Science
K - 5
Book: Junk Drawer Physics: 50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing (Junk Drawer Science) gr. K - 6
Museum of Science + Industry Chicago Online Science: Apps and activities and videos, oh my! Play games, watch baby chicks hatching, create virtual chemical reactions or use forensic science to analyze different types of candy.
DiscoverE Engineering and science activities categorized by grades Videos accompany the lessons. Most of the lessons are challenge activities.
Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab shows children aged 5–9 how much fun science can be. Using this app, students set out on an adventure to an unknown world—a world where Thomas Edison had a secret lab in which he invented a virtual version of himself and a nearly completed robot to guide and inspire future generations of young scientists. Students can explore the lab, play games, learn about Thomas Edison and other inventors, meet the Secret Lab Kids, learn about inventions and discoveries, create holograms, and enjoy videos. The app is available for iOS, Android,
Ancient Egypt
Are your learners fascinated by mummies and pyramids? Are ancient civilizations part of your? Explore ancient Egypt at Howtosmile.org with activities like Mummy Magic, The Trial: Grand Vizier Ay Stands Accused of Murder! and Modern Detectives: Think Like an Archaeologist.
Science Lab for Kids (Android app) full of fascinating home science experiments that are a great way for kids to enjoy the world of Science labs.’
Scientific Experiments (Android app) an ideal opportunity for your children to learn the laws of science, in an easy and simple way, all free and a great complement to their education and school work or school application.
Sweet Science Turn leftover Halloween treats (or any holiday treats like Valentine's Day candy) into sweet STEM explorations, by using candy to illustrate scientific and mathematical concepts and processes.
Love Science (Android app) Kids Love Science series of stories are written for children of ages 3-10, with the aim entertaining these youngsters while introducing them to significant achievements in the history of science, exploration and adventure.’
Kids Science Experiments (Android app) Kids Science Experiments application has more than 50 kids experiments with requirement of experiments, method for performing experiments and logic or happening of experiments.
Solar Oven Students can design their own or use this example. The project lets students explore the greenhouse effect.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story. gr 5-9
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school. Lessons are inquiry based and encourage exploration in life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation. Virtual labs are interactive flash-based labs where students can discover more about science like wind energy. At the Innovation HQ portion of the site, students can travel through time and look at innovations that they use in their every day life and “meet” 3M scientists. It is packed with videos, lesson ideas, virtual interactives and student activities. Content is separated out by grade level.
Windmill Challenges gr 3 - 8
Gizmos (gr. 3 - 12) has hundreds of math and science interactive simulations that allow students to graph, measure, compare and make predictions.
How to Flip a Rainbow
Map the Green Space gr. 5-9 learn about urban planning as they assess the environmental health of their community, taking a walk around their neighborhood. They construct a map that identifies both positive and negative features and then recommend improvements.
The Extreme Science website presents world records in natural science, including earth science and the plant and animal kingdoms, as well as extreme weather records and much more “wild, weird and out-there stuff.” Extreme Science has an extensive collection of science and technology information and resources, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons. The Select Language drop-down menu lets users choose from more than 60 world languages. The main content tabs are Animal Kingdom, Earth, Ocean, Resources, Space, Time and Weather.Web: http://www.extremescience.com/index.html -
How Things Fly is a feature from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. How Things Fly contains an interactive module in which students design their own airplanes. The activity starts with a simple and slow airplane that students have to modify until it reaches a target speed and altitude. As students modify the wings, fuselage, and engines of their airplanes they are given instant feedback on the effects of those modifications.
PLASTIC EGG RACES EXPLORING ANGLES AND RAMPS
NASA Education for Students: Career information, image galleries, NASA Television, features and articles … whatever you’d like to know about aerospace, you’re sure to find it here.
Explore Science: Earth and Space 2017 toolkit STEM Education Network (NISE Net), in collaboration with NASA, has just released a new Earth and space science digital toolkit for educators. NISE Net developers have prepared nine up-to-date, comprehensive hands-on STEM activities to showcase the exciting science topics, missions, and research
K-12 DNA STEM Explorations
Science Buddies: This website has over 1,000 ideas for science fair projects, project guides, project kits and detailed profiles of STEM careers.
Life Science compelling lessons and projects promote problem-based learning, collaboration, higher order thinking skills, and critical analysis
Earth Science curriculum and lessons
Weather Lab is a simple online activity designed to help elementary and middle school students learn about weather patterns. In the Weather Lab students select an ocean current and an air mass then try to predict the weather pattern that will result from their choices. In the feedback given to students they will find links to videos for further learning about each weather pattern featured in the Weather Lab.
Physical Science curriculum and lessons
Environmental Science curriculum and lessons
DIY Lake Science was developed by UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science The app for iPad and iPhone takes learners outdoors to find what’s below the surface of bodies of freshwater. With the app's field adventures, learners can make a viewscope and look for underwater plants and animals, build a “quadrat” square and measure biodiversity, and construct a Secchi disc to show how clear or murky a body of water is. Using such tools helps show how scientists test water quality, monitor pollution, track the populations of species, and even discover unknown life forms.
MathScienceMusic.org is a free web-basedd toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music. Designed for students, kindergarten through college.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school.
Funology: At Funology, science is bound to get interactive. Make a tornado with water. Build a Jurassic Park terrarium. Or, simply torment your siblings with endless jokes about bugs and insects.
Kids Do Ecology: Every kid should be an ecological hero. Learn about biomes, blue whales and data collecting. You can even create your own classroom experiment. Available en Español.
Kids.gov: From imaginary jungles to ion experiments, Kids.gov has plenty of resources for a rainy day. Watch an animation on thunder and lightning or take a virtual field trip to the National Zoo.
Mosa Mack provides students with a variety of short animated mysteries that they have to solve using knowledge gleaned from videos they watch. Mosa Mack adopts an inquiry-based approach to science learning. Mosa Mack arranges its science content into units each of which is comprised of three lessons that ‘progress upwards on Blooms Taxonomy and the the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) chart.’ The units include:
Lesson 1 The Solve: An animated science mystery and vocabulary manipulative
Lesson 2 The Make: A hands-on lab
Lesson 3 The Engineer: An engineering challenge that allows students to apply what they’ve learned to solve real world scenarios.’
Mystery Science for elementary teachers. Mystery Science provides a wide variety of lessons to enhance your students learning of science and engage them in hands-on activities focused around a given Mystery. Every activity is designed around simple supplies which ’you should already have in the classroom or around your home.
The Lawrence Hall of Science website from University of California, Berkeley. It provides a wide variety of resources to engage kids and students in learning science. As a teacher, you can use The Lawrence Hall of Science to look for activities and experiments to enrich your lesson plans. The Lawrence Hall of Science 24/7 features a plethora of activities and interactive games to help kids learn science in fun and engaging ways. These include Arcade Games, Quizzes and several other hands-on activities that you can use with your students right in your classroom.
Stem Works a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Rube Goldberg Projects
NASA Kids’ Club: At NASA Kids’ Club, it’s perfectly okay to fool around in space. You can use your science and math skills to explore Mars, construct a fleet of rockets or search for NASA spinoffs in your garage.
NASA Space Place: Build your own spacecraft, play space volcanoes or browse through a gallery of sun images. When you’re at the Space Place, the universe is the limit.
National Geographic Kids: Which do you think is cuter: the puffer fish or the clown fish? On this website, you can vote in polls, take part in eggs-periments, watch videos, play puzzles and learn amazing facts.
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!: Pre-K STEM games, activities and videos galore. The adventurous Cat in the Hat is even ready to lead you on an exotic math safari adventure
SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: The Center for Precollegiate Education and Training at The University of Florida provides science resources for teachers. Be sure to explore archived resources from years past and subscribe to their email digest and receive lessons, videos, and activities.
HOW SCIENCE WORKS: A site from the UC Berkeley that helps to explain the scientific process with links for teacher resources for primary, middle school, high school and even undergraduate students.
Potato Science Collection
Explore Diabetes with Student STEM
Spooktacular Halloween Science
Bug and Insect STEM Roundup
Fourth of July Science
Solar Power Roundup
Creative Science and Engineering for Kids
Backyard Bird Science
The Greens: Wondering what you can do to protect the planet? The Greens have some great ideas, including games, activity guides and their very own carbon calculator.
Sculptris: creating a 3-D model of an insect based on specimens from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Lifeboat to Mars: Explore the world of biology with this free online game. In one simulation (Microland) you control hungry microbes. In another (Ecoland), you have to balance out the space station’s ecosystem.
Zoom: Hot science and cool ideas. You’ll find all kinds of activities and experiments on Zoom’s website, including things like lemon juice rockets, crazy straw bridges and bubble cities
Apps
K - 5
Book: Junk Drawer Physics: 50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing (Junk Drawer Science) gr. K - 6
DIY Human Body app. The app uses everyday items to let you explore your body's complex machinery in 13 fun, hands-on STEM activities.
Environmental Health Student Portal: Interested in learning more about chemicals, air quality and water pollution? This website has videos, games and experiments to help you along.
DiscoverE Engineering and science activities categorized by grades Videos accompany the lessons. Most of the lessons are challenge activities.
DIY Lake Science was developed by UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of ScienceThe app for iPad and iPhone takes learners outdoors to find what’s below the surface of bodies of freshwater. With the app's field adventures, learners can make a viewscope and look for underwater plants and animals, build a “quadrat” square and measure biodiversity, and construct a Secchi disc to show how clear or murky a body of water is. Using such tools helps show how scientists test water quality, monitor pollution, track the populations of species, and even discover unknown life forms.
Solar Oven Students can design their own or use this example. The project lets students explore the greenhouse effect.
DIY Sun Science app Use the power of the Sun to energize STEM learning with the free, new DIY Sun Science app for the iPad and iPhone. On sunny days, or not so sunny days, DIY Sun Science makes investigating Earth's own star easy, fun, affordable and safe. Thirteen hands-on explorations, plus NASA images and videos, reveal how dynamic the Sun is and how it affects life on Earth.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
Gizmos (gr. 3 - 12) has hundreds of math and science interactive simulations that allow students to graph, measure, compare and make predictions.
Kids Ahead: A STEM bonanza. Kids Ahead is packed with all kinds of resources, including scavenger hunts, videos, articles, links to local activities and fun events and info on cool jobs, that inspire and excite.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school. Lessons are inquiry based and encourage exploration in life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation. Virtual labs are interactive flash-based labs where students can discover more about science like wind energy. At the Innovation HQ portion of the site, students can travel through time and look at innovations that they use in their every day life and “meet” 3M scientists. It is packed with videos, lesson ideas, virtual interactives and student activities. Content is separated out by grade level.
The Extreme Science website presents world records in natural science, including earth science and the plant and animal kingdoms, as well as extreme weather records and much more “wild, weird and out-there stuff.” Extreme Science has an extensive collection of science and technology information and resources, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons. The Select Language drop-down menu lets users choose from more than 60 world languages. The main content tabs are Animal Kingdom, Earth, Ocean, Resources, Space, Time and Weather.Web: http://www.extremescience.com/index.html -
K-12 DNA STEM Explorations
MythBusters – Discovery Channel: The folks at MythBusters use experiments to bust rumors, myths and urban legends. (During their Cannonball Chemistry experiment, they accidentally drove a cannonball through the side of a house.
Beauty of Science a project with the goal to bring the beauty of chemistry to the general public. Its chemical reaction videos have been viewed more than 5 million times. Building on the success of Beautiful Chemistry, BOS is creating high-quality content (videos, comics, books) to bring the beauty and wonder of science to more people. Each week a new video is released
MathScienceMusic.org is a free web-basedd toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music. Designed for students, kindergarten through college.
SciJinks: It’s all about the weather. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and NASA put together this educational website to teach kids about meteorology and earth science. Check out their games section.
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: Ck12 includes lesson plans, pacing guides, differentiation guides, in-class presentations, etc., on 5000 math and science concepts for teachers and also has readings, videos, quizzes, sims, real world group activities, etc. for students.
Mosa Mack provides students with a variety of short animated mysteries that they have to solve using knowledge gleaned from videos they watch. Mosa Mack adopts an inquiry-based approach to science learning. Mosa Mack arranges its science content into units each of which is comprised of three lessons that ‘progress upwards on Blooms Taxonomy and the the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) chart.’ The units include:
Lesson 1 The Solve: An animated science mystery and vocabulary manipulative
Lesson 2 The Make: A hands-on lab
Lesson 3 The Engineer: An engineering challenge that allows students to apply what they’ve learned to solve real world scenarios.’
OpenEd offers a massive library of free educational games, videos, practice assessments, and tutorials. These resources come from notable content producers including SciShow, CrashCourse, and Minute Physics
Weather Lab is a simple online activity designed to help elementary and middle school students learn about weather patterns. In the Weather Lab students select an ocean current and an air mass then try to predict the weather pattern that will result from their choices. In the feedback given to students they will find links to videos for further learning about each weather pattern featured in the Weather Lab.
Mystery Science for elementary teachers. Mystery Science provides a wide variety of lessons to enhance your students learning of science and engage them in hands-on activities focused around a given Mystery. Every activity is designed around simple supplies which ’you should already have in the classroom or around your home.
SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: The Center for Precollegiate Education and Training at The University of Florida provides science resources for teachers. Be sure to explore archived resources from years past and subscribe to their email digest and receive lessons, videos, and activities.
HOW SCIENCE WORKS: A site from the UC Berkeley that helps to explain the scientific process with links for teacher resources for primary, middle school, high school and even undergraduate students.
The Lawrence Hall of Science website from University of California, Berkeley. It provides a wide variety of resources to engage kids and students in learning science. As a teacher, you can use The Lawrence Hall of Science to look for activities and experiments to enrich your lesson plans. The Lawrence Hall of Science 24/7 features a plethora of activities and interactive games to help kids learn science in fun and engaging ways. These include Arcade Games, Quizzes and several other hands-on activities that you can use with your students right in your classroom.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school.
CSI: Web Adventures: Based on the T.V. series, this immersive adventure allows you to solve your own forensics case. Levels range from beginner to advanced.
Interactive Library Applets for Math, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry & Earth Science 6-12
The Interactive Library is about "real interactivity"! The database contains hundreds of activities that make use of sophisticated java, vrml and shockwave programs. Teachers can create their own activity sheet to go with the programs.
National Geographic Games: Journey deep into the nano-world. Build the greenest city in the universe. Prepare for the apocalypse. Some of these games are free; some must be purchased.
Stem Works a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
K - 5
Book: Junk Drawer Physics: 50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing (Junk Drawer Science) gr. K - 6
Museum of Science + Industry Chicago Online Science: Apps and activities and videos, oh my! Play games, watch baby chicks hatching, create virtual chemical reactions or use forensic science to analyze different types of candy.
DiscoverE Engineering and science activities categorized by grades Videos accompany the lessons. Most of the lessons are challenge activities.
Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab shows children aged 5–9 how much fun science can be. Using this app, students set out on an adventure to an unknown world—a world where Thomas Edison had a secret lab in which he invented a virtual version of himself and a nearly completed robot to guide and inspire future generations of young scientists. Students can explore the lab, play games, learn about Thomas Edison and other inventors, meet the Secret Lab Kids, learn about inventions and discoveries, create holograms, and enjoy videos. The app is available for iOS, Android,
Ancient Egypt
Are your learners fascinated by mummies and pyramids? Are ancient civilizations part of your? Explore ancient Egypt at Howtosmile.org with activities like Mummy Magic, The Trial: Grand Vizier Ay Stands Accused of Murder! and Modern Detectives: Think Like an Archaeologist.
Science Lab for Kids (Android app) full of fascinating home science experiments that are a great way for kids to enjoy the world of Science labs.’
Scientific Experiments (Android app) an ideal opportunity for your children to learn the laws of science, in an easy and simple way, all free and a great complement to their education and school work or school application.
Sweet Science Turn leftover Halloween treats (or any holiday treats like Valentine's Day candy) into sweet STEM explorations, by using candy to illustrate scientific and mathematical concepts and processes.
Love Science (Android app) Kids Love Science series of stories are written for children of ages 3-10, with the aim entertaining these youngsters while introducing them to significant achievements in the history of science, exploration and adventure.’
Kids Science Experiments (Android app) Kids Science Experiments application has more than 50 kids experiments with requirement of experiments, method for performing experiments and logic or happening of experiments.
Solar Oven Students can design their own or use this example. The project lets students explore the greenhouse effect.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story. gr 5-9
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school. Lessons are inquiry based and encourage exploration in life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation. Virtual labs are interactive flash-based labs where students can discover more about science like wind energy. At the Innovation HQ portion of the site, students can travel through time and look at innovations that they use in their every day life and “meet” 3M scientists. It is packed with videos, lesson ideas, virtual interactives and student activities. Content is separated out by grade level.
Windmill Challenges gr 3 - 8
Gizmos (gr. 3 - 12) has hundreds of math and science interactive simulations that allow students to graph, measure, compare and make predictions.
How to Flip a Rainbow
- Dissolving Peeps
- Excavating Geodes
- Lego Shadow Towers
- Solar Oven Smores
- Simple Science Experiments That Fizz
- No Cook Playdough Science Lab
- Halloween Science for Kids
- Why Do Pinecones Open?
Map the Green Space gr. 5-9 learn about urban planning as they assess the environmental health of their community, taking a walk around their neighborhood. They construct a map that identifies both positive and negative features and then recommend improvements.
The Extreme Science website presents world records in natural science, including earth science and the plant and animal kingdoms, as well as extreme weather records and much more “wild, weird and out-there stuff.” Extreme Science has an extensive collection of science and technology information and resources, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons. The Select Language drop-down menu lets users choose from more than 60 world languages. The main content tabs are Animal Kingdom, Earth, Ocean, Resources, Space, Time and Weather.Web: http://www.extremescience.com/index.html -
How Things Fly is a feature from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. How Things Fly contains an interactive module in which students design their own airplanes. The activity starts with a simple and slow airplane that students have to modify until it reaches a target speed and altitude. As students modify the wings, fuselage, and engines of their airplanes they are given instant feedback on the effects of those modifications.
PLASTIC EGG RACES EXPLORING ANGLES AND RAMPS
NASA Education for Students: Career information, image galleries, NASA Television, features and articles … whatever you’d like to know about aerospace, you’re sure to find it here.
Explore Science: Earth and Space 2017 toolkit STEM Education Network (NISE Net), in collaboration with NASA, has just released a new Earth and space science digital toolkit for educators. NISE Net developers have prepared nine up-to-date, comprehensive hands-on STEM activities to showcase the exciting science topics, missions, and research
K-12 DNA STEM Explorations
Science Buddies: This website has over 1,000 ideas for science fair projects, project guides, project kits and detailed profiles of STEM careers.
Life Science compelling lessons and projects promote problem-based learning, collaboration, higher order thinking skills, and critical analysis
Earth Science curriculum and lessons
Weather Lab is a simple online activity designed to help elementary and middle school students learn about weather patterns. In the Weather Lab students select an ocean current and an air mass then try to predict the weather pattern that will result from their choices. In the feedback given to students they will find links to videos for further learning about each weather pattern featured in the Weather Lab.
Physical Science curriculum and lessons
Environmental Science curriculum and lessons
DIY Lake Science was developed by UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science The app for iPad and iPhone takes learners outdoors to find what’s below the surface of bodies of freshwater. With the app's field adventures, learners can make a viewscope and look for underwater plants and animals, build a “quadrat” square and measure biodiversity, and construct a Secchi disc to show how clear or murky a body of water is. Using such tools helps show how scientists test water quality, monitor pollution, track the populations of species, and even discover unknown life forms.
MathScienceMusic.org is a free web-basedd toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music. Designed for students, kindergarten through college.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school.
Funology: At Funology, science is bound to get interactive. Make a tornado with water. Build a Jurassic Park terrarium. Or, simply torment your siblings with endless jokes about bugs and insects.
Kids Do Ecology: Every kid should be an ecological hero. Learn about biomes, blue whales and data collecting. You can even create your own classroom experiment. Available en Español.
Kids.gov: From imaginary jungles to ion experiments, Kids.gov has plenty of resources for a rainy day. Watch an animation on thunder and lightning or take a virtual field trip to the National Zoo.
Mosa Mack provides students with a variety of short animated mysteries that they have to solve using knowledge gleaned from videos they watch. Mosa Mack adopts an inquiry-based approach to science learning. Mosa Mack arranges its science content into units each of which is comprised of three lessons that ‘progress upwards on Blooms Taxonomy and the the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) chart.’ The units include:
Lesson 1 The Solve: An animated science mystery and vocabulary manipulative
Lesson 2 The Make: A hands-on lab
Lesson 3 The Engineer: An engineering challenge that allows students to apply what they’ve learned to solve real world scenarios.’
Mystery Science for elementary teachers. Mystery Science provides a wide variety of lessons to enhance your students learning of science and engage them in hands-on activities focused around a given Mystery. Every activity is designed around simple supplies which ’you should already have in the classroom or around your home.
The Lawrence Hall of Science website from University of California, Berkeley. It provides a wide variety of resources to engage kids and students in learning science. As a teacher, you can use The Lawrence Hall of Science to look for activities and experiments to enrich your lesson plans. The Lawrence Hall of Science 24/7 features a plethora of activities and interactive games to help kids learn science in fun and engaging ways. These include Arcade Games, Quizzes and several other hands-on activities that you can use with your students right in your classroom.
Stem Works a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Rube Goldberg Projects
- Original Rube Goldberg comics and contemporary videos
- Simple Machine Challenge
- Engineering Kids includes video
- Goldburger To Go comes from PBS.
- How to Build a Homemade Rube Goldberg Machine
- Web-based Rube Goldberg Applications
- Ruby Goldberg’s Bright Idea by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton. Ruby sets out to win the school science fair by building the most amazing machine ever. When she finally figures out her invention, she realizes that the only person who can help her is her arch-nemesis, the winner of last year’s fair.
- You can sort of build a Rube Goldberg-like machine at Tinker Ball.
NASA Kids’ Club: At NASA Kids’ Club, it’s perfectly okay to fool around in space. You can use your science and math skills to explore Mars, construct a fleet of rockets or search for NASA spinoffs in your garage.
NASA Space Place: Build your own spacecraft, play space volcanoes or browse through a gallery of sun images. When you’re at the Space Place, the universe is the limit.
National Geographic Kids: Which do you think is cuter: the puffer fish or the clown fish? On this website, you can vote in polls, take part in eggs-periments, watch videos, play puzzles and learn amazing facts.
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!: Pre-K STEM games, activities and videos galore. The adventurous Cat in the Hat is even ready to lead you on an exotic math safari adventure
SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: The Center for Precollegiate Education and Training at The University of Florida provides science resources for teachers. Be sure to explore archived resources from years past and subscribe to their email digest and receive lessons, videos, and activities.
HOW SCIENCE WORKS: A site from the UC Berkeley that helps to explain the scientific process with links for teacher resources for primary, middle school, high school and even undergraduate students.
Potato Science Collection
Explore Diabetes with Student STEM
Spooktacular Halloween Science
Bug and Insect STEM Roundup
Fourth of July Science
Solar Power Roundup
Creative Science and Engineering for Kids
Backyard Bird Science
The Greens: Wondering what you can do to protect the planet? The Greens have some great ideas, including games, activity guides and their very own carbon calculator.
Sculptris: creating a 3-D model of an insect based on specimens from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Lifeboat to Mars: Explore the world of biology with this free online game. In one simulation (Microland) you control hungry microbes. In another (Ecoland), you have to balance out the space station’s ecosystem.
Zoom: Hot science and cool ideas. You’ll find all kinds of activities and experiments on Zoom’s website, including things like lemon juice rockets, crazy straw bridges and bubble cities
Apps
K - 5
- Amazing Alex App: (IOS and android ) Amazing Alex has a lot of crazy physics challenges in need of your inventive solutions. You can even build and create your own. Brought to you by the creators of Angry Birds.
- Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
- Max and the Magic Marker App: In this fun physics-based game, you’re in complete control of Max and his incredible magic marker. There are 15 puzzle levels, with challenges, secrets and rewards in each.
- DIY Lake Science was developed by UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of ScienceThe app for iPad and iPhone takes learners outdoors to find what’s below the surface of bodies of freshwater. With the app's field adventures, learners can make a viewscope and look for underwater plants and animals, build a “quadrat” square and measure biodiversity, and construct a Secchi disc to show how clear or murky a body of water is. Using such tools helps show how scientists test water quality, monitor pollution, track the populations of species, and even discover unknown life forms.
- Algodoo (Grades 4-12) mixes the concepts of a sandbox and laboratory so that students can create their own physics questions and discover the laws that govern gravity, magnetism, and light. Teachers can use the built-in lessons, which feature reflection and assessment options, or create simple labs and tutorials that can be duplicated by students at a later time
- DIY Human Body app. The app uses everyday items to let you explore your body's complex machinery in 13 fun, hands-on STEM activities.
- DIY Sun Science appUse the power of the Sun to energize STEM learning with the free, new DIY Sun Science app for the iPad and iPhone. On sunny days, or not so sunny days, DIY Sun Science makes investigating Earth's own star easy, fun, affordable and safe. Thirteen hands-on explorations, plus NASA images and videos, reveal how dynamic the Sun is and how it affects life on Earth.
Book: Junk Drawer Physics: 50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing (Junk Drawer Science) gr. K - 6
DIY Human Body app. The app uses everyday items to let you explore your body's complex machinery in 13 fun, hands-on STEM activities.
Environmental Health Student Portal: Interested in learning more about chemicals, air quality and water pollution? This website has videos, games and experiments to help you along.
DiscoverE Engineering and science activities categorized by grades Videos accompany the lessons. Most of the lessons are challenge activities.
DIY Lake Science was developed by UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of ScienceThe app for iPad and iPhone takes learners outdoors to find what’s below the surface of bodies of freshwater. With the app's field adventures, learners can make a viewscope and look for underwater plants and animals, build a “quadrat” square and measure biodiversity, and construct a Secchi disc to show how clear or murky a body of water is. Using such tools helps show how scientists test water quality, monitor pollution, track the populations of species, and even discover unknown life forms.
Solar Oven Students can design their own or use this example. The project lets students explore the greenhouse effect.
DIY Sun Science app Use the power of the Sun to energize STEM learning with the free, new DIY Sun Science app for the iPad and iPhone. On sunny days, or not so sunny days, DIY Sun Science makes investigating Earth's own star easy, fun, affordable and safe. Thirteen hands-on explorations, plus NASA images and videos, reveal how dynamic the Sun is and how it affects life on Earth.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
Gizmos (gr. 3 - 12) has hundreds of math and science interactive simulations that allow students to graph, measure, compare and make predictions.
Kids Ahead: A STEM bonanza. Kids Ahead is packed with all kinds of resources, including scavenger hunts, videos, articles, links to local activities and fun events and info on cool jobs, that inspire and excite.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school. Lessons are inquiry based and encourage exploration in life science, physical science, earth science and technology/innovation. Virtual labs are interactive flash-based labs where students can discover more about science like wind energy. At the Innovation HQ portion of the site, students can travel through time and look at innovations that they use in their every day life and “meet” 3M scientists. It is packed with videos, lesson ideas, virtual interactives and student activities. Content is separated out by grade level.
The Extreme Science website presents world records in natural science, including earth science and the plant and animal kingdoms, as well as extreme weather records and much more “wild, weird and out-there stuff.” Extreme Science has an extensive collection of science and technology information and resources, including resources for students working on science fair projects and teachers needing content for science lessons. The Select Language drop-down menu lets users choose from more than 60 world languages. The main content tabs are Animal Kingdom, Earth, Ocean, Resources, Space, Time and Weather.Web: http://www.extremescience.com/index.html -
K-12 DNA STEM Explorations
MythBusters – Discovery Channel: The folks at MythBusters use experiments to bust rumors, myths and urban legends. (During their Cannonball Chemistry experiment, they accidentally drove a cannonball through the side of a house.
Beauty of Science a project with the goal to bring the beauty of chemistry to the general public. Its chemical reaction videos have been viewed more than 5 million times. Building on the success of Beautiful Chemistry, BOS is creating high-quality content (videos, comics, books) to bring the beauty and wonder of science to more people. Each week a new video is released
MathScienceMusic.org is a free web-basedd toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music. Designed for students, kindergarten through college.
SciJinks: It’s all about the weather. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and NASA put together this educational website to teach kids about meteorology and earth science. Check out their games section.
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: Ck12 includes lesson plans, pacing guides, differentiation guides, in-class presentations, etc., on 5000 math and science concepts for teachers and also has readings, videos, quizzes, sims, real world group activities, etc. for students.
Mosa Mack provides students with a variety of short animated mysteries that they have to solve using knowledge gleaned from videos they watch. Mosa Mack adopts an inquiry-based approach to science learning. Mosa Mack arranges its science content into units each of which is comprised of three lessons that ‘progress upwards on Blooms Taxonomy and the the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) chart.’ The units include:
Lesson 1 The Solve: An animated science mystery and vocabulary manipulative
Lesson 2 The Make: A hands-on lab
Lesson 3 The Engineer: An engineering challenge that allows students to apply what they’ve learned to solve real world scenarios.’
OpenEd offers a massive library of free educational games, videos, practice assessments, and tutorials. These resources come from notable content producers including SciShow, CrashCourse, and Minute Physics
Weather Lab is a simple online activity designed to help elementary and middle school students learn about weather patterns. In the Weather Lab students select an ocean current and an air mass then try to predict the weather pattern that will result from their choices. In the feedback given to students they will find links to videos for further learning about each weather pattern featured in the Weather Lab.
Mystery Science for elementary teachers. Mystery Science provides a wide variety of lessons to enhance your students learning of science and engage them in hands-on activities focused around a given Mystery. Every activity is designed around simple supplies which ’you should already have in the classroom or around your home.
SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: The Center for Precollegiate Education and Training at The University of Florida provides science resources for teachers. Be sure to explore archived resources from years past and subscribe to their email digest and receive lessons, videos, and activities.
HOW SCIENCE WORKS: A site from the UC Berkeley that helps to explain the scientific process with links for teacher resources for primary, middle school, high school and even undergraduate students.
The Lawrence Hall of Science website from University of California, Berkeley. It provides a wide variety of resources to engage kids and students in learning science. As a teacher, you can use The Lawrence Hall of Science to look for activities and experiments to enrich your lesson plans. The Lawrence Hall of Science 24/7 features a plethora of activities and interactive games to help kids learn science in fun and engaging ways. These include Arcade Games, Quizzes and several other hands-on activities that you can use with your students right in your classroom.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school.
CSI: Web Adventures: Based on the T.V. series, this immersive adventure allows you to solve your own forensics case. Levels range from beginner to advanced.
Interactive Library Applets for Math, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry & Earth Science 6-12
The Interactive Library is about "real interactivity"! The database contains hundreds of activities that make use of sophisticated java, vrml and shockwave programs. Teachers can create their own activity sheet to go with the programs.
National Geographic Games: Journey deep into the nano-world. Build the greenest city in the universe. Prepare for the apocalypse. Some of these games are free; some must be purchased.
Stem Works a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Apps
Algodoo (Grades 4-12) mixes the concepts of a sandbox and laboratory so that students can create their own physics questions and discover the laws that govern gravity, magnetism, and light. Teachers can use the built-in lessons, which feature reflection and assessment options, or create simple labs and tutorials that can be duplicated by students at a later time
Lab4Physics - A Lab in Your Pocket
‘Lab4Physics is an educational solution designed to support teachers around the world improve science education, by making it easy and inexpensive to bring lab experiences into the classroom. In this lab, students can find tools (like an accelerometer, a sonometer or a speedometer) that can help them measure gravity or acceleration in real time.’
Experience Biology
‘invites students to investigate basic scientific phenomena and concepts in biology through simulations and interactive labs. Using an inquiry-based learning approach, the apps challenge middle-school students with investigations and quizzes based on the students' explorations of each interactive unit.’
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
High School
CLEAN – Climate Energy & Awareness Network – A collection of 600+ free, ready-to-use resources rigorously reviewed by educators and scientists.
Gizmos (gr. 3 - 12) has hundreds of math and science interactive simulations that allow students to graph, measure, compare and make predictions.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
Stem Works a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Physics Front portal for physics activities and lessons
Beauty of Science a project with the goal to bring the beauty of chemistry to the general public. Its chemical reaction videos have been viewed more than 5 million times. Building on the success of Beautiful Chemistry, BOS is creating high-quality content (videos, comics, books) to bring the beauty and wonder of science to more people. Each week a new video is released
OpenEd offers a massive library of free educational games, videos, practice assessments, and tutorials. These resources come from notable content producers including SciShow, CrashCourse, and Minute Physics
Balloon Car
Balloon Car II
K-12 DNA STEM Explorations
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: Ck12 includes lesson plans, pacing guides, differentiation guides, in-class presentations, etc., on 5000 math and science concepts for teachers and also has readings, videos, quizzes, sims, real world group activities, etc. for students.
SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: The Center for Precollegiate Education and Training at The University of Florida provides science resources for teachers. Be sure to explore archived resources from years past and subscribe to their email digest and receive lessons, videos, and activities.
HOW SCIENCE WORKS: A site from the UC Berkeley that helps to explain the scientific process with links for teacher resources for primary, middle school, high school and even undergraduate students.
MathScienceMusic.org is a free web-basedd toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music. Designed for students, kindergarten through college.
Blossoms collection of video modules for high school mathematics and science created by teachers from around the world.
My Physics Lab simulations
How to See Sound
Interactive Library Applets for Math, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry & Earth Science 6-12
The Interactive Library is about "real interactivity"! The database contains hundreds of activities that make use of sophisticated java, vrml and shockwave programs. Teachers can create their own activity sheet to go with the programs.
Understanding Science is a fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works — and that helps K-16 teachers reinforce the nature and process of science throughout their science teaching.
Design-based Learning for Environmental Stewardship
NEXT.cc is an eco web that develops ethical imagination and environmental stewardship through activities and links to cultural heritage institutions. The site introduces what design is, what design does, and why design is important. It offers activities across nine scales—nano, pattern, object, space, architecture, neighborhood, urban, region, and world. NEXT.cc’s journeys introduce activities online, in the classroom, in the community, and globally. The journeys and activities are supported with links to museums, institutions, and contemporary practices. Place-based design activities that address the five goals of environmental education: Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes and Environmental Ethics, Citizen Action Skills, and Citizen Action Experiences.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school.
Apps
Algodoo (Grades 4-12) mixes the concepts of a sandbox and laboratory so that students can create their own physics questions and discover the laws that govern gravity, magnetism, and light. Teachers can use the built-in lessons, which feature reflection and assessment options, or create simple labs and tutorials that can be duplicated by students at a later time.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
Lab4Physics - A Lab in Your Pocket IOS
‘Lab4Physics is an educational solution designed to support teachers around the world improve science education, by making it easy and inexpensive to bring lab experiences into the classroom. In this lab, students can find tools (like an accelerometer, a sonometer or a speedometer) that can help them measure gravity or acceleration in real time.
LabInApp Physics Demo
‘LabInApp is a 3D, interactive virtual laboratory tool that focuses on heuristic approach of understanding science. This heuristic ideology facilitates students and teachers to perform science experiments on computers or mobile devices, and eliminates the physical barriers of actual laboratory. LabInApp’s real-time 3D computer graphics technology promotes “learn by doing” pedagogy. This enhances the ability of teacher to deliver a live demonstration of experiments/concepts/phenomenon/complex ideas in a controlled environment.’
Algodoo (Grades 4-12) mixes the concepts of a sandbox and laboratory so that students can create their own physics questions and discover the laws that govern gravity, magnetism, and light. Teachers can use the built-in lessons, which feature reflection and assessment options, or create simple labs and tutorials that can be duplicated by students at a later time
Lab4Physics - A Lab in Your Pocket
‘Lab4Physics is an educational solution designed to support teachers around the world improve science education, by making it easy and inexpensive to bring lab experiences into the classroom. In this lab, students can find tools (like an accelerometer, a sonometer or a speedometer) that can help them measure gravity or acceleration in real time.’
Experience Biology
‘invites students to investigate basic scientific phenomena and concepts in biology through simulations and interactive labs. Using an inquiry-based learning approach, the apps challenge middle-school students with investigations and quizzes based on the students' explorations of each interactive unit.’
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
High School
CLEAN – Climate Energy & Awareness Network – A collection of 600+ free, ready-to-use resources rigorously reviewed by educators and scientists.
Gizmos (gr. 3 - 12) has hundreds of math and science interactive simulations that allow students to graph, measure, compare and make predictions.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
Stem Works a resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Physics Front portal for physics activities and lessons
Beauty of Science a project with the goal to bring the beauty of chemistry to the general public. Its chemical reaction videos have been viewed more than 5 million times. Building on the success of Beautiful Chemistry, BOS is creating high-quality content (videos, comics, books) to bring the beauty and wonder of science to more people. Each week a new video is released
OpenEd offers a massive library of free educational games, videos, practice assessments, and tutorials. These resources come from notable content producers including SciShow, CrashCourse, and Minute Physics
Balloon Car
Balloon Car II
K-12 DNA STEM Explorations
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: Ck12 includes lesson plans, pacing guides, differentiation guides, in-class presentations, etc., on 5000 math and science concepts for teachers and also has readings, videos, quizzes, sims, real world group activities, etc. for students.
SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS: The Center for Precollegiate Education and Training at The University of Florida provides science resources for teachers. Be sure to explore archived resources from years past and subscribe to their email digest and receive lessons, videos, and activities.
HOW SCIENCE WORKS: A site from the UC Berkeley that helps to explain the scientific process with links for teacher resources for primary, middle school, high school and even undergraduate students.
MathScienceMusic.org is a free web-basedd toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music. Designed for students, kindergarten through college.
Blossoms collection of video modules for high school mathematics and science created by teachers from around the world.
My Physics Lab simulations
How to See Sound
Interactive Library Applets for Math, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry & Earth Science 6-12
The Interactive Library is about "real interactivity"! The database contains hundreds of activities that make use of sophisticated java, vrml and shockwave programs. Teachers can create their own activity sheet to go with the programs.
Understanding Science is a fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works — and that helps K-16 teachers reinforce the nature and process of science throughout their science teaching.
Design-based Learning for Environmental Stewardship
NEXT.cc is an eco web that develops ethical imagination and environmental stewardship through activities and links to cultural heritage institutions. The site introduces what design is, what design does, and why design is important. It offers activities across nine scales—nano, pattern, object, space, architecture, neighborhood, urban, region, and world. NEXT.cc’s journeys introduce activities online, in the classroom, in the community, and globally. The journeys and activities are supported with links to museums, institutions, and contemporary practices. Place-based design activities that address the five goals of environmental education: Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes and Environmental Ethics, Citizen Action Skills, and Citizen Action Experiences.
Science of Everyday Life (K-12) On the site you will find videos and interactives that help kids learn about the science around them and make connections to what they are learning in school.
Apps
Algodoo (Grades 4-12) mixes the concepts of a sandbox and laboratory so that students can create their own physics questions and discover the laws that govern gravity, magnetism, and light. Teachers can use the built-in lessons, which feature reflection and assessment options, or create simple labs and tutorials that can be duplicated by students at a later time.
Science Journal app for Android lets students use their smartphones or external sensors to conduct experiments and record findings. On the Making & Science website, created in partnership with the Exploratorium in San Francisco, teachers will find activity ideasfor students aged 10 and up—such as building musical instruments that respond to light, or exploring graphing and angle measurement by tilting their smartphone and then seeing how they can use a graph to tell a story.
Lab4Physics - A Lab in Your Pocket IOS
‘Lab4Physics is an educational solution designed to support teachers around the world improve science education, by making it easy and inexpensive to bring lab experiences into the classroom. In this lab, students can find tools (like an accelerometer, a sonometer or a speedometer) that can help them measure gravity or acceleration in real time.
LabInApp Physics Demo
‘LabInApp is a 3D, interactive virtual laboratory tool that focuses on heuristic approach of understanding science. This heuristic ideology facilitates students and teachers to perform science experiments on computers or mobile devices, and eliminates the physical barriers of actual laboratory. LabInApp’s real-time 3D computer graphics technology promotes “learn by doing” pedagogy. This enhances the ability of teacher to deliver a live demonstration of experiments/concepts/phenomenon/complex ideas in a controlled environment.’