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Why Not Try Some Virtual Tours?
Zoos
- Dublin
- Elephants – bit.ly/DublinZooElephants
- Penguins – bit.ly/DublinZooPenguins
- African Savanna – bit.ly/DublinZooAfricanSavanna
- Edinburgh Zoo – bit.ly/EdinburghZooCams
- Marwell Zoo (UK) – bit.ly/MarwellZooCams
- San Diego Zoo – bit.ly/SanDiegoZooCams
- Houston Zoo – bit.ly/HoustonZooCam
- Clear Water Marine Aquarium – bit.ly/ClearWaterMarineCams
Irish Museums
- Trinity College Dublin
- The Long Room – bit.ly/TCDTheLongRoom
- National Library of Ireland – bit.ly/NationalLibraryIRL
- National Gallery of Ireland – bit.ly/NationalGalleryIRL
- National Museum of Ireland
- Natural History – bit.ly/NaturalHistoryIRL
- Country Life – bit.ly/CountryLifeMuseum
- Archaeology – bit.ly/ArchaeologyMuseumIRL
- Decorative Arts and History – bit.ly/DecorativeArtsHistoryIRL
- Medieval Museum Treasures of Medieval Waterford – bit.ly/MedievalWaterford
- Number Twenty Nine ESB’s Georgian House Museum – bit.ly/Number29
- The Pearse Museum – bit.ly/PearseMuseumTour
- Titanic Experience Cobh – bit.ly/TitanicExperienceCobh
International Museums
- The Louvre, Paris – bit.ly/LouvreOnlineTour
- Anne Frank House, Amsterdam – bit.ly/AFHouseTour
- The Vatican Museums, Vatican City – bit.ly/TheVaticanMuseum
- The Guggenheim, New York – bit.ly/GuggenheimFromHome
- Pompeii, Naples – bit.ly/VirtualPompeii
- The British Museum, London – bit.ly/BritishMuseumVirtual
- NASA
- Glen Research Centre – go.nasa.gov/39fbJCk
- Langley Research Centre – go.nasa.gov/39faljf
Coding Activities
Coding activities available with one hour tutorials available. You can access it at: https://hourofcode.com/ie/learn?fbclid=IwAR2whfo4-bweM4DczllaaTI8UFcP1jJ4Ank0lUylnMaZTH3LWqftKBgGyrg
A Phonics Game to Play
Do you want to learn how to play the piano?
Free access for six months of tutorials. Available at: https://homeschoolpiano.com/give-back/
Do you want to learn how to play the guitar?
Tutorials are available online. You can sign up for free at: https://try.fender.com/play/playthrough/
Dublin Zoo Live Cams
Would you like to see the animals being fed? Dublin Zoo are offering you a chance through the live cam. You can access them at: https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/
Match Stick Puzzles
This is a fantastic Maths activity. Please be careful to only give children match sticks and make sure parents collect them up afterwards. You can also use toothpicks. Similar puzzles available at: http://matchstickpuzzles.blogspot.com/