Experiments & projects
Curated experiments & projects resources within math for curious kids and their grown-ups.
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Science Museum Group Early Years Foundation Stage Resources
The Science Museum Group provides playful science, technology, engineering and maths activities for children aged 4–7, with ideas for museum visits, online exploration and learning at home.
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem Make and Learn
Make and Learn is a Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem hybrid education initiative combining curriculum-linked teaching units, interactive mini exhibits, maker-inspired after-school learning, and at-home science and technology challenges.
Millennium Mathematics Project
The University of Cambridge mathematics outreach initiative connects ages 3–19 and the public with NRICH problem-solving resources, Plus maths magazine, events, and STEP support.
NRICH Mathematics Resources
NRICH, part of the University of Cambridge’s Millennium Mathematics Project, provides free curriculum-linked mathematics resources for ages 3–18, with separate pathways for teachers, students, parents, and problem-solving schools.
Seattle Universal Math Museum
A hands-on math museum and event program where children explore mathematics through exhibits, family sessions, camps, and playful problem solving.
InquiryMind
Free primary learning with read-aloud lessons, science and maths simulations, games, practice questions, and worksheets for kindergarten through Grade 5.
CKSTEM Let’s Bloom
Fifty free in-browser math, English, science, and strategy games for grades 3-12 from a Canadian non-profit.
Open Learning Labs
Free video lessons, browser games, and learning puzzles in math, science, reading, and social studies for children ages 5-11.
Block Buddy
A free block-coding playground where children build small games and learn loops, variables, and logic.
NASA JPL STEM Activities for Families
A NASA JPL collection of family STEM activities spanning engineering, science, technology, computer science, mathematics, rockets, space missions, and design challenges.
Mixing in Math
TERC’s Mixing in Math provides a bank of activities, games and projects for ages 3–12 in English and Spanish, with family, library, preschool and after-school applications.
Kodu Game Lab
A visual game-making environment for children to build 3D worlds, stories, and games with simple programming tiles.
Children's Museum Houston
A hands-on children’s museum with exhibits, science and math activities, arts, workshops, and family events in Houston.
f19.org STEM Playground
Browser simulations and daily puzzles that make physics, probability, math, waves, and algorithms playful.
Peabody Learning Games
A free browser arcade for kindergarten through grade 8, with reading, math, science, typing, building, and puzzle games.
Play It My Way
Forty-nine hand-built learning games for ages 2-14, covering early learning, literacy, math, geography, coding, science, and logic.
Launch
A playful coding platform where children build real apps and games with guided projects.
CodeAI Students
CodeAI’s student hub offers free self-paced tutorials, videos, and hands-on activities in computer science, AI science, and data science for learners from elementary school through high school.
University of Bath Mathematics Outreach
The University of Bath offers mathematics outreach through school visits, workshops, Maths Circles, public projects, and related science activities.
Science Museum Group Bottle Top Shapes
Bottle Top Shapes uses bottle tops or jar lids to help children investigate geometry, position, direction, symmetry and patterns through creative problem-solving.
FoodMASTER
A free, teacher-friendly curriculum using everyday food to teach applied mathematics, biology, chemistry, nutrition, measurement, geometry, and problem solving.
STEM for Others General Science
A free grades 3 to 6 science course with hands-on labs and lessons covering chemistry, physics, and engineering.
e-learning for kids
Free digital learning for children worldwide, with separate Math World and Science World portals plus support for parents and teachers.
CK-12
Free K–12 learning with digital textbooks, flashcards, adaptive practice, simulations, and Flexi support across math and science.
Science Friday Educational Resources
Science activities, games, experiments, and explainers from Science Friday for curious learners, families, and educators.
Diffy
A calm, ad-free learning world with short browser games and illustrated books for math, science, coding, geography, and reading.
Coding with Kids
Coding with Kids provides live online and in-person classes, camps, school programmes, robotics, engineering, game design, Python, Minecraft modding, and age-progressive coding and AI projects for children and teens.
Early Science Matters
Free hands-on science activities, lesson plans, videos, and expert guidance for children from birth through age five.
BrainPOP Jr.
Animated lessons, activities, and learning resources for young learners across science, math, reading, health, social studies, and the arts.
Small Fry Games
Free browser games for curious children, with playful practice in early learning, reading, addition, science, and observation.
Children’s Museum Houston 3D Virtual Field Trips
A museum collection of all-time-access 3D virtual field trips with videos and hands-on activities about water, physical science, invention, city life, matter, and math missions for ages 5 and up.
Iowa STEM Teachable Moment
A Department of Education collection of grade-banded STEM activities, lessons, virtual field trips, and videos for learners, caregivers, and educators.
Michigan Learning Channel
Michigan Learning Channel provides on-demand educational programs, family learning resources, literacy and math shows, DIY science videos, and selected Spanish and Arabic content through its website and YouTube channel.
Contagious Maths
The Millennium Mathematics Project’s Contagious Maths collection uses infectious-disease modelling to teach school students and the public how mathematics helps understand and respond to epidemics.
PBS KIDS Developing Math Skills
PBS KIDS Parents provides age-organized math tips and activities that help children build number sense, reasoning, and creative mathematical thinking.
Mystery Tubes
A Science Museum Group hands-on logic activity that asks learners to reason from evidence and investigate how an unseen system works.
Estimation 180
Visual estimation tasks and math lessons that build number sense through daily reasoning, discussion, and reveal videos.
FunScienceTools
Free science simulations, visuals, citizen-science tools, and teacher-recommended resources organized by school level and topic.
TurtleStitch
A free, open-source coding and textile platform where learners turn visual programs into embroidery patterns and physical designs.
Weather Education
Free weather experiments, curriculum, and science learning activities from the National Weather Museum.
Stemoto
A free directory of curated STEM, coding, cognitive-skill, and hands-on activities for children, organized into three progressive stages.
My World Quest
A free learning world for children ages 4–15 with a 36-week journey across maths, science, English, history, geography, art, music, coding, stories, games, and creative activities.
University of Sussex Mathematics Outreach
The University of Sussex mathematics outreach programme offers free school and university visits, talks, hands-on small-group activities, and public engagement events that connect mathematics with real-world questions.
Purdue Mathematics K–12 Outreach
Purdue University Mathematics K–12 Outreach promotes student interest in mathematics and science through hands-on activities, problem-solving learning environments and teacher collaboration.
codeSpark Academy
A game-based coding platform for children with coding challenges, creative projects, and activities designed for early learners.
Cambridge Public Library Online Resources for Kids
A public-library guide to children’s learning and reading resources, including Britannica Fundamentals, Craftsy, Encyclopedia Britannica, PebbleGo, Hoopla, digital collections, and family games.
Build Learning
A family of early-learning apps that teaches reading, math, and writing through small guided steps, voice support, read-along sentences, and creative practice.
Turtle Diary
Interactive educational games, videos, quizzes, worksheets, experiments, and activities for preschool through grade 5.
CodingMarble Kids
A free early-learning website for children ages 2–6 with picture-and-audio games, early literacy and math, science experiments, crafts, printables, and Hindi-English learning.
STEM Little Explorers
A STEM video channel with accessible science, technology, engineering, and math explainers and activity-oriented videos for curious learners.
Whyville
A long-running virtual world with more than 100 games and activities spanning science, maths, creativity, and community play.