk Manager; Teri Wing, OPRD District Manager

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Virtual field trips are a game changer. Not only do they fill in for real field trips when budgets and other roadblocks prevent in-person options, but virtual field trips also open doors to educational experiences all over the country and the world, both past and present. No fundraising or permission slips required!

(Note: For anyone who needs it, YouTube offers a closed-captioning option. Just click the CC button in the bottom right-hand corner.)

Amazon Career Tours are free virtual field trips that inspire students to pursue careers of the future. Tour whenever, wherever on Kahoot! Each tour comes with a Teacher Toolkit that includes a facilitation guide and student worksheets.

2. The Zoo

There are so many amazing online options when it comes to zoos that we couldn't narrow it down to just one. Most zoos have live webcams in some of their most popular exhibits, such as the KC Zoo Polar Bear Cam and the Giant Panda Cam at Smithsonian's National Zoo. However, some zoos offer a more in-depth look. You'll definitely want to check out the San Diego Zoo as their site for kids includes behind-the-scenes videos and stories, as well as a variety of printable activities and online games. Check out our full list of virtual zoo goodness.

3. The Aquarium

It's a similar story with aquariums. You have your pick of live webcams, but our favorites are the Georgia Aquarium's Ocean Voyager webcam (wait for the whale shark!) and the "Jelly Cam" at Monterey Bay Aquarium (so soothing). The Seattle Aquarium even has a 30-minute video tour. Want more under-the-sea fun? Here's our ultimate list of virtual aquarium field trips.

4. The Farm

The classic preschool field trip goes online! You can have your pick of dairy farm field trips, but we like this one from the Dairy Alliance and this one from Stonyfield Organic. Farm Food 360 gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Canadian farm and food tours-from raising pigs to making milk and cheese. We're also loving these virtual egg farm field trips from the American Egg Board.

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5. An Art Museum

We found 20 art museums with virtual tours, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art's # MetKids and its awesome Where's Waldo? setup. And you can't miss the world-famous Louvre in Paris (no passport needed!). Check out the current virtual tours: Traveling Materials and Objects, the Advent of the Artist, the Body in Movement, and Founding Myths: From Hercules to Darth Vader!

6. A National Park

From webcams at Hawaii volcanoes to a virtual run along the rim of the Grand Canyon, you have tons of options here. Our top pick would have to be Yellowstone. The interactive maps are a great way to see the Mammoth Hot Springs and Mud Volcano, but we think kids will be psyched about the Old Faithful Geyser livestream and the opportunity to make their own predictions for its next eruption. Check out everything the National Park Service has to offer virtually.

7. A Planetarium

Through Stellarium Web, kids can explore over 60,000 stars, locate planets, and watch sunrises and solar eclipses. If you enter your location, you can see all the constellations that are visible in the night sky in your corner of the world.

Take your students on a virtual field trip of a recycling center and a modern landfill. Plus, there's a full-on curriculum that includes lesson plans, take-home handouts, and more.

Nickelodeon teamed up with two astronauts on the International Space Station to demonstrate how slime reacts to microgravity and had kids reproduce those same demonstrations back here on Earth. It makes for an amazing 15-minute virtual field trip.

The Nature Conservancy has a brand-new virtual field trip entitled "You're the Scientist! Citizen Science, Frogs & Cicadas." Check out their full library of videos on topics like climate change and water security.

Discovery Education hosts a variety of virtual events -each with a companion guide with hands-on learning activities. Current offerings include "Making a New Life: The Courage of a Refugee" and "The Future Is Now" (architectural and engineering innovations). Stay tuned for their upcoming civics virtual field trip, "The American Ideal."

This virtual field trip from Great Lakes Now has three components: coastal wetlands, algae, and lake sturgeon. Each video is a quick five minutes long.

Explore online exhibits and discover the history and evolution of play. Check out board games that changed play, sports video games that shaped digital play, and the making of Monopoly to name a few.

Kids can learn about the most recent Census and how census data is collected and used. This virtual field trip also features interviews with subject matter experts and an interactive challenge.

The "Museum of We the People," the Constitution Center serves as a "headquarters for civic education." Check out the Interactive Constitution section, and be sure to watch the virtual tour.

Houston, we have a virtual field trip. Three, actually. All with companion educator guides. The star of the show is the behind-the-scenes tour of the Johnson Space Center.

Boise State put together this fully interactive virtual field trip with text, photos, audio, and video about the history of music. The four featured music locations are: Vienna, Austria; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia.

This living-history museum provides a look into life in an early American community. The website offers five different webcams featuring areas such as the tavern and the armory.

This virtual experience of George Washington's home is incredibly well done. Enter the different buildings-from the opulent mansion to the chilling slave quarters-and click on different items for video and text explanations.

This virtual tour comes with a real tour guide! Blaine Kortemeyer is the Assistant Chief of Interpretation and Education, who lends his expertise on the building of this national monument. The 3D Explorer is also an excellent tool.

Take a visit to the National WWII Museum for "a cross-country virtual expedition to discover the science, sites, and stories of the creation of the atomic bomb." Don't forget to download the classroom guide!

For a look inside the iconic building, check out the 360° tour of some of the most historic rooms of the People's House, from the Situation Room to the Oval Office. Examine each room and check out the contents up close.

The National Museum of Natural History's virtual experiences are self-guided, room-by-room tours of permanent, current, and past exhibits. Be sure to send kids to the second floor Bone Hall so they can take a look at all different kinds of skeletons.

A collaboration with over 1,200 leading museums and archives, Google Arts & Culture is an incredible storehouse of monumental works of art. We recommend the Street View and Play sections.

Boasting the world's largest collection of 360° image videos, 360 Cities provides kids with the opportunity to see stunning panoramas across the globe, including their video of the ice floe on the Vistula River in Poland.

It's the official residence of the Queen of England, and boy, is it opulent! Get a peek inside the gorgeous Grand Staircase, White Drawing Room, Throne Room, and Blue Drawing Room.

See one of the wonders of the world with this amazing, thousands-year-old fortification system known the world over. This virtual tour has four scenes available (you have to pay to get access to all 14). The bird's-eye view of Mutianyu pass is a highlight.

Most of us recognize the giant stone statues of Easter Island, but what's the story behind them? Nova's online adventure "Secrets of Easter Island" delves into the mystery with a virtual tour.

National Geographic lets you explore the world's largest cave, located in Vietnam. Use the interactive map to enjoy the fully immersive experience (sound on!).

You don't need a time machine! Discovering Ancient Egypt has a ton of free resources, but it's the interactive pyramid map and 3D temple reconstructions that really give it a field trip feel.

Virtually visit Turn Back the Clock, a museum exhibit that ran for two years at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Through compelling personal stories, innovative interactive media, and pop culture artifacts, the exhibit takes guests through seven decades of history-from the dawn of the nuclear age to significant policy questions our leaders face today.

No, really! You can absolutely "go" to the red planet. With Access Mars, you can see the actual surface of Mars, recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover. Trust us-don't skip the intro. And if your kids liked that, check out this 4K tour of the moon. These may go down in history as some of the best virtual field trips your students get to experience.

Take a virtual tour of this historical battleship located on the Camden waterfront. This battleship has traveled more miles than any other!

No need to travel to Rome! Take in the amazing art and architecture located in the Vatican Museums with these 360-degree views.

Download the app and climb aboard the virtual tram line! Take a virtual walk through the Space Center Houston with informational stops along the way.

Virtually visit museum rooms in the famous Louvre located in Paris. Even check out The Louvre kids' site for student-friendly galleries and stories. You can't visit The Louvre without seeing the Mona Lisa, so check out their immersive Mona Lisa experience available in the app store.

This interactive tour of Ellis Island lets students explore places like the Baggage Room and the Stairs of Separation through short stories, historical photographs, videos, and audio clips. Students can also hear the stories of real kids who recently immigrated to the United States, explore colorful charts and graphs with immigration data, and watch a 30-minute movie that includes a Q&A with National Park Service Rangers who explain what coming to America was like for many immigrants.

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Travel back to the 17th century with options for free, on-demand, digital resources or a live, 1-hour virtual school program led by a Plimoth Patuxet Contemporary Indigenous Museum Educator. Students explore Wampanoag daily life and history; discover the real history of Thanksgiving and the legend behind it; meet a 17th-century Pilgrim; get an interactive sneak peak into 17th-century wardrobes; and learn about simple machines and water power at the Plimoth Grist Mill. There are also options for virtual hands-on history workshops, including Wampanoag Pottery and Write Like a Pilgrim.

When you can't visit the museum in person, 3D virtual field trips to the Children's Museum Houston are the next best thing. All videos are produced and curated by museum educators and feature hands-on activities that can be done in the classroom. Topics include nutrition, math, states of matter, forces and properties of water, and more.

Beyond the Battle Field is a virtual field trip for grades 2-8 hosted by Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived historical-fiction series for kids. Students will meet a museum educator as well as the museum curator, and explore artifacts and documents from the American Revolution. Plus they'll hear the stories of teens who served during the war. There's also a Classroom Kit available with a vocabulary list and discussion questions by grade level.

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You can't always get there in person, but lots of places will let you "visit" online. These are the best virtual field trips out there!

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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, museums and cultural institutions across the globe are closing their doors to the public. But while visitors can no longer roam the halls of these institutions, virtual tools and online experiences mean anyone with an internet connection can browse world-class collections from home.

The Smithsonian Institution, of course, has its own array of virtual tours, experiences and educational resources. Among the other experiences on offer: Scroll through an extensive trove of 3-D photographs from the Minneapolis Institute of Art, explore online exhibits from the National Women's History Museum in Virginia, or admire artistic masterpieces from the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Spain. Additionally, around 2,500 museums and galleries, including the Uffizi Galleries in Florence and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, are offering virtual tours and presenting online collections via the Google Arts and Culture portal.

For those in search of armchair travel inspiration, Smithsonian magazine has compiled a list of ten museums that have found new ways to fulfill their critical mission of cultivating creativity and spreading knowledge.

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

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Home to the world's second largest private collection of art, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza owns masterpieces by giants of virtually every art movement-to name just a few, Jan van Eyck, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Picasso and Dalí. To spotlight these artistic treasures, the Madrid museum offers an array of multimedia resources. Users can take a virtual tour of the entire building (or a thematic tour covering such topics as food, sustainability, fashion and even "inclusive love"); browse current and closed exhibits; and watch behind-the-scenes videos featuring interviews, lectures and technical studies.

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

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Committed to offering a culturally rewarding experience since opening its doors in 2013, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul (MMCA) has established itself as a prominent cultural platform and leader in Korean art. In collaboration with Google Arts and Culture, the MMCA is now offering a virtual tour of its collections. This experience takes visitors through six floors of modern and contemporary art from Korea and around the world. Those seeking an educational walkthrough can follow along by tuning into curator-led recorded tours.

The Anne Frank House

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The Anne Frank House, established in cooperation with the famed diarist's father, Otto, in 1957, strives to inform the public through educational programs and tours of the building where the teenager and her family hid during World War II. To delve deeper into the story detailed in Frank's diary, online visitors can watch videos about her life; virtually explore the Secret Annex; look around the house where she lived before going into hiding; and view the Google Arts and Culture exhibition " Anne Frank: Her Life, Her Diary, Her Legacy."

The Vatican Museums

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Home to some 70,000 artworks and artifacts spanning centuries, continents and mediums, the 5.5-hectare Vatican Museums are among Italy's finest cultural institutions. Virtual visitors can tour seven different sections of the sprawling complex, enjoying 360-degree views of the Sistine Chapel, perhaps best known for Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgment fresco; Raphael's Rooms, where the Renaissance artist's School of Athens resides; and lesser-known but equally sumptuous locations such as the Pio Clementino Museum, the Niccoline Chapel and the Room of the Chiaroscuri.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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"Since its founding, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has maintained a belief in the transformative powers of art," reads the Manhattan museum's website. "In uncertain times such as these, art can provide both solace and inspiration."

In a nod to this mission, the Guggenheim, a cultural center and educational institution devoted to modern and contemporary art, has opened up its collections to online visitors. The building itself, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is an architectural masterpiece; audiences can listen to an audio guide of its history or journey up its spiral halls via a Google Arts and Culture virtual tour. For those who want to take a deeper dive into the museum's collections, the Guggenheim's online database features some 1,700 artworks by more than 625 artists.

The London National Gallery

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Take a virtual tour of 18 gallery rooms, enjoy a panoramic view of the museum's halls and click through a wide collection of artistic masterpieces using the National Gallery's virtual tools. Based in London, this museum houses more than 2,300 works reflecting the Western European tradition between the 13th and 19th centuries. Collection highlights include Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers and J.M.W Turner's The Fighting Temeraire.

NASA Research Centers

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For those fascinated by space exploration, NASA offers online visitors the chance to take a behind-the-scenes look inside its facilities. Visitors can take virtual tours of the organization's research centers, where aeronautic technology is developed and tested, and learn more about the functions of different facilities. The online tour of Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, covers 16 locations, including the Flight Research Hangar and the Katherine Johnson Computational Research Facility. The virtual tour of the Glenn Research Center in Ohio, meanwhile, takes visitors inside facilities such as the Supersonic Wind Tunnel, where high speed flight is researched, and the Zero Gravity Research Facility, where microgravity research is conducted.

The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

ORIGINAL

Home to the world's largest ancient Mexican art collection, in addition to an extensive collection of ethnographic objects, the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City preserves the country's indigenous legacy and celebrates its cultural heritage. In collaboration with Google Arts and Culture, the museum has made some 140 items available for online visitors to explore from their homes. Among the objects available for viewing are the famous Aztec calendar sun stone and the striking jade death mask of ancient Mayan king Pakal the Great.

San Francisco's De Young Museum

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One of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the de Young Museum's new copper-clad building in Golden Gate Park combines art with architecture. The collection features a priceless array of American art dating from the 17th to the 21st centuries, as well as artifacts from Africa and Oceania, modern and contemporary art, costumes, and textiles. Through Google Arts and Culture, the de Young offers 11 exhibits, including " Cult of the Machine" and " Ruth Asawa: A Working Life."

The Louvre

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Housed in a large fortress along the banks of Paris' Seine River, the Louvre regularly tops rankings of the most-visited museums in the world, with millions of visitors flocking to its halls in search of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and other instantly recognizable artworks. Virtual tours offered by the Louvre include a walkthrough of the Egyptian antiquities wing and a view of the museum's moat, which was built in 1190 to protect Paris from invaders.

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