Online Diversions
Do you need a diversion while sitting in quarantine? Enjoy these relaxing yet educational online activities!
The Fish Game
The Fish Game is a game where the goal is to catch as many fish as you can without depleting the population of fish in the lake. It teaches about sustainability in fishing practices and largely tells of the impact of humans on the water's resources.
You have 10 days to fish. The money you make from these fish will need to support your family for the next month. Each fish nets $2.
Each day, you'll choose whether you want to take none, one, two, or three fish for the day. There are two other fisher folk also trying to catch as many fish as they can - they will follow your lead, and base their catch on yours.
Quiver Augmented Reality Coloring Pages
Looking for a fun activity that combines creativity and virtual reality? These coloring pages are an all-ages experience that lets you turn your artwork into a 3D moving creation. Just download and print the page you want, color in the picture, scan the QR code, and enjoy!
Water Simulations
This is a new version of liquid simulation sandbox, in which you can create water, oil and foam, add pipes and sewers, draw walls and air emitters, and then see how the fluid behaves! A new Grid function is added for drawing straight lines. It is based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) - Langrangian method of fluid simulation.
Water Simulation Example
Live Webcams
Enjoy observing animals from around the world on these live webcams from Explore.
NASA NeMO-Net
NASA's game NeMO-Net lets players assist in mapping the world's coral reefs by classifying the coral in satellite images and helping to train a NASA supercomputer while doing so. The app, available on Apple devises, mixes digital artwork with real life images of coral and has augmented reality features that allow users to place coral right in their living rooms.