Tate Kids: discovering art through play and creativity

Tate Kids is the educational section of the Tate website created especially for children, offering an engaging way to discover art, artists and creative techniques. Through games, videos, quizzes, activities and accessible information about artworks and artists, it encourages children to explore art in an active and playful way. The wider Tate learning programme also places strong emphasis on creativity, curiosity, participation and learning through making and storytelling.

From an educational perspective, the resource can be used to introduce artists and artistic movements, explore individual artworks, develop visual literacy or provide inspiration for practical art activities. It can also be particularly useful in English lessons, as students can use the materials to learn vocabulary, describe artworks, express opinions and carry out short research tasks in English.

Explore Tate Kids here:

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids

National Women’s History Museum

Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) is an innovative online museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting, and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society. 

The Museum brings to life the countless untold stories of women throughout history, and serves as a space for all to inspire, experience, collaborate, and amplify women’s impact.  (Source: https://www.womenshistory.org/about-national-womens-history-museum)

Visit the National Women’s History Museum on: 

https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits 

Ask Smithsonian

Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and several research facilities.

Ask Smithsonian is a part of Smithsonian website which provides a collection of educational videos for common questions about History, Science, Nature, etc. Each of them is answered with the help of interactive and funny videos. All the videos range from 60-80 seconds in length.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/ask-smithsonian/?no-ist

Science Museum (London) Teaching Resources

The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. Opened in 1857, today constitutes one of the city's major tourist attractions. In fact, it is well worth a visit. Unfortunately it is not always possible. However, on its webpage a very interesting bank of free online resources is available for teachers and students.

You can select an age, choose a subject, and then a topic from the list or browse by the following categories:

- Hands-on activities and fun challenges.

- Short videos to use in your teaching.

- Online games and websites to motivate and engage students.

- Techniques and demos to use in your teaching.

Teaching resources:

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/educators/teaching_resources.aspx