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Get Outdoors

Acton Trails: Maps, information, and the "I Hiked Acton's Trails" challenge

Kids Gardening: Ideas, resources and activities for kids and families interested in gardening

iNaturalist/Seek by iNaturalist: Websites and free apps where you can upload your own photos of plants and animals to identify and contribute to scientific data. Seek is intended for use by kids, iNaturalist is for older users.

Merlin App: Identify birds you see with this free app

Nature Journal: Make your own nature journal to record what you notice about the world around you.

Sky Watching Tips From NASA: Overview and day-by-day guide to watching the night sky.

Rainy Day/Indoor Ideas

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Register for live (select Friday evenings) and recorded "Super Stellar" shows about space and other STEM topics.

Invent.org STEM Activity guide: Challenges using simple materials

Explore.org - Numerous live webcams around the world

Plants and Animals Podcasts

STEAM Project: Create something new out of recycled materials

Virtual Field Trips - “Travel” to exciting locations around the world and check out the best of zoos and aquariums.