STEM Fun & Education Resources

Here you will discover fun and educational STEM activities for all ages.

CS Career Pathways

• Tallo, connect to your future
• Conéctate Con Tu Futuro en Tallo
• Liên K?t Tuong Lai c?a B?n qua Tallo

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• Monterey Bay Aquarium - Learning at home
• Explore a slew of FREE digital experiences and investigations, brought to you by the Elkhorn Slough Reserve  

• Project Learning Tree is Environmental Education for youth. Middle school and High School students and teachers can join in the PLT sessions, register HERE

COMPUTER SCIENCE / CODING

• Build a roller coaster at the Tech Interactive Museum, explore
• [NEW] 23 Great lessons on Internet Safety for kids 
• Robot, make me a sandwich – (CODING- grades K-5) – unplugged – no computer needed, 2 people+
• Learn  to Code! (CODING – all ages)
• Scratch – learn to code with Scratch – Imagine, Program, Share (CODING – all ages)
• Learn to Type (all ages)
• [NEW] Girls Who Code – Code at Home –   Stay Positive Binary bracelets, Digital Storyteller with Scratch and Skillshare/Share Your Skillz – activities to do (STEM -grades 3 and up)
• The ten best Minecraft seeds for 2021
• Computer Science Pioneer, Grace Hopper

STEM Activities

• ^{4-H STEM Activities}
• ^{Discover 4-H STEM Camps – Utah State Extension (you don’t have to be in 4-H to download these fun activities, but you have to register) – (Variety of subjects – ages 5-14)}
• ^{National 4-H STEM Lab activities – make a robot, learn how to compost, make a rubber band car and more! (STEM – ages 5-14)} 
• ^{McKinley County 4-H STEAM project club that (Alabama)  Live stream STEM activities videos every day}
• ^{The Coronavirus, what is it?}
• ^{Identify Effective STEM Activities for Children, Baylor University}
• 36 Project based STEM Learning Activities  – (STEM K-8)
• Slime art – what to do with slime that has dried out 
• Generation Genius – (STEM – grades K -2, 3 – 5, 6 – 8) 
• Steve Spangler Science – science experiments for kids
• Pacific Science Center Curiosity at Home – hands on actvities and videos (STEM – all ages) 
• Vanderbilt STEM lessons – (grades 6-8) 
• [NEW] GrowNextGen – STEM lessons for youth grade 5 and up 
• [NEW] NEED – National Energy Education Development – distance learning resources focused on Energy –  kids K-12 
• [NEW] Vernier – (Math and Physics resources – high school)
• [NEW] Crash Course Kids – huge variety of Science topics gr.5 -8)
• NEW] 100 STEAM Projects for Educators – hands on STEM (STEM, all ages) 
• [NEW] Science Toy Maker – hands-on STEM projects (all ages) 
• [NEW] Paper Mechatronics – hands-on STEM projects (grade 2-8)
• [NEW] The Tinkering Studio – Tinkering projects (grades 2-8)
• Skype a ScientistWe have thousands of scientists ready to chat! 
• NEW] School Closure LEGO Masters Jr Research and Development Club – Article with link (STEM – kids 5-15 to register and join this Virtual LEGO club – you can participate no matter you location!)
• ^{[NEW] Snohomish STEM – learning platforms all subjects all ages}
• The Exploratorium of San Francisco site offers hands-on experiences that will help teach children about scientific principles.
• There are some great math websites for teaching math virtually. 
• Technology and jobs are changing faster than education systems. Open P-TECH offer helps students and educators free digital learning on the tech skills of tomorrow! 
• Stem Connectors prepares students for STEM careers and increase student retention in STEM education pathways. 
• Students and families can participate in the NASEF “Community Club” streams Monday – Friday. 

• Stem Eco Systems 
• STEM@Home™ How about a little hands-on math that gets kids up and moving? Please register here. 
• Build a paper airplane launcher (STEM – grades 4-8)
• Make a marble roller coaster – (STEM – grades 2-8)
• Science with Your Smartphone- Make an Accelerometer- (STEM – grades 4-8)  
• NASA STEM – (STEM – youth grades K-4) 
• NASA STEM –  (STEM – youth grades 5-9) 
• NASA STEM – (STEM- youth grades 9-12) 
• Smithsonian Learning Lab – (youth grades 6-12) 
• Mars Rover Obstacle Course (STEM) 
• Make your own rainbow (STEM) 
• Build a recycling sorting machine (STEM – grades 4-8) 
• Duplicate your drawings with homemade machine grade 4-8)  
• Find your blind spot – (STEM grades 3-8) 
• Build your own speaker  (STEM – grades 2-5)
• Test the strength of hair (STEM – grades 5 and up) 
• Holes that do not leak – (STEM – grades 4-8) 
• Gear up your candy – (STEM – grades 4-8) 
• Sweet Earthquake structure shake (STEM) 
• Flying stick chain reaction (STEM – grades 3-8)
• Weathering rocks (STEM –  grades 5-8) 
• What are the chances? (STEM – grades 4-8) 
• Shaky science
• Lift water – build an Archimedes screw (STEM – grades 4-8) 
• Science with a smartphone – measure light with Lux 
• Build a wind powered car grades 2 and up – may need adult help)
• Make elephant toothpaste – (STEM – grades 2-5) 
• How do you stop superbugs? – (STEM – grades 4-8) 
• Surviving the stormy seas – build a watercraft, grades 4 – 8 
• Building the strongest bridge (STEM – grades 4-8) 
• Science with a smartphone – Decibel meter grades 4 – 8) 
• Colorful double helix – (STEM – 4th grade and up) 
• Design your own phone stand – (STEM – grades 4 and up) 
• Make a cotton ball launcher – (STEM- grades 4 and up) 
• Make your drawing float (STEM – grades 3 and up) 
• Slippery slopes – (STEM – grades 4 and up)
• Bring Science Home – activities listed on this page 
• Change the size of your shadow – (STEM) 
• Hula hooping with a rubber band (STEM) 
• Make a toy sailboat – (STEM – all ages) 
• Smithsonian learning games – (STEM – K-6) 
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – learning activities center – 
• Ask Dr. Universe – Washington State University 
• STEMfinity  – (STEM – all ages) 
• Engineer Girl – design and build a mini catapult, eyeglass case, Paper Airplane, Sorting machine and more! (STEM – All ages) 
• Wonderopolis – what are you wondering about and what to know today? (All subjects – Grades 3 and up) 
• Make fun with a perimeter magic triangle (STEM)
• Science Experiments