Experiments & projects
Curated experiments & projects resources within physical health for curious kids and their grown-ups.
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21 resources · Experiments & projects
RSPB Wild Challenge for Families
Free family nature activities that build observation, wildlife-care, and outdoor science skills through awards and challenges.
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.
ESA Mission X 2026–2027
ESA Mission X combines astronaut-inspired fitness challenges with scientific investigations about health, nutrition, human biology, movement, and space travel for students and educators.
NIH STEM Teaching Resources: Healthy Living
Free NIH STEM teaching materials for pre-K through grade 12 that use health and biology topics to build scientific understanding and inquiry.
Field Museum PlayLab Programs
The Field Museum’s PlayLab programs invite young scientists ages 3 through first grade to learn through workshops, free drop-in PlayDates, camps, and field trips.
FoodMASTER
A free, teacher-friendly curriculum using everyday food to teach applied mathematics, biology, chemistry, nutrition, measurement, geometry, and problem solving.
Aquarium of the Pacific
Family-friendly ocean learning with animal exhibits, hands-on programs, conservation stories, and children’s educational activities.
Kids in Parks
Free outdoor adventures, TRACK Trail activities, e-Adventures, brochures, and nature challenges that help families explore parks together.
Spark! Imagination and Science Center
A hands-on children's museum and science center where young children experiment, create, build, and explore.
Year in Nature
Free nature-based learning activities, guides, seasonal projects, and family resources that help children build a lasting connection with the outdoors.
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.
National Trust Best Natural Play Areas
A National Trust guide to outdoor play spaces where children can climb, swing, build dens, explore woodland, and connect with nature.
Kids Environment Kids Health
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ kid-focused hub combines environmental-health science, games, stories, and activities for curious learners.
More PEAS Please Teaching Guides
Preschool Education in Applied Sciences (PEAS) teaching guides with hands-on life-science activities featuring healthy foods, science practices, and teacher support materials.
Atlanta Botanical Garden Playtime
Hands-on nature play, sensory stations, stories, music, and family activities in the Children's Garden.
National Trust Family-Friendly Walks
A National Trust guide to family-friendly trails, natural play, wildlife spotting, den building, and pushchair-accessible outdoor exploration.
National Park Service Kids
A gateway to Junior Ranger badges, citizen science, camps, service projects, and outdoor learning across U.S. national parks.
Nova Scotia Nature Learning & Play Space
A government nature-learning and play resource that encourages children and families to explore outdoor environments through play, observation, and hands-on discovery.
Glazer Children’s Museum
Glazer Children’s Museum is a hands-on learning museum where children and families explore play-based exhibits, storytime, camps, field trips, and STEAM programs.
CMLH at Home
Children’s Museum of La Habra activity ideas for little learners, including nature walks, storytelling, crafts, sensory play, engineering, science, math, music, and movement.
Hello Ruby Playground Curriculum
An open computer-science playground and curriculum project that turns computing ideas into physical play. The official page describes activities for sequence, conditionals, iteration, debugging, binary numbers, data, and collaborative outdoor learning.