Virtual Resources &
Field Trips

This educational video shows how plants defend themselves. Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to small herbivores like caterpillars, up to large herbivores like elephants. Time: 6:12 minutes.

A video on the classic Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. Come and find out how a cat in a hat turns a “cold, cold, wet day” into “lots of good fun that is funny”! But who will clean up? Time: 12:10 minutes.

This animated video of the most noted cases in American history, tells the story of Dred Scott who sought freedom for himself and his slave family, contending that they gained that right when they lived temporarily in Illinois, a free state.

Take a virtual field trip to the amazing Galapagos Islands that consists of 19 islands and the surrounding marine reserve that is called a unique ‘living museum and showcase of evolution’.

This animated video on Marie Skłodowska Curie’s revolutionary research that laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. Time: 5:03 mins.

This animated video of Harriet Tubman who escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 to become the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Tubman risked her life to lead hundreds of family members and other slaves to freedom. Time: 28:52 minutes.

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens offers a programs in literature, art, and science. In-Person and Virtual tours of its library, museum and gardens are available.

As The LEGO Group celebrates its 80th Birthday, this video takes a look back at its history with this short animated film. Time: 17:08 mins.

This kid-friendly video on the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses animation, music, and narration to share Martin’s vision for the world and his powerful legacy of non-violence and equality for all people. Time: 9:37 minutes.

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine educates on Civil War medical innovation and humanitarianism. Virtual, remote learning resources are available.

Based in the oldest museum building in the US, the Peale Center shares authentic narratives of the city, its places, and the diverse people of Baltimore. View the museum’s virtual programs.

The Phillips Collection houses works from Impressionism to contemporary art. Hands-on programs are available; and virtual, multimedia exhibitions and behind-the-scenes looks.