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NASA Learning Resources
NASA student and educator resources with STEM activities, missions, videos, challenges, careers, and family learning ideas.
Astro Pi Mission Zero
ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation invite young people to write beginner Python programs that run on Astro Pi computers aboard the International Space Station.
TED-Ed
Animated educational lessons that turn science, history, culture, and big questions into short, discussion-ready videos.
Khan Academy
Free educational videos from Khan Academy covering math, science, history, grammar, and many other subjects.
NASA
Official NASA videos about space exploration, science, missions, Earth, astronomy, astronauts, and the future of discovery.
National Geographic Education
Explorer Classroom, interactive lesson plans, maps, free resources, and geography learning from the National Geographic Society.
Royal Institution
Science demonstrations, talks, short films, and explainers from the Royal Institution for curious older children, teens, and families.
3Blue1Brown
Animated mathematics explanations from Grant Sanderson, covering visual intuition, calculus, linear algebra, probability, and more.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Official NASA JPL videos about robotic exploration, Mars rovers, planetary missions, space technology, and skywatching.
Open Learning Labs
Free video lessons, browser games, and learning puzzles in math, science, reading, and social studies for children ages 5-11.
Natural History Museum of Utah Online Learning
Free museum learning resources with printable activities, virtual field trips, video lessons, 3D models, and junior naturalist guides.
Math Antics
Visual math lessons covering arithmetic, fractions, geometry, measurement, percentages, and algebra basics.
Nat Geo Kids
Official National Geographic Kids videos about animals, science, engineering, and the natural world.
Sick Science!
Hands-on science experiments and STEM ideas from Steve Spangler for families, educators, and science enthusiasts.
Deep Look
Short PBS and KQED science films that explore animals, ecosystems, insects, and other natural-history mysteries up close.
PBS Eons
PBS science videos about the history of life on Earth, evolution, fossils, ancient animals, and deep time.
Science Museum Group Rocket Mice
Rocket Mice is a Science Museum Group hands-on activity about air pressure, air resistance and gravity in which children make and launch a paper rocket from a plastic bottle.
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public’s child-led podcast answers questions from young listeners about science, nature, civics, health, history, technology, and everyday life.
Raspberry Pi Learn to Code
Raspberry Pi’s free learning hub connects children and educators with Code Club, code-at-home projects, AI and hardware activities, Astro Pi, and Coolest Projects.
Smile and Learn English
English-language educational videos, stories, songs, and games for children ages 3–12.
The Brain Scoop
Natural-history, museum, animal, and specimen stories hosted by the Field Museum’s former chief curiosity correspondent.
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Animated explainers about science, space, biology, society, and big questions, presented with clear visuals and careful storytelling.
Be Smart
PBS Digital Studios science videos answering everyday questions about biology, physics, Earth, climate, and the universe.
PBS Space Time
PBS Digital Studios explainers about astrophysics, space, cosmology, quantum mechanics, and the possibilities beyond Earth.
PBS KIDS YouTube
The official PBS KIDS YouTube channel with clips, songs, stories, and educational video series for young children and families.
NASA eClips YouTube
NASA eClips videos connect students and educators with NASA missions, scientists, engineers, and classroom-ready STEM ideas.
NASA at Home: For Kids and Families
NASA’s family collection of space and Earth-science activities, videos, crafts, coloring resources, and age-banded student materials for learning together at home.
AMNH Discovery Room
A hands-on American Museum of Natural History learning space where children can explore animals, fossils, minerals, and earth science through guided and drop-in activities.
NASA For Students Grades 5–8
NASA’s middle-grade collection organizes current challenges, space and Earth science stories, games, builds, videos, interactive experiences, and stargazing activities for grades 5–8.
NOAA Boulder Kids Corner
NOAA Boulder’s Kids Corner offers at-home experiments, weather-safety learning, Ask a Scientist videos, coloring books, and downloadable activities covering weather, oceans, and space weather.
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.
Science Friday Educational Resources
Science activities, games, experiments, and explainers from Science Friday for curious learners, families, and educators.
Nemours KidsHealth for Kids
A child-friendly health education site with body questions and answers, videos, handwashing guidance, and everyday wellbeing tips.
BBC Earth Kids
Official BBC Earth Kids videos with animal facts, wildlife clips, science, and natural-history stories.
SciShow
Science explainers and curiosity-driven videos about biology, chemistry, physics, Earth, space, and everyday phenomena.
Periodic Videos
Chemistry demonstrations and element-by-element explorations from the University of Nottingham’s official chemistry channel.
SciShow Space
SciShow’s dedicated space channel explains planets, stars, missions, astronomy discoveries, and the science of the universe.
SciShow Kids YouTube
SciShow Kids answers children’s questions about animals, nature, science, technology, and the world with friendly explanations.
Brains On!
An expert-checked science podcast where curious kids co-host episodes answering listener questions about animals, bodies, technology, the environment, and everyday life.
Experience CS
A free integrated computer-science curriculum for grades 3–8 with cross-curricular units, teacher support, and English, Spanish, and French access.
Shaver’s Creek Nature Activities to Go
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center offers guided nature activities for home or classroom, including amphibian life cycles, backyard birdwatching, biodiversity, watersheds, weather, and plant growth.
The Garden at the Science Museum
The Science Museum’s Garden is a free interactive gallery for young children, with play-based construction, water, light, and sound activities that encourage observing, predicting, testing, and drawing conclusions.
Tumble Science Podcast Teacher Resources
Tumble’s teacher page provides classroom-facing ways to use its science podcast, with episode context, science stories, scientist voices and free public listening resources for educators.
National Geographic Kids
Fact-filled animal, science, and geography content for curious kids.
MinutePhysics
Short, energetic physics and science explainers using animation, drawing, and thought experiments.
MinuteEarth
Animated science and Earth stories that explain animals, ecosystems, geology, bodies, and everyday natural phenomena.
CellieKids
Free educational videos, games, songs, activities, and printables for children ages 2-9.
Natural Inquirer
USDA Forest Service science readers, activity books, lesson material, and virtual learning adventures for PreK through grade 12.
Homeschool Pop
Elementary learning videos from a homeschool educator covering history, science, geography, civics, and seasonal topics.
FreeSchool
Friendly children’s videos about science, nature, art, music, geography, history, and the world around us.
Learn Bright
Teacher-style children’s lessons covering science, health, language, math, social studies, and general knowledge.
BrainPOP
Official BrainPOP videos introducing school subjects and learning topics for children and educators.
Science Max
Big, energetic science experiments and explanations from the official Scholastic Science Max channel.
PBS Terra
PBS science and nature shows about Earth systems, climate, wildlife, technology, and the changing planet.
Mysteries at Madatech
Madatech’s children’s science podcast follows Or, Roni, and Bucky the Hamster as they solve mysteries connected to science, technology, and the museum.
Hubble's Cosmic Adventure
A NASA Hubble game lets children choose a journey through the universe, answer questions, and follow their choices to destinations from nearby planets to distant galaxies.
Eureka! The National Children’s Museum
A UK children’s museum with six interactive zones and hundreds of hands-on exhibits designed for children ages 0–11 to explore themselves and the world around them.
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.
10+ Things to Do with NASA at Home
NASA Science’s family article curates at-home rockets, moon-phase activities, videos, space exploration, citizen science, podcasts, ebooks, and hands-on STEM projects.
NASA For Students Grades 9–12
NASA’s high-school collection connects students with STEM challenges, career spotlights, interactives, NASA+, Artemis activities, podcasts, and space-science projects.
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.
New York State Museum Collections Portal
A museum resource portal bringing together virtual field trips, digital collections, videos, lessons, teacher guides, and research-based activities for students and families.
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.
Project Learning Tree: Walking in the Forest
Project Learning Tree’s Walking in the Forest collection gives families and educators easy nature activities about trees, seeds, ecosystems, forests, and seasonal observation, including a tree-identification app activity.
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.
ESA Teach with Space
The European Space Agency collection offers classroom-ready space activities, resources, and videos with filters for age, subject, and language.
National Museum Fairfax Discovery Centre
The Fairfax Discovery Centre at the National Museum of Australia offers hands-on early learning sessions, storytime, sensory play, and mini makers activities.
Early Start Discovery Space
The University of Wollongong’s Early Start Discovery Space is a research-backed children’s museum with interactive play experiences, public programmes, and learn-through-play opportunities for young children and their adults.
Canadian Museum of Nature Learn and Explore
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s Learn and Explore hub brings together family activities, science stories, videos, nature topics, and educator resources for learning at home, in class, or outdoors.
CodingTeading
CodingTeading is a nonprofit education group that shares free browser-based coding and AI programmes, from early block coding and no-reading puzzles to game making, science, maths, and AI exploration.
ESA Education YouTube
The European Space Agency’s education video hub offers space-STEM explainers, experiments, student mission documentaries, expert interviews, and behind-the-scenes learning videos.
Constant Wonder KIDS
BYUradio’s children’s podcast turns nature, animals, earth science, archaeology, and exploration into short, family-friendly audio adventures with fresh episodes and companion printables.
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.
TheDadLab
Family science experiments, art, and interactive activities that children can try at home with an adult.
Mark Rober
Engineering builds, science demonstrations, problem-solving, and curiosity-driven experiments from former NASA engineer Mark Rober.
FunScienceTools
Free science simulations, visuals, citizen-science tools, and teacher-recommended resources organized by school level and topic.
Reactions
American Chemical Society and PBS science videos connecting chemistry to food, materials, medicine, technology, and everyday life.
Miami Children’s Museum
An interactive museum in Miami where children ages 0–6 explore arts, science, and culture through exhibits, programs, play, and family learning experiences.
Auckland Museum — For the Kids
A museum-backed at-home hub with interactive games, quizzes, videos, downloadable activities, science-at-home projects, and kid-friendly cultural stories.
Milwaukee Public Museum Early Learning Virtual Resources
Milwaukee Public Museum’s Early Learning collection gives PreK–K learners science, literacy, math, art, music, movement, and at-home activities organized around animals, dinosaurs, bugs, ecosystems, and neighborhoods.
ISRO Students
The Indian Space Research Organisation student hub connects children and teens to space videos, quizzes, a virtual museum, STEM resources, and school programmes.
Queensland Museum at Home
Queensland Museum’s free at-home collection includes science and nature activities, colouring, scavenger hunts, videos, and Little Learners projects.
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.
University of Michigan Museum at Home
The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History’s Museum@Home collection offers science experiments, research projects, scientist demonstrations, space content, expert talks, and virtual exhibits.
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.
Weather Education
Free weather experiments, curriculum, and science learning activities from the National Weather Museum.
AumSum
Animated science and general-knowledge videos for children about the natural world, bodies, space, and everyday questions.
The Action Lab
Hands-on demonstrations and experiments exploring materials, physics, chemistry, light, motion, and surprising everyday science.
MinuteFood
Short food-science videos explaining cooking, ingredients, nutrition, taste, and the science of what people eat and drink.
SciShow Psych
Science explainers about the human brain, behavior, memory, emotion, perception, and psychology research.
Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo: Activities for Kids
Official scavenger hunts and at-home conservation activities from Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo, covering animal coverings, diets, feet, birds, plants, and local nature.
Stemoto
A free directory of curated STEM, coding, cognitive-skill, and hands-on activities for children, organized into three progressive stages.
Niantic Children’s Museum
An interactive children’s museum with imagination, discovery, outdoor play, science, arts, and world-culture exhibits for children ages 9 months to 9 years.
NC Culture Kids Videos
North Carolina’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources produces a children-and-family YouTube collection about state parks, wetlands, wildflowers, wildlife, ecosystems, museums, and natural history.
San Francisco Public Library Virtual Library for Kids
San Francisco Public Library’s virtual library for kids brings together ebooks, audiobooks, streaming media, homework help, STEM resources, language learning, storytimes, and family learning links for children and caregivers.
District of Columbia Public Library Kids
DC Public Library’s kids hub connects families to digital books, audiobooks, read-alongs, Kanopy Kids, science and homework databases, reading lists, Books from Birth, and educator support.
Cairns Museum Kids and Families
Cairns Museum’s family page combines free self-guided activities, interactive exhibits, children’s activity areas, holiday programs, at-home ideas, and an official video playlist.
South Australian Museum Discovery Centre
The Discovery Centre is a hands-on museum learning space where families can explore fossils, specimens, microscopes, and science activities.
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.
LCSD Museums Kids and Family Science
Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department gathers children’s science storybooks, activity sheets, astronomy paper models, animated videos, and online museum tours.
Try It and See
A free Apar Academy science mini-game for ages 5–7 that teaches fair testing, one-variable experiments, float-or-sink predictions, and systematic troubleshooting.
Physics Girl
Physics experiments, demonstrations, puzzles, and space videos hosted by science communicator Dianna Cowern.
MocomiKids
Child-focused videos, stories, facts, mythology, science, and general-knowledge explorations.
Science Channel
Official Science Channel videos covering space, technology, nature, engineering, history, and scientific discoveries.
American Chemical Society
Official American Chemical Society videos about chemistry, scientific careers, discoveries, and the people behind chemical science.
Queensland Sciencentre
Queensland Sciencentre is an interactive science museum experience with hands-on exhibits and family-friendly science exploration.
Crash Course Kids
Short, energetic science videos that explain Earth, life, physical science, and engineering topics.
Blippi
Preschool videos exploring vehicles, places, science, numbers, colors, and everyday learning through play.
SmarterEveryDay
Curiosity-driven science and engineering videos that investigate how the world works through experiments and observation.
PBS Documentaries
PBS Digital Studios documentary films and short-form reporting about science, history, society, culture, and real-world issues.
The Engineering Family
Family-friendly engineering and science videos with experiments, builds, challenges, and explanations for curious children.
AsapSCIENCE
Science explainers about biology, physics, chemistry, health, and everyday questions presented through short animated videos.
Mathologer
A visual mathematics channel exploring puzzles, patterns, proofs, and surprising mathematical ideas for older learners.
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.
Dexplorers
Dexplorers is a screen-free history adventure podcast for children and families, using mystery stories, real historical settings, short episodes, and free colouring pages.
Mr. DeMaio
Mr. DeMaio’s educational videos use songs, history, science, geography, and classroom-friendly explanations to make learning memorable.
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
A large lesson library covering chemistry, physics, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and other high-school and introductory college topics.
SciShow Kids
Science videos answering children’s questions about animals, nature, technology, and the world.
Socratica Kids
Socratica Kids videos introduce young learners to science, nature, music, stories, and foundational ideas through animated explanations.
Astrum Earth
An astronomy and Earth-space video channel explaining planets, missions, and unusual worlds through visual science storytelling.
STEM Little Explorers
A STEM video channel with accessible science, technology, engineering, and math explainers and activity-oriented videos for curious learners.
CBeebies
BBC children’s content with stories, songs, science, nature, and early-learning programs.
Numberphile
Mathematics videos exploring numbers, puzzles, patterns, proofs, and surprising ideas.