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American Museum of Natural History Learn & Teach
Family programs, OLogy science activities, educator materials, virtual field trips, and museum learning from AMNH.
ESA Climate Detectives
ESA and ESERO’s Climate Detectives programme guides children ages 5–13 through Earth-related activities, evidence collection, investigations, galleries, and badges.
NASA
Official NASA videos about space exploration, science, missions, Earth, astronomy, astronauts, and the future of discovery.
National Park Service Kids
Junior Ranger programs, outdoor adventures, articles, events, and family learning from the National Park Service.
Yosemite Virtual Junior Ranger
Yosemite National Park’s Junior Ranger page combines a free handbook, an adapted companion guide, virtual English and Spanish activity worksheets, ranger drawing projects, and nature-learning links.
AMNH Science Investigations Summer Program
The American Museum of Natural History Science Investigations Summer Program gives learners entering Kindergarten through grade 5 week-long hands-on science experiences with museum educators, collections, exhibits, scientists, and live animals.
Natural History Museum Schools Learning
The Natural History Museum London schools programme offers museum visits, virtual workshops, curriculum-linked learning resources for ages 5–14, nature and climate activities, and dinosaur and natural-history collections.
RSPB Education and Inspiring the Next Generation
The RSPB provides nature-learning activities, Wild Challenge, Big Schools’ Birdwatch, teacher resources, and school-visit guidance that connect children with wildlife.
Go All In: National Year of Reading 2026 Resources
The UK National Year of Reading 2026 resource portal offers family, school, library, early-years, and accessible reading guides, activity packs, and downloadable materials.
RSPB Wild Challenge for Families
Free family nature activities that build observation, wildlife-care, and outdoor science skills through awards and challenges.
RSPB Wild Challenge
Nature missions, wildlife activities, badges, and outdoor challenges for children and families from the RSPB.
Omaha Zoo Programs
Camps, family learning, behind-the-scenes experiences, Zoo Schools, and interactive programs at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
National Trust 50 Things to Do Before You’re 11¾
A nature and outdoor-learning challenge with 50 activities including den building, wildlife spotting, stargazing, wild art, and safe adventure ideas.
Elachee Nature Science Center
A nature and science center with a large preserve, animal and ecology learning, camps, homeschool programs, and hands-on family discovery.
Canadian Museum of Nature 2026–27 School Workshops
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s 2026–27 workshop programme gives publicly funded Canadian schools free virtual and on-site natural-history learning, including age-specific freshwater and biodiversity topics.
American Museum of Natural History Science & Nature Program
The American Museum of Natural History’s Science and Nature Program gives young children and adults age-appropriate experiences grounded in scientific inquiry and the museum’s zoology, Earth science, anthropology, and paleontology collections.
Smithsonian Youth Programs
The Smithsonian Youth Programs catalogue connects K–12 learners and teens with science, nature, technology, art, design, history, culture, camps, internships, zoo programmes, and museum-based learning.
Australian Museum Kids
Free kids activities, science programs, exhibitions, and family learning from the Australian Museum in Sydney.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Education
Wildlife, conservation, and outdoor-learning programs for children, families, educators, and schools from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Royal Tyrrell Museum Distance Learning
Interactive dinosaur, fossil, geology, and Earth science programs for schools, homeschoolers, and families from the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Wildlife Watch
Nature activities, wildlife missions, and outdoor learning ideas that help children explore and protect the natural world.
Bell Museum Activities for Kids
Science activities, videos, field journals, astronomy challenges, ecology projects, and nature observation for children.
Science Oxford Centre
A hands-on science centre with an Exploration Zone, woodland, ponds, family days, STEM clubs, and science activities for children.
Smithsonian National Zoo Kids and Families
The Smithsonian National Zoo offers free Conservation Classroom lessons, under-five Head Start programs, nature play, animal conservation content, and family video resources.
Raspberry Pi Code Club Projects
More than 200 free step-by-step coding and creative-technology projects covering Scratch, Python, web development, AI, physical computing, nature, music, art, and science.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Families
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew’s Families page combines the Children’s Garden, family nature activities, learning cards, trails, scientist backpacks, music and movement, and inclusive resources for family visits.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia Children and Families
The University of Georgia’s State Botanical Garden offers a Children’s Garden, Sweet Pea Club, Garden Gnomes activities, passports, family festivals, camps, and nature-based programs.
Denali Junior Ranger
Denali National Park and Preserve offers an in-person and online Junior Ranger experience with a free activity book, family guide, and an interactive Base Camp journey.
Mote Marine Laboratory Virtual Focus Trips
Mote Marine Laboratory connects students with real marine experts through virtual animal encounters, habitat excursions, science talks, read-aloud STEM sessions, and ocean-career explorations.
Natural History Museum of Utah Youth & Family Programs
Natural History Museum of Utah’s youth and family programme catalogue includes Curiosity Club, seasonal science, free STEAM explorations, mini camps, story time, scouting, family nights, and summer camp.
LPI Explore Space Science Activities
The Lunar and Planetary Institute’s Explore collection provides hands-on space science activities for children and pre-teens in libraries, camps, museums, planetariums, clubs, and family programs.
Every Kid Outdoors
The U.S. National Park Service explains how fourth graders and their families can use the Every Kid Outdoors program to access more than 2,000 federal lands and waters through an educational activity and pass.
Aquarium of the Pacific
Family-friendly ocean learning with animal exhibits, hands-on programs, conservation stories, and children’s educational activities.
Science World
A Vancouver science centre with hands-on exhibits, live shows, family programs, digital learning, and educator resources.
California Academy of Sciences Kids
Family-friendly exhibits, live science programs, and child-focused activities at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences.
Kids in Parks
Free outdoor adventures, TRACK Trail activities, e-Adventures, brochures, and nature challenges that help families explore parks together.
Cincinnati Zoo Education
Zoo education programs, family activities, camps, school programs, and conservation learning for children and educators.
Toronto Zoo School Visits
School visits, virtual programmes, wildlife learning, and classroom resources from the Toronto Zoo.
Dublin Zoo Conservation Education
Curriculum-linked wildlife programmes, school visits, workshops, and online activities from Dublin Zoo.
New York Aquarium Children and Families
Family programmes, early childhood experiences, camps, children's activities, and wildlife learning at the New York Aquarium.
Dallas Zoo Education Programs
Wildlife learning through family programs, camps, guided experiences, and age-specific activities at the Dallas Zoo.
New York Botanical Garden For Families
The New York Botanical Garden’s family page connects children and caregivers with garden-based learning, seasonal activities, and programs that make plants, nature, and creativity part of family visits.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Kids & Families
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Kids & Families page brings together family activities and learning opportunities that encourage children to observe plants, seasons, gardens, and the natural world.
Royal Botanical Gardens Child and Family Programs
Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton and Burlington offers nature-based family programs including Nature Babies, Oaks and Acorns early-years play, family birding, children’s gardening, camps, and Junior Naturalists.
Joshua Tree Junior Ranger
Joshua Tree National Park’s Junior Ranger page guides children through drawing, writing, wildlife observation, ranger programs, and a virtual activity route for learning about the desert park.
Auckland Zoo Virtual Education Sessions
Auckland Zoo brings wildlife, conservation science, sustainability, wetlands, birds, animal adaptations, and wellbeing learning into classrooms through interactive online sessions.
Florida Aquarium AquaVentures Virtual Learning
The Florida Aquarium offers standards-aligned virtual STEM programs about sharks, alligators, sea turtles, coral, wetlands, habitats, and aquatic careers.
NASA Mission: Biomes
An interactive NASA Earth-science mission where children investigate climate, plants, animals, and world biomes, then complete graph-matching and plant-placement challenges.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Family Programs
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s family programs page offers free interactive, playful science and nature learning for families, including early-learning Play Date sessions, The World & Me programs, and Natural History at Home videos.
Florida Museum Kids
Science, animals, nature walks, family programs, and exploration ideas from the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago for Families
Family learning programs, wildlife discovery, nature play, zoo camps, and educational experiences for all ages.
Nova Scotia Museum Wee Wild Ones
Nature play for children under five with stories, puppet shows, real specimens, building, and caregiver-supported discovery.
Canadian Museum of Nature Education Resources
Museum-backed school programmes, gallery learning, workshops, and activity guides for science and natural-history learning.
Sacramento Zoo Education
Camps, field trips, nature explorers, home-learning videos, and family programs about animals and conservation.
San Diego Botanic Garden Youth and Family Activities
Children's gardens, nature play, seasonal family programs, exploration stations, and hands-on activities for young naturalists.
Science Friday Try This
A free archive of hands-on science and engineering challenges that help kids investigate real-world questions through experiments and making.
Kahaku Children’s Education
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo’s children’s education hub, with family exploration programs, at-home observation and craft activities, VR, worksheets, and digital science content.
Little Wonders Online
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s youth and family programs page links to Little Wonders Online, science and culture adventures for preschoolers and their adults, plus broader family museum learning.
University of Alaska Museum Family Programs
The University of Alaska Museum of the North offers hands-on family learning programs and home activities connecting children with science, history, culture, art, and Alaska collections.
Omaha Zoo Virtual Learning
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium offers live virtual field trips with zoo experts, animal cameras, keeper footage, interactive conversations, and curriculum-aligned programs.
Aquarium of the Bay K–12 Programs
Aquarium of the Bay provides NGSS-aligned classroom programs, self-guided tours, eLearning modules, a high-school 3D Print Lab, and Project WATERS focused on San Francisco Bay conservation.
NASA Camp Landsat
A NASA collection of videos, interactives, games, and printable activities showing how Landsat satellite data help people understand and protect Earth.
Denver Botanic Gardens Children & Family Programs
Denver Botanic Gardens’ children and family programs include year-round camps, explorations, games, mindfulness, and plant-based activities, plus resources for families to extend learning at home.
Trout Lake Nature Sprouts
A recurring nature program for preschoolers that helps young children connect with seasonal outdoor environments through guided activities and exploration.
Johnson Nature Center TreeSchool
A nature-centre learning programme using forests, wetlands, wildlife, and seasonal outdoor exploration to build children’s understanding of the natural world.
Fort Wayne Zoo Kids for Nature Summer Camp 2026
Fort Wayne Zoo’s Kids for Nature Summer Camp gives children from pre-K through grade 6 week-long outdoor learning experiences with animals, zoo keepers, sensory exploration, nature activities, and age-banded themes.
GAMeC The Museum Is Present 2026
GAMeC and Accademia Carrara’s 2026 summer camp gives children ages 6–11 interdisciplinary art, photography, creative-tech, city nature and museum workshop experiences.
COSI: Center of Science and Industry
COSI is a science center with hands-on exhibits, family learning, educator programs, and science experiences designed to make discovery active and approachable.
Earth Rangers Conservation Learning for Kids
Earth Rangers is a conservation charity for children with free membership, interactive missions, animal-saving actions, a podcast, an app and educator pathways.
Zoo Idaho Education Programs
Wildlife learning through exhibits, keeper chats, live feedings, story time, discovery stations, field trips, and family programmes.
Atlanta Botanical Garden Playtime
Hands-on nature play, sensory stations, stories, music, and family activities in the Children's Garden.
Nature and Me
Gardens by the Bay’s self-guided activity programme helps primary-school children observe plants and animals, record findings, and explore biodiversity with downloadable activity sheets.
Florida State Parks Junior Ranger
Florida State Parks’ Junior Ranger programme combines nature, cultural, recreation, and service activities with printable journals, passports, badges, and a virtual option.
Texas State Parks Junior Ranger
Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Junior Ranger programme uses journals, explorer packs, nature observation, drawing, and state-park activities to help children explore the outdoors.
Kids for Nature
Singapore’s National Parks Board provides a Primary 1–2 outdoor education programme with lesson plans, worksheets, guidebooks, and park-based nature activities for teachers.
Virtual Early Explorers
The University of Alaska Museum of the North’s Virtual Early Explorers programme provides themed activities and at-home tips for children five and under with an adult, including animals, art, light, water, pollinators, and the solar system.
Bell Museum Family Activities
The Bell Museum’s family activity collection brings together at-home experiments, story times, stargazing tips, astronomy challenges, rover activities, DNA experiments, and science videos for curious children.
Science At Home
Science Centre Singapore’s Science At Home collection offers age-banded science videos, sustainability activities, self-directed badge work, science reading, experiments, and family-friendly online programmes.
Carnegie Museum To Go
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Museum To Go brings virtual field trips, online classes, Super Science Saturday activities, science videos, coloring pages, animal videos, and digital programmes to families and educators.
Learn Science with NASA
NASA’s learning resources hub helps children, families, and educators explore space and Earth science through activities, stories, missions, and classroom-ready materials.
Parks Canada Family Activities
Parks Canada’s family activities guide helps families choose hikes, playgrounds, geocaching, family-friendly tours, camping, Xplorers challenges, and Parka activities across Canadian parks and historic sites.
Calgary Zoo Virtual Programs
Calgary Zoo’s virtual school programs include wildlife and conservation experiences such as Penguin Palooza, Polar Passage, Virtual Safaris, and Wilder 101.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Online Learning
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium offers NGSS-aligned ZooQuarium Zoom programs, self-directed Nature at Home activities, and homework help focused on animals and science.
Center for Aquatic Sciences Virtual Programs
The Center for Aquatic Sciences offers interactive online sessions where students meet live education animals, explore marine ecosystems, and ask marine biologists questions.
iREAD Summer 2026: Plant a Seed, Read
iREAD’s 2026 library reading programme uses a farm-to-table theme to connect stories with culture, history, science, health and human connection, with children, teen, early-literacy and family activities.
Outdoor Classroom Day
Learning through Landscapes’ official campaign page supports a global movement for outdoor learning and play, with campaign dates and practical ways for families, schools, and educators to participate.
Open OutDoors for Kids 2026–27
The National Park Foundation’s 2026–27 Open OutDoors for Kids program supports field trips, classroom engagements, virtual learning, and park-partner experiences for students across more than 90 national parks.
NASA Experiments in Space
NASA Experiments in Space is a NASA Science kids hub that introduces space experiments and points families toward Space Place, StarChild, Camp Landsat, EO Kids, and Mission: Biomes.
National Park Service Kids
A gateway to Junior Ranger badges, citizen science, camps, service projects, and outdoor learning across U.S. national parks.
California State Parks Junior Ranger Program
California State Parks’ Junior Ranger page connects ages 7–12 with staff-led and self-guided programmes, nature and history activities, adventure guides, and badge/logbook rewards.
Parks Canada Xplorers
A Parks Canada family discovery programme where children complete challenges at participating destinations, learn about each place, and receive a collectible reward and recognition.
Honolulu Zoo Education
Honolulu Zoo’s education hub brings together Zoo to You, virtual tours, conservation learning, preschool experiences, and other wildlife programs.
Oregon Coast Aquarium Virtual Programs
Oregon Coast Aquarium offers live virtual programs including Shark Talk, Marine Storytime, Plankton Investigation, enrichment design, and career exploration for school groups.
SEA LIFE Sydney Virtual Aquarium
SEA LIFE Sydney’s virtual aquarium hub combines keeper streams, activity sheets, craft activities, downloadables, and family wildlife challenges.
Arludo
A free STEM platform where children ages 8–12 explore science through learning islands, experiments, games, challenges, scientist stories, and career pathways.
Science World Classroom Activities
Science World’s official educator hub with classroom activities, coding and engineering ideas, biology and sustainability activities, professional development, and school outreach programs.
North Carolina Zoo Digital Discovery
North Carolina Zoo’s Digital Discovery is a virtual school-group program that brings wildlife care, conservation, and the protection of wild places to learners remotely.
Wild & Kind Kids
A screen-free nature podcast with animal facts, original stories, movement prompts, riddles, and simple missions that help children care for the planet.
What If Kids
What If Kids is a curriculum-based science program for grades 1–4, using animated episodes, real-world science questions, and simple activities children can try at home.
ClearWater Kids
ClearWater Kids is an interactive nature-learning website from the Ontario Water Centre with games, videos, trading cards, experiments, challenges, curriculum-linked resources, and prompts to explore the outdoors.
Staten Island Zoo Education
Staten Island Zoo provides virtual, in-zoo, and traveling education programs with standards-aligned topics spanning pre-K through middle school.
Museum of Solutions
Mumbai’s Museum of Solutions is a large hands-on learning space where children explore STEAM, sustainability, design, systems thinking, and real-world challenges through exhibits and programmes.
City of Aurora Nature Programs
City naturalists lead nature education for all ages covering local wildlife, plants, geology, astronomy, and local history through municipal programs and classes.
Astrum Earth
An astronomy and Earth-space video channel explaining planets, missions, and unusual worlds through visual science storytelling.
PBS Science U
PBS Science U is a youth science-literacy program from WPSU and Penn State that aims to educate and inspire young people through scientific knowledge and critical thinking.
Hong Kong Nature & Outdoor Education
This official Hong Kong project promotes children’s connection with nature and outdoor environmental education through research, school activities, public campaigns, online resources, and family-friendly nature learning.
Earth Rangers
A conservation-focused app with animal missions, games, facts, and ways for children to take action.