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NASA Space Place
Games, crafts, stories, animations, and activities that make space and Earth science approachable for kids.
NASA Learning Resources
NASA student and educator resources with STEM activities, missions, videos, challenges, careers, and family learning ideas.
OLogy: Science Website for Kids
Museum science activities, games, stories, videos, and hands-on projects for curious kids.
Frontiers for Young Minds
Science articles reviewed by scientists and edited with help from children, covering space, nature, health, and the world around us.
PhET Interactive Simulations
Free interactive science and math simulations from the University of Colorado Boulder, with activities for exploring ideas through play.
NASA Kids Science
NASA’s child-friendly Earth and space science hub with games, videos, activities, articles, and multilingual links.
American Museum of Natural History Learn & Teach
Family programs, OLogy science activities, educator materials, virtual field trips, and museum learning from AMNH.
ESA Back to School 2026–27 STEM Projects
The European Space Agency’s 2026–27 Teacher’s Corner collection brings together Climate Detectives, Mission X, Astro Pi, CanSat, and Moon Camp, connecting school students with hands-on space science, coding, Earth observation, engineering, and design.
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.
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.
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.
NASA Kids Science: Earth (formerly NASA Climate Kids)
NASA’s kid-focused Earth science hub with explainers, activities, games, and multimedia about our home planet.
NASA Kids' Club
NASA games, astronaut stories, mission pictures, and STEM activities for younger learners.
Wonderpip
A calm browser-based learning space with early maths, reading, science, art, music, stories, and puzzles.
Science Journal for Kids and Teens
Free science articles written for students and approved by scientists, with topics spanning biology, health, climate, and the environment.
PhET Interactive Simulations
Free research-based simulations for exploring physics, chemistry, biology, Earth science, and mathematics.
NOAA Education Resource Collections
Ocean, weather, climate, marine life, freshwater, and Earth science collections with activities and educator resources.
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Free Smithsonian digital collections, classroom-ready resources, and educator-created learning collections for children and students.
NASA
Official NASA videos about space exploration, science, missions, Earth, astronomy, astronauts, and the future of discovery.
NASA For Students Grades K–4
NASA’s K–4 student hub offers age-appropriate space, Earth and engineering learning resources for younger students.
KidsSTOP Singapore
A children’s science center experience for ages eight and below with more than 20 interactive exhibits, themed zones, family events, and playful STEM learning.
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.
Exploratorium Science Activities
The Exploratorium offers more than 300 teacher-tested science activities for children from preschool through high school, with practical ways to investigate science at home or in educational settings.
DuPage Children’s Museum Educator Resources
DuPage Children’s Museum provides STEAM lesson plans, early-learning facilitation guides, field-trip social stories and sensory maps for educators.
BBC Bitesize
Free curriculum-linked lessons, games, quizzes, and study support for children and teenagers.
JPL Education
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory STEM resources, lessons, projects, videos, and activities for K-12 learners and educators.
National Geographic Education
Free maps, videos, interactives, events, and classroom resources that help learners explore geography, science, and the world.
Canadian Space Agency Youth and Educators
Space books, experiments, digital games, printables, toolkits, and classroom ideas from the Canadian Space Agency.
Learning Adventures
Free, no-sign-up games and interactive storybooks for grades K-5 across math, science, English, history, and mixed skills.
Science Museum Group Learning Resources
Museum-backed science activities, experiments, objects, and downloadable learning resources for children and educators.
Nature Lab
The Nature Conservancy’s youth curriculum platform with virtual field trips, family guides, lesson plans, and hands-on nature activities.
Natural History Museum LA Family Activities
Dinosaur crafts, nature journals, games, scavenger hunts, and family science activities from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Edusim 3D
A free 3D learning world where children build, explore science topics, and code with blocks or JavaScript.
NOAA Ocean Exploration Learn & Discover
Ocean exploration facts, activities, virtual events, educator materials, and discoveries from NOAA Ocean Exploration.
National Park Service Kids
Junior Ranger programs, outdoor adventures, articles, events, and family learning from the National Park Service.
EPA Environmental Games and Activities
Environmental games, quizzes, videos, activity books, and hands-on learning ideas from the U.S. EPA.
USGS Educational Resources
Natural science lessons, activities, maps, podcasts, videos, and data resources from the U.S. Geological Survey.
National Geographic Education
Explorer Classroom, interactive lesson plans, maps, free resources, and geography learning from the National Geographic Society.
NASA eClips
NASA videos and learning resources that connect space science with classroom and family STEM learning.
NOAA Education
Ocean, weather, climate, and Earth science activities, lessons, and resources from NOAA.
Te Papa Discovery Centres
Free museum discovery spaces with games, books, art activities, and hands-on learning for children and families.
Experimentarium Copenhagen
A hands-on science centre with interactive exhibits, water play, movement, bubbles, technology, and a dedicated early-years area.
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.
NASA Space Place Activities
NASA Space Place Activities offers printable and interactive space-science activities for children, including science-fair projects, mazes, planet games, rockets, sound, maps, and Earth science.
Australian Science Week Early Childhood Resources 2026
National Science Week and the University of Canberra provide EYLF-aligned science activities, instruction sheets, and family postcards for young children.
U.S. Botanic Garden Field Trip Experiences
The U.S. Botanic Garden offers free self-guided, instructor-led, and virtual field trips from Pre-K through high school, with plant-science lessons aligned to Next Generation Science Standards.
National Children’s Museum Programs
National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC offers current early-learner, STEAM storytime, tinkering, fine-art, and family programmes that pair hands-on play with science, technology, engineering, art, and making.
UKSA Space to Learn
UKSA Space to Learn is a UK Space Agency-funded National Space Academy programme continuing through December 2026 with free curriculum-linked physics masterclasses, careers conferences, home-education events, and an interactive Moon Rescue book.
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.
Hong Kong Science Museum Education Resources
Hong Kong Science Museum offers downloadable activity sheets and teachers’ guides connected to exhibitions including living technology, AI, biodiversity, Earth science and environmental conservation.
Nature Lab: Grades K–5
The Nature Conservancy’s Nature Lab provides elementary lesson plans that help children investigate ecosystems, wildlife, conservation and environmental questions through classroom-ready activities.
NOAA NSSL Learning Resources for Students
NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory provides student learning resources about weather and atmospheric science, including games, weather safety and Weather Friends.
ORISE STEM Lesson Plans for K–12 Teachers
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education provides a library of free K–12 STEM lesson plans, PDFs, activities, games and student opportunities.
NASA Teach: STEM Activities
NASA’s educator-facing STEM activity catalog from JPL, searchable by product type, subject, grade level, and topic across Earth, space, physical science, math, and technology.
Code.org The Hour of AI
The Hour of AI is Code.org’s global collection of more than 250 free, one-hour AI and computer-science activities across grades and settings, including AI for Oceans, creative AI projects, Minecraft, music, and web development.
Astro Pi European Space Coding Challenge 2026/27
The official Astro Pi challenge gives young people the chance to write Python programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers in space, with beginner Mission Zero and advanced Mission Space Lab pathways for the 2026/27 season.
Raspberry Pi Computing Curriculum
The Raspberry Pi Foundation curriculum provides free, structured computing resources for ages 5–16, including localized materials, programming, AI and computer-science learning pathways.
ESA CanSat
The European Space Agency CanSat program challenges teams to design, build and launch a soda-can-sized satellite, then collect and analyse mission data.
Smithsonian Kids
Museum-backed art, history, science, nature, and space activities, games, interactives, and family guides.
Khan Academy
A broad free learning platform with practice and lessons across math, science, computing, reading, and more.
micro:bit
A creative physical-computing platform with block coding, Python, classroom projects, guides, videos, and teacher courses.
GeoGebra
Free interactive math tools, activities, and lessons for exploring geometry, algebra, graphs, statistics, and more.
MicroBlocks
A free, live block-programming environment for making interactive projects with microcontrollers, sensors, lights, and motors.
Royal Institution Explore Science
Science videos, stories, podcasts, and collection highlights from the Royal Institution for curious learners and families.
NOAA Ocean Service for Students
Free ocean science tutorials about corals, tides, currents, coastal pollution, estuaries, and navigation from NOAA.
Science.gc.ca Educational Resources
Free science activities, experiments, videos, lesson plans, and activity books for children and teens from the Government of Canada.
InquiryMind
Free primary learning with read-aloud lessons, science and maths simulations, games, practice questions, and worksheets for kindergarten through Grade 5.
RSPB Wild Challenge for Families
Free family nature activities that build observation, wildlife-care, and outdoor science skills through awards and challenges.
Inquiry in Action
Free K-5 physical science lesson plans, student activity sheets, animations, and hands-on investigations from the American Chemical Society.
The Tech Interactive
A family-friendly science and technology center with hands-on exhibits, experimental labs, design challenges, and youth engineering programs.
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.
Ranger Gamez
Free browser learning games for math, computer science, typing, and other school skills, with no ads or child accounts.
Ready Kids
FEMA’s preparedness learning hub for children, teens, families, and educators, with games, plans, activities, and multilingual resources.
NOAA JetStream
Weather and atmosphere lessons, explanations, activities, and visual learning from the National Weather Service.
Royal Museums Greenwich Learning Resources
Free astronomy, science, maths, geography, history, literacy, and early-years resources from the Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum.
Museum of the Rockies Online Learning
Free museum videos, lessons, activities, digital collections, and exhibits covering dinosaurs, geology, astronomy, and cultural history.
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.
Discovery Children's Museum Resources
Free family and educator activities from Discovery Children's Museum, including STEM, coding, math, creative projects, books, games, and accessibility resources.
Ontario Science Centre At Home
Science experiments, family activities, virtual events, and K-12 learning resources from the Ontario Science Centre.
Field Museum Learning Resources
Family-friendly lesson plans, activities, games, and collection-based learning from the Field Museum.
RSPB Wild Challenge
Nature missions, wildlife activities, badges, and outdoor challenges for children and families from the RSPB.
California Academy of Sciences Education & Learning
Science lessons, activities, field trips, games, videos, and family learning from the California Academy of Sciences.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Education Resources
Animal, plant, and wildlife conservation learning resources with activities, live cams, videos, and age-based lessons.
Hamilton Children's Museum
Hands-on galleries and self-directed play that help young children learn through imagination, movement, and discovery.
Technisches Museum Vienna Kids and Families
Family activities and playful technology learning for young children, school-age visitors, and grown-ups in Vienna.
Science Museum Oklahoma
A large hands-on science museum with interactive exhibits, science shows, a planetarium, creative challenges, and family learning experiences.
Omaha Zoo Programs
Camps, family learning, behind-the-scenes experiences, Zoo Schools, and interactive programs at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
Tinkercad
A free browser-based Autodesk app for 3D design, electronics, and coding with hands-on projects and classroom curriculum.
NASA JPL K-12 Educator Resources
A searchable NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory library of K-12 lessons, projects, videos, collections, and teachable moments.
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.
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.
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.
Canadian Space Agency Space Brain Hack
A Canadian Space Agency challenge collection for grades 6–12 that asks learners to design solutions for astronaut mental health, food production, and sustainable satellites.
Brown University Artemis Coding Program
Brown University’s Artemis program offers free, supportive computer-science learning for Providence-area students in grades 5–8 through Microbits, Scratch, and Python tracks.
Canadian Space Agency Crew-13 Activities
The Canadian Space Agency Crew-13 activities page gathers official space games and classroom or home activities, including Mission: Astronaut, Future of Food, K–12 ISS materials, Tomatosphere, astronaut cutouts, and live space links.
U.S. Botanic Garden On-Site Activity Resources
The U.S. Botanic Garden’s plant passports and field journals turn a family or school visit into a guided investigation of plant parts, food plants, native plants, sustainability, and plant collections.
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.
Children’s Museum Jordan
A nonprofit children’s museum with interactive exhibits, science and art experiences, family programs, and a mobile museum that brings learning activities to children across Jordan.
Museo Scienza Playlab
A museum learning space for children ages 3–6 where art, science, technology, storytelling, tinkering, light, sound, nature, and imaginative play meet in five interactive rooms.
Cambridge Mathematics for All
The University of Cambridge Faculty of Mathematics outreach overview connects families and schools with free online mathematics education, NRICH problem solving, events, podcasts, and public engagement.
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.
Space Cadets Online
The National Space Centre’s Space Cadets Online is an expert-led online space club for ages 7–11 with 60-minute science sessions, talks, craft ideas, interactive activities, and downloadable resources.
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.
Science Museum Group Bouncy Egg Activity
A Science Museum Group hands-on KS2–KS3 chemistry activity uses vinegar and an egg to explore chemical reactions, osmosis, observation, and materials science.
Micro Mathematicians
Micro Mathematicians is a University of Melbourne enrichment programme for students who want to explore mathematics beyond the classroom through free virtual and in-person workshops.
Primary Science Teaching Trust Resources
The Primary Science Teaching Trust catalogue provides classroom activities, teacher toolkits, assessment support, and topic-filtered science resources for primary education.
NASA Space Out This Summer STEM Activities
NASA’s official summer roundup introduces space-themed STEM activities and learning opportunities for children and families through NASA’s learning resources.
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.
California Academy of Sciences Lesson Plans
California Academy of Sciences provides science lesson plans and classroom activities covering living systems, Earth science and astronomy.
NPS Science for Students of All Ages
The National Park Service connects students and teachers with park-based science labs, lesson plans, experiments, citizen science and other learning activities.
Smithsonian Distance Learning Resources
Smithsonian Learning Lab brings museum collections, lessons, educator collections, caregiver guides, and grade-linked resources together for online learning.
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.
NASA For Students
NASA’s official student learning hub organizes space, science, engineering, and career resources by grade bands, with links for K–4, grades 5–8, grades 9–12, and college students.
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.
British Science Week 2027 Resource Packs
British Science Week’s free resource packs provide hands-on science and STEM activities for children from under 5s to around age 14; the 2027 taster pack is available now.
ESA Moon Camp Challenge 2026/27
The ESA Moon Camp Challenge invites students aged 5–16 to design a space habitat using creative tools such as arts and crafts, 3D design, robotics and videogames while exploring how people could live on the Moon or another celestial body.
KIPP NYC Computational Thinking Curriculum
KIPP NYC’s free open-source K–8 curriculum integrates computational thinking, coding, engineering, science, maths, and ELA through hands-on project-based mini-units.
ESA Education 2026–2027 School Projects
The European Space Agency’s 2026–27 school-project overview connects children and teens with space-themed science, coding, environmental investigation, astronaut training, and design challenges.
Exploratorium
Museum-backed science learning with hands-on activities, Science Snacks, tinkering projects, videos, and teaching tools.
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.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum learning resources, science activities, games, videos, and family exhibits spanning nature, space, Earth science, and culture.
The Kid Should See This
A curated collection of 8,300+ smart, creative, and unusual videos for children, families, teachers, and curious learners.
Science Learning Hub
New Zealand science learning resources with articles, activities, videos, experiments, and teacher support for school-age learners.
Kodu Game Lab
A visual game-making environment for children to build 3D worlds, stories, and games with simple programming tiles.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Crafts & Printables
Ocean-themed crafts, coloring pages, stencils, drawing activities, and printable learning projects for children.
EIA Energy Kids
Kid-friendly explanations, games, activities, and teacher materials about energy, sources, history, and saving energy.
Start with a Book
Book-based activities, reading lists, and learning ideas that help children explore science, arts, history, and the world around them.
EPA Students
Free K–12 environmental homework help, games, quizzes, videos, lesson plans, and project ideas from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Australian Museum Kids
Free kids activities, science programs, exhibitions, and family learning from the Australian Museum in Sydney.
Natural History Museum London Family Activities
Family activities, dinosaur discoveries, nature learning, and hands-on science ideas from London’s Natural History Museum.
Howtosmile
Free, searchable STEM activities from museums, public media, universities, and educational organisations for families and educators.
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.
Leap into Science
Open-ended science activities paired with children’s books for young learners and families from The Franklin Institute.
Field Museum Visiting with Kids
Family museum visits, adventure guides, and hands-on natural history experiences at Chicago’s Field Museum.
National Space Centre Education
Space science visits, planetarium shows, STEM workshops, virtual classrooms, and downloadable learning resources from Leicester’s National Space Centre.
Children’s University of Manchester
Interactive science, history, health, environment, and student-life modules for primary-age learners from the University of Manchester.
Knowledge Kids
Commercial-free children’s videos, games, live TV, and shows from Knowledge Network for children ages two to eight.
CU Museum Family Activities
Free science, nature, art, and family activities from the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History.
Eden Project Learning
Nature, sustainability, science, and school learning resources from the Eden Project in Cornwall.
Museum of Science Boston Learning
Museum educator resources with STEM activities, family engineering, science games, and classroom-ready learning ideas.
Franklin Institute Science and Education
Science activities, engineering ideas, youth programs, videos, and classroom resources from The Franklin Institute.
New York Public Library Learning
Storytimes, STEAM kits, reading recommendations, family activities, and free learning programs from NYPL.
FIRST LEGO League
A guided robotics and STEM program where children build, code, collaborate, and solve real-world challenges.
Children's Museum of Manhattan
A hands-on museum for young children with interactive learning, arts, science, culture, daily experiences, and early-childhood classes.
Field Day Learning Games
Free narrative learning games from a University of Wisconsin–Madison lab, designed with researchers and educators to explore science, history, journalism, and environmental topics.
Learn.Genetics
University of Utah science learning with interactive genetics, cells, evolution, ecology, human health, neuroscience, and virtual lab activities.
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.
Spark & Anvil
A large free collection of browser learning apps, stories, books, and puzzles for children and teens ages 3–18.
Zooniverse Education
Classroom-friendly citizen science projects with research participation, educator resources, and a dedicated schools route for ages 9-12.
Ask A Biologist
Arizona State University biology stories, games, activities, videos, podcasts, and selected Spanish learning resources for curious children.
The Nat Learn and Explore
Natural history lesson plans, online activities, family projects, community science, and nature learning from the San Diego Natural History Museum.
National Park Service Learn and Explore
National Park Service history, nature, Junior Ranger, classroom, and Every Kid Outdoors learning links for children and educators.
Project Learning Tree
Environmental education activities, family projects, lesson plans, and forest literacy resources for preschool through grade 12.
Royal Tyrrell Museum Distance Learning
Interactive dinosaur, fossil, geology, and Earth science programs for schools, homeschoolers, and families from the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Sciencenter Science in Your Home
Free at-home science activity guides for young children, elementary learners, families, and caregivers from the Sciencenter.
Auckland Zoo Education Resources
Free animal, conservation, nature, and science learning resources with age-separated lesson plans, videos, experiments, and activity packs.
Maryland Zoo Learning Resources
Zoo-based learning resources with animal activities, nature play, field-trip materials, citizen science, and Spanish family resources.
Museum Wales Family Learning at Home
Museum activities for families, from dinosaur nests and bee hotels to crafts, nature projects, toddler play, and Minecraft.
NYBG At Home for Kids & Families
Plant science, nature observation, gardening, art, recipes, videos, and lesson ideas from the New York Botanical Garden.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Children's Garden Activities
Nature projects, games, recipes, crafts, and videos from Brooklyn Botanic Garden for children and families.
Science and Industry Museum Learning Programme
Science, engineering, and museum learning resources from the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.
Royal Institution Learning
Science shows, experiments, workshops, and educational resources from the Royal Institution.
KidsGardening Resource Library
Gardening activities, lesson plans, growing guides, nature projects, and family learning resources for children.
Wildlife Watch
Nature activities, wildlife missions, and outdoor learning ideas that help children explore and protect the natural world.
WWF Wild Classroom Toolkits
Species, climate, biodiversity, ocean, and food-waste teaching toolkits with activities for home and school.
Museum of Science Teaching STEM
STEM teaching resources, curriculum ideas, and hands-on learning support from Boston's Museum of Science.
Experimentorium Science Museum
A hands-on science museum in Tbilisi with interactive exhibits, chemistry activities, Digital Lab sessions, and family programmes.
The Planetary Society Space for Kids
Space activities, videos, images, and astronomy learning from The Planetary Society.
KID Museum
A hands-on maker museum with coding, robotics, engineering, electronics, woodshop, textiles, and design challenges.
Children's Museum of Atlanta
Hands-on exhibits, making, art, science, and family learning experiences for children ages 2 to 8.
Morris Museum Spark!Lab
A Smithsonian invention workspace where children ages 5 to 12 imagine, design, test, and improve ideas.
Bell Museum Activities for Kids
Science activities, videos, field journals, astronomy challenges, ecology projects, and nature observation for children.
Questacon Early Childhood Activities
Hands-on science experiences and activity ideas for young children in Canberra, with play-based investigation and discovery.
Denver Zoo Family Nature Play
Outdoor family play where children climb, dig, observe bugs, explore natural materials, and connect with nature alongside zoo educators.
Science Oxford Centre
A hands-on science centre with an Exploration Zone, woodland, ponds, family days, STEM clubs, and science activities for children.
Deutsches Museum Family Visits
Family visit guidance for a major science and technology museum, including Kids Kingdom, interactive exhibitions, and family-friendly planning tips.
NOAA Educational Resources Guide
An official NOAA guide explaining how its free Earth-system education collections and Sea to Sky database are organized and reviewed.
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Animated explainers about science, space, biology, society, and big questions, presented with clear visuals and careful storytelling.
PBS KIDS YouTube
The official PBS KIDS YouTube channel with clips, songs, stories, and educational video series for young children and families.
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.
Royal Institution Science Shows and Activities for Children
The Royal Institution’s family science page brings together spectacular science shows and activities designed to get children and families excited about science.
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.
National Geographic: Outdoor Family Fun
National Geographic Education’s Outdoor Family Fun idea set gives families practical activities for gardening, biodiversity, nature observation, rocks, insects, habitats, and neighborhood exploration.
NASA Science at Home
NASA’s Science at Home collection brings together online, hands-on, outdoor, citizen-science, and age-banded activities, with multilingual learning routes for students and families.
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.
Smithsonian Visiting with Kids
Smithsonian Visiting with Kids helps families plan free and paid Smithsonian experiences, with child-focused activities across museums and the zoo including Spark!Lab, Wonderplace, planetarium experiences, family art activities, and interactive learning spaces.
PBS KIDS Podcasts
PBS KIDS Podcasts brings family listening off-screen with story, music, problem-solving, and educational series including Arthur, Molly of Denali, Odd Squad, and Work It Out Wombats.
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.
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.
Draper Spark!Lab
The National Museum of American History’s Spark!Lab invites children to create, collaborate, test, experiment, and invent through hands-on STEM and art activities.
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.
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.
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.
Wonderlab at the Science Museum
An interactive science gallery with 50 exhibits, live science shows, and hands-on exploration of forces, electricity, space, light, matter, sound, and maths.
micro:bit Teach Featured
The official micro:bit Teach Featured hub gathers age-banded units of work, coding projects, AI-literacy lessons, design challenges, classroom resources, events, and free professional-development courses for young learners and educators.
Peterborough Museum Learning Resources
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery offers free online and downloadable resources spanning Roman coins and pottery, historic toys, Windrush history, geology and fossils, videos, and hands-on activities.
Montréal Science Centre
An interactive science museum with hands-on exhibitions, creative technology challenges, family events, and bilingual visitor information.
Museum of Science Boston Youth Programs
The Museum of Science Boston Youth Programs page gathers high-school STEM opportunities including science series, computer-science events, a 2026 innovation hackathon, biotechnology and renewable-energy workshops, MEDscience, and internships.
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.
USGS Water Science School
The U.S. Geological Survey Water Science School offers water information, diagrams, maps, quizzes, interactive learning, and educator resources for students and teachers.
US EPA Lesson Plans and Teacher Guides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides topic-based lesson plans, teacher guides, and online environmental resources for students and educators.
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 Great Object Hunt: Explorer
This Science Museum Group printable activity pack guides children through observation and discussion challenges while exploring the Science Museum’s objects and their links to everyday life.
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.
Curious George: Let’s Get Curious
National Children’s Museum’s Curious George exhibit invites young children to explore science, engineering and problem-solving through playful, hands-on museum experiences.
USGS Teachers, Learners, and Kids
The U.S. Geological Survey’s youth education page helps children, families and teachers explore geology, ecology, national parks, citizen science and STEM learning resources.
NPS Science Labs
The National Park Service Science Labs catalog lists hundreds of park-based science activities with student and teacher formats, grade levels and subjects.
NOAA Weather Friends Trading Cards
NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory offers printable Weather Friends trading cards featuring weather-safety superheroes and a downloadable set of card images.
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.
NOAA Discover Your Changing World Activity Book
NOAA’s official climate activity book gives students and educators hands-on activities for exploring climate change, evidence, observations, and actions connected with a changing world.
NOAA NESDIS K-12 Education
NOAA NESDIS learning resources that help students and educators explore Earth systems, environmental data, weather, oceans, and the Sun through a K–12 lens.
FoodMASTER
A free, teacher-friendly curriculum using everyday food to teach applied mathematics, biology, chemistry, nutrition, measurement, geometry, and problem solving.
RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2027
The RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch invites schools to observe birds on their grounds, build data skills and submit results to a national picture of school-ground wildlife.
Chrome Music Lab
Hands-on browser experiments that help children explore rhythm, melody, sound, drawing, and the connections between music, science, math, and art.
PBS LearningMedia
A free library of curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and discussion prompts for teachers and learners from pre-K through high school.
ESA Kids
Space science stories, missions, games, and activities from the European Space Agency.
Science News Explores
Accessible science news, explainers, experiments, and stories for readers from middle school onward.
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.
Natural History Museum Discover
Science and nature facts, news, and stories about animals, fossils, Earth history, and the research behind the natural world.
Science First Class
Free spoken and interactive science learning adventures for children, with lessons about evidence, nature, matter, motion, and space.
Research Quest
Interactive science investigations from the Natural History Museum of Utah that help middle-school learners examine real-world questions.
National Air and Space Museum Learning
Free aviation and space activities, resources, videos, and educator materials from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Audubon for Kids
Bird and nature activities, games, coloring pages, and family learning ideas from the National Audubon Society.
STEM for Others General Science
A free grades 3 to 6 science course with hands-on labs and lessons covering chemistry, physics, and engineering.
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.
Wildlife Watch
Nature activities, quizzes, spotting sheets, awards, and wildlife projects that help children discover and care for animals and habitats.
NFB Education
Canadian film-based learning resources, playlists, study guides, and digital storytelling activities for classrooms and curious learners.
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 North
Museum-backed science learning with exhibits, family science, school resources, and hands-on discovery from Science North in Northern Ontario.
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.
Science Museum Adventure
A kid-focused science museum adventure with illustrated articles, mini-games, and facts about dinosaurs, space, and inventions.
PBS North Carolina Education
Public-media learning resources for young children, families, and educators, including PBS KIDS activities, literacy, STEM, and educational video.
Nature Kids
Nature observation, wildlife identification guides, activity books, fun facts, and family outdoor learning from Nature Alberta for ages 4-12.
Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
Free virtual field trips and DE Docs that take K-12 learners to real places and topics with educator guides and hands-on activities.
FarmFood 360
Interactive 360-degree tours of Canadian farms and food production sites, with classroom and family-friendly agriculture learning.
National Museum of Australia Learning Resources
Free museum learning activities, family visits, digital classrooms, and interactive history journeys inspired by the Kspace adventure game.
Georgia Aquarium At-Home Learning
Free aquarium learning with animal guides, webcams, live streams, lesson ideas, and activities for curious children and families.
Cincinnati Zoo Education
Zoo education programs, family activities, camps, school programs, and conservation learning for children and educators.
MBARI Science at Home
Ocean science and deep-sea learning resources, articles, videos, and activities from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
Kohl Children's Museum Home Zone
Stories, experiments, STEAM activities, and playful learning videos from Kohl Children's Museum for families at home.
New England Aquarium Educational Resources
Ocean activities, animal observations, conservation projects, and classroom resources from the New England Aquarium.
New York Botanical Garden Children & Families
Plant science, garden discovery, seasonal activities, and family learning from the New York Botanical Garden.
Science Fun
Hands-on science experiments, STEM activities, and kid-friendly science programs for families and schools.
National Museum of Nature and Science
Japan's national science museum with nature, space, technology, collections, exhibitions, and learning routes for young visitors.
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.
MIT Museum Learning Lab
Hands-on science and engineering activities using microscopy, imaging, and real museum demonstrations.
Spark! Imagination and Science Center
A hands-on children's museum and science center where young children experiment, create, build, and explore.
Explore & More Children's Museum
Play-based exhibits and family learning experiences that invite children to explore, imagine, and build confidence.
KidsSTOP
An early-years science centre with more than 20 interactive exhibits about flight, space, the human body, and everyday science.
New York Aquarium Children and Families
Family programmes, early childhood experiences, camps, children's activities, and wildlife learning at the New York Aquarium.
Putnam Museum Science in Action
Interactive science exhibits and engineering challenges exploring motion, energy, magnetism, circuits, gears, and more.
Chicago Botanic Garden Family Activity Guide
Nature-inspired family activities for planting, science, art, wildlife observation, outdoor learning, and cooking.
Garden Museum Families
Nature, art, and garden activities for children and grown-ups, including trails, explorer backpacks, toddler sessions, and family workshops.
Royal Alberta Museum Children's Gallery
A playful gallery for children six and under with objects, tools, sensory areas, digging, building, and imaginative exploration.
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, workshops, shows, and galleries for children, families, and school groups.
Oslo Science Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, creative workshops, and family learning at Norway's Museum of Science and Technology.
Dallas Zoo Education Programs
Wildlife learning through family programs, camps, guided experiences, and age-specific activities at the Dallas Zoo.
Boston Children's Museum STEAM Lab
Hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities that encourage creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking.
Nemours KidsHealth for Kids
A child-friendly health education site with body questions and answers, videos, handwashing guidance, and everyday wellbeing tips.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Families
Family activities, crafts, events, and child-friendly discovery at Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
SciShow
Science explainers and curiosity-driven videos about biology, chemistry, physics, Earth, space, and everyday phenomena.
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.
STEAM Daydream Podcast
National Children’s Museum’s short-form podcast uses children’s questions, expert guests, and imaginative stories to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
Experience CS
A free integrated computer-science curriculum for grades 3–8 with cross-curricular units, teacher support, and English, Spanish, and French access.
Exoplanet Travel Bureau
NASA’s immersive space experience turns confirmed exoplanets into guided, bilingual travel destinations with visualizations, posters, coloring pages, and science context.
Cincinnati Museum Center Virtual Field Trips
Free, on-demand virtual field trips use video walkthroughs, expert interviews, and immersive exhibit content across Maya history, dinosaurs, caves, space, and Cincinnati history.
Curieux de sciences
A French science podcast for ages 7–12 from the National Museum of Natural History and Bayard Jeunesse, where children investigate questions about life, humans, and Earth with museum scientists.
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.
Atomency
A free browser science lab with interactive chemistry, physics, and biology simulations and guided virtual labs.
Forest Kids Game
A free FAO educational video game that teaches children about forests, biodiversity, climate, and ecosystem restoration through mini-games and exploration of four forest biomes.
CU Museum Field Trips
CU Museum of Natural History field trips provide interactive tours, hands-on workshops, and self-guided visits for K–2, 3–5, and 6–8 groups.
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.
U.S. Botanic Garden Kids and Families
The U.S. Botanic Garden’s kids and families page introduces the Children’s Garden, plant passports, field journals, on-site activities, and a garden-inspired coloring resource for home.
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.
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Early Learning Programs
The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh offers early-learning programs for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and caregivers, alongside museum@home activities and sensory-friendly options.
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.
Georgia Aquarium Virtual Field Trips
Georgia Aquarium offers K–12 virtual field trips about life science, life cycles, adaptations, ocean ecosystems, conservation, sharks, technology, and aquatic careers.
KidsDoMath: The Scientific Method
KidsDoMath’s Scientific Method is a focused browser game for grades 3–6 that asks children to order science steps, predict outcomes, observe experiments, and explain conclusions.
Lawrence Hall of Science Play
The University of California, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science Play hub brings together interactive apps, hands-on activities, science videos, and astronomy experiences for learners and families.
UniverseEngine
UniverseEngine is an interactive astronomy simulation that lets learners explore planetary impacts, galaxy formation, and cosmic evolution at planetary, galaxy, and cosmos scales.
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.
NASA Earth Observatory for Kids
A NASA digital magazine collection for young learners aged 9–14, combining Earth-observation stories with downloadable hands-on activities about satellites, climate, land, water, and weather.
Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit
Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit is a browser coding environment with block-based and text programming, tutorials, games, projects, search, import, and optional account features for young makers.
Canadian Space Agency Toolkits for Youth and Educators
The Canadian Space Agency’s toolkit hub brings together official space learning materials, activities, games, videos, and reading resources on astronomy, the Moon, eclipses, engineering, rovers, climate, health science, and space history.
Intrepid Museum Education Resources
Intrepid Museum education resources combine free learning-library content, historic photographs, oral histories, videos, field trips, virtual tours, and programs about history, science, technology, and engineering.
Space to Learn Home Education Workshops
National Space Academy’s Space to Learn page offers free UK Space Agency-funded home-education workshops with hands-on student masterclasses, rocket-design challenges, and take-home resources for families.
Botanic Gardens of Sydney Teacher Resources
Botanic Gardens of Sydney provides free curriculum-expert activity plans, videos, images, and virtual excursions for primary and secondary learners exploring the natural world.
GEM Children’s Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum’s children’s museum uses ancient Egyptian themes, hands-on learning, interactive games, technology, and family programmes to spark curiosity.
NOAA Ocean Exploration Educator Resources
NOAA Ocean Exploration’s educator hub provides ocean-literacy themes, classroom materials, lesson plans, fact sheets, expedition content, multimedia, and professional-learning links.
US EPA Homework Resources about Environmental Issues
EPA’s homework hub organizes student-friendly help across air, climate, ecosystems, energy, health, recycling, water, and science and research topics.
University of Melbourne School Maths Outreach
The University of Melbourne School of Mathematics and Statistics runs school incursions, competitions, enrichment programmes, and professional learning for primary and secondary communities.
Sciencenter Resources for Educators
Sciencenter’s educator hub provides group-visit planning guides, hands-on activity guides and professional materials for using museum-based science learning with children.
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2026
The Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition presents current research through public-facing exhibits and activities designed to help children, families and other visitors explore science and engineering.
Australian Museum Virtual Excursions
The Australian Museum offers educator-led virtual excursions and on-demand science sessions that connect students with museum collections and experts.
A Young Explorer’s Guide to the Science Museum
The Science Museum’s family guide for under-seven visitors highlights five museum experiences, including water play, bubbles, flight, and large engineering objects, to help families plan a first science visit.
National Children’s Museum Learn
National Children’s Museum’s learning hub brings together K–5 field trips, hands-on programs, a children’s STEAM podcast, short STEAMwork activity videos, and environmental-science virtual field trips.
Discover Your World With NOAA
NOAA’s official activity book for educators and students offers hands-on activities that connect ocean, Earth, weather, and environmental science with curiosity and observation.
NASA STEM Opportunities and Activities for Students
NASA’s official opportunities hub collects student challenges, robotics and coding activities, design projects, internships, and other STEM pathways for middle-school, high-school, college, and university learners.
Carbon Cycle Caper
A Science Museum Group climate-science activity that helps learners investigate the carbon cycle and think about how carbon moves through Earth systems.
RHS National Education Nature Park
The Royal Horticultural Society’s National Education Nature Park hub supports nurseries, schools, and colleges with practical biodiversity and outdoor-learning resources connected to the UK Education Nature Park.
Tinkercast Out of This World Space Curriculum
Tinkercast’s Out of This World collection pairs kids’ space podcasts with hands-on podjects, experiments, worksheets, coloring, and classroom-ready activities covering rockets, planets, gravity, stars, and space junk.
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.
Wildlife Watch Activities
Wildlife Watch’s activities library provides nature crafts, wildlife investigations, spotter sheets, colouring pages and outdoor projects for children.
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.
ISRO YUVIKA Young Scientist Programme
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s YUVIKA programme introduces school children to space technology, space science, and space applications through a selective young-scientist experience.
Warmnest
Warmnest is a children’s audio library with short stories, narrated learning series, and simple games led by animal characters. The official page describes a small, curated catalog for ages 2–8.
NASA Space Operations Learning Center
NASA’s Space Operations Learning Center provides interactive modules, games, and quizzes about space technology, Earth science, satellites, communication, and living and working in space.
National Geographic Kids
Fact-filled animal, science, and geography content for curious kids.
Microsoft MakeCode
Browser-based coding environments for micro:bit, Minecraft, Arcade, and other creative projects.
TeachEngineering
Standards-aligned engineering lessons, activities, and design challenges for K–12 learners.
Science Sparks
Hands-on science experiments, STEM challenges, printable activities, and science explanations for children and families.
Britannica Kids
Reference articles, images, videos, and activities that help young researchers explore science, animals, history, and geography.
Story Time From Space
Children’s books and science videos read and demonstrated from space, connecting literacy with real space exploration.
CDC Elementary Student Resources
Free comics, games, apps, videos, and activities that introduce elementary students to public health and healthy choices.
Kids Doing Science
Science games, at-home experiments, videos, and research explanations from New York University researchers.
CellieKids
Free educational videos, games, songs, activities, and printables for children ages 2-9.
ABC Education
Free Australian curriculum-linked videos, games, lessons, and classroom resources for children, families, and teachers.
National WWII Museum Education
K–12 history, STEM, lesson plans, classroom guides, virtual field trips, and student experiences from the National WWII Museum.
Early Science Matters
Free hands-on science activities, lesson plans, videos, and expert guidance for children from birth through age five.
Science Buddies
Hands-on science and engineering project ideas, experiment guides, and teacher resources for home and school.
New York State Museum Education
Museum-backed art, science, history, and family learning programs with online activities, videos, lessons, and teacher guides.
Florida Museum Kids
Science, animals, nature walks, family programs, and exploration ideas from the Florida Museum of Natural History.
BrainPOP Jr.
Animated lessons, activities, and learning resources for young learners across science, math, reading, health, social studies, and the arts.
National PTA STEM at Home Activities
Family STEM activities, experiments, videos, and printable guides from National PTA, including hands-on challenges using common household materials.
Small Fry Games
Free browser games for curious children, with playful practice in early learning, reading, addition, science, and observation.
Discovery Cube
Hands-on science museums in Southern California with exhibits, field trips, free online activities, STEM events, and family learning.
MindUP
A preventative mental-health and social-emotional learning programme with brain science, mindfulness, emotional literacy, resilience, and family resources.
Discovery Quest
Free human-reviewed learning quests for math, English, space science, and logic, with no ads or tracking of children.
Slates
Free browser games for kids spanning engineering, physics, coding, math, words, and science.
Siyavula Open Textbooks
Free open textbooks and practice material for secondary mathematics, physical sciences, natural sciences, and related school subjects.
Natural Inquirer
USDA Forest Service science readers, activity books, lesson material, and virtual learning adventures for PreK through grade 12.
Year in Nature
Free nature-based learning activities, guides, seasonal projects, and family resources that help children build a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Waikiki Aquarium Virtual Experiences
Free marine science videos, webcams, virtual lectures, ocean spotlights, drawing lessons, and classroom resources from Waikiki Aquarium.
Miami Children's Museum At Home
Step-by-step videos and activity guides from a children's museum to spark playful learning, making, and discovery at home.
We The Curious
A science experience with interactive exhibits, workshops, planetarium shows, and family discovery in Bristol.
National Museum of the US Air Force Education
Aviation and space learning with scavenger hunts, coloring pages, word searches, STEM programs, and museum activities.
DOE STEM
U.S. Department of Energy STEM opportunities, activities, and learning resources for students, educators, and families.
PBS KIDS for Parents
Family activities, games, printable ideas, and learning guidance from PBS KIDS for parents and caregivers.
Ingenium Science at Home
Hands-on science and engineering activities from Canada's Ingenium museums for learning at home and in the classroom.
Living Oceans Foundation Education
Ocean science, conservation, marine life, and classroom resources from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.
National Marine Aquarium Virtual Learning Experiences
Curriculum-linked virtual aquarium tours with live questions, marine science stories, and follow-up activities.
Topeka Zoo Education Resources
Zoo learning videos, worksheets, crafts, scavenger hunts, and coding puzzles for children and families.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago for Families
Family learning programs, wildlife discovery, nature play, zoo camps, and educational experiences for all ages.
Museum of Life and Science Play to Learn
Early-childhood play experiences that explore light, shadows, patterns, gravity, building, sensory discovery, and pretend play.
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.
London Museum of Water and Steam for Families
Hands-on water and engineering discovery with working steam engines, a Waterworks Gallery, a Splash Zone, and family trails.
Sacramento Zoo Education
Camps, field trips, nature explorers, home-learning videos, and family programs about animals and conservation.
Sydney Zoo Education
School, family, virtual, excursion, vacation-care, and free downloadable wildlife learning resources from Sydney Zoo.
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.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visit with Kids
A child-friendly garden guide with a Discovery Garden, wildlife habitats, field journals, and plant exploration.
Minecraft Education
A game-based learning platform with K–12 lesson libraries, coding, STEM, digital citizenship, and educator training.
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.
Museum of Science Young Learners
A Museum of Science guide to exhibits and experiences designed for young scientists, including animals, dinosaurs, space, and engineering play.
Natural History Museum Family Favourites Tour
A self-guided Natural History Museum tour that helps families explore dinosaurs, mammals, gardens, and other major sights in about two hours.
Royal Observatory Family Fun
Astro-themed family planning and visit guidance for the Royal Observatory, with space activities, accessibility information, tickets, and opening details.
Cutty Sark Family Fun
A Royal Museums Greenwich family guide to exploring the historic tea clipper through interactive games, character stories, play boxes, and hands-on ship discovery.
NASA JPL Education Overview
An official overview of NASA JPL’s education mission, audiences, K-12 content, STEM resources, and family-facing space learning.
Science Bob
Hands-on science experiments, demonstrations, science-fair ideas, and explanations designed to make discovery approachable for children and families.
PBS KIDS Science Games
A focused PBS KIDS collection of science games about weather, nature, habitats, engineering, sound, space, and environmental problem-solving.
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.
Australian Museum Activities for Kids at Home
The Australian Museum’s family activity hub brings together science, nature, culture, experiments, crafts, videos, factsheets, and app-linked activities for curious kids.
WonderLab Learning Resources
National Geographic’s WonderLab collection gives educators and older children activities, videos, and observation-based learning tools inspired by Explorer and photographer Anand Varma.
MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope Network
A Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Center for Astrophysics program that lets learners control robotic telescopes online and explore real astronomy images.
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.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
A three-floor children’s museum with interactive exhibits and hands-on cultural and science programs for children ages 6 months to 10 years.
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.
Challenger Center STEM at Home
A NASA and Challenger Center collection of adaptable science, technology, engineering, and math lessons for home learning, spanning Earth science, chemistry, forces, Mars, and the solar system.
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.
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.
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.
Vienna Museum of Science and Technology Kids & Family
The Vienna Museum of Science and Technology’s Kids & Family guide brings together child-focused exhibitions, playful technology experiences, birthday programs, and a free English children’s tour in the TMW ToGo app.
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.
JayDay
JayDay is a free browser tutor for newcomer children ages 6–12, combining English learning with school mathematics, language, and science explained in a choice of home languages.
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.
Let’s Learn
THIRTEEN PBS’s Let’s Learn offers free educational videos and printables for young children, including storybooks, reading and writing, math, science, arts, social studies, movement, and STEM clips.
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.
KidWings
A science-for-children site about owls and wildlife with free games, short films, and printable activities for K–12 learners.
Avanza STEM Interactive Labs
A free set of browser-based STEM labs covering physics, coding, chemistry, engineering, and virtual experiments with no installation or sign-in.
PhysicsFella
A free virtual physics lab with browser simulations and live equations covering forces, gravity, electricity, light, sound, energy, and space.
Element Fusion
A free hands-on chemistry sandbox where children combine elements to discover real compounds, reaction explanations, and chemistry in the world around them.
Code.org AI Foundations
A free high-school AI and computer-science curriculum covering AI literacy, the internet, cybersecurity, data, ethics, bias, JavaScript, web development, and responsible AI creation.
NASA at Home Activities
NASA’s at-home activities page collects space and Earth-science activities, projects, videos, and family learning ideas that can be explored outside a classroom.
NASA Games and Interactives
NASA’s official games and interactives page gathers explorations, visualizations, stories, quizzes, simulations, and space and Earth-science activities for curious learners.
Canadian Space Agency Bringing Space Into Your Classroom
The Canadian Space Agency’s classroom collection brings space science, missions, engineering, and Canadian space activities into school and home learning.
John Muir National Historic Site Kids Activities
A National Park Service collection of nature scavenger hunts, journaling, tree identification, nature art, and conservation activities inspired by John Muir.
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.
Maine Nature-Based Educational Activities
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife offers nature activities, worksheets, coloring pages, posters, and educator materials for children exploring local wildlife and habitats.
NC Kids’ Exploration Journal
North Carolina’s official exploration journal gives elementary-age children multidisciplinary activities, lined journal pages, and creativity prompts for science, nature, and discovery.
CU Museum Children and Family Programs
The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History offers hands-on science and art activities, family programs, Discovery Corner access, and English/Spanish resources.
Smithsonian STEM²D Activities
The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s STEM²D collection provides interactive, standards-aligned science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing, and design activities for ages 5–18.
Smithsonian Early Learners Resources
The Smithsonian’s Early Learners collection brings together museum-based activities and educator resources designed for young children and the adults who learn with them.
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.
History of Science Museum Families
The University of Oxford’s History of Science Museum Families page is a gateway to family-friendly museum activities and events that invite children and adults to explore science, technology, and collections together.
Greater Boston STEM Program
The Greater Boston STEM Program provides free introductory computer science, math, engineering, and science enrichment for elementary and middle-school students through remote or in-person small-group classes.
Philadelphia Zoo to You
Philadelphia Zoo’s virtual learning gateway offers wildlife discovery and curriculum-focused materials built around student-led environmental topics.
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.
UArizona Girls Who Code Club
The University of Arizona’s Girls Who Code club offers free Saturday coding classes for grades 6–12, including Python, Arduino, robotics, AI, website development, and game projects.
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.
GenioPlay
GenioPlay offers story-driven learning games for ages 7–16 across math, biology, geography, and brain training, with subject pages that show the skills covered and age bands.
Neural Games
Neural Games is a free browser arcade with learning games for times tables, chemistry and physics, typing, and visual sorting, designed for ages 6 and up.
HelloHiDear
HelloHiDear is a free collection of short educational browser games for ages 3–10 covering early math, sorting, recycling, emotions, health, money, movement, and other life skills.
Royal Society Science Games
The Royal Society’s free collection links children and families to interactive science games and experiences from its Summer Science Exhibition.
Lawrence Hall of Science Apps
The Lawrence Hall of Science Apps catalog presents distinct educational science apps and browser experiences with official age, language, topic, and device information.
Free Learning Games
A free math and science game hub organized for K–8 learners with curriculum-aligned activities and grade-band discovery.
Wonderlab+
The Science Museum Group’s free online family science hub with videos, make-and-do activities, games, quizzes, space, and Earth content.
Wave Combinator
A free Field Day Lab science game where learners adjust wavelength, amplitude, and offset to investigate how sound waves interact.
CosmosMap
A free 3D space map and science playground with solar-system exploration, electronics simulations, Mars and Moon scenes, and interactive activities from preschool to advanced physics.
FizziQ Junior
A free offline digital experiment notebook for ages 7–12 that turns tablet and phone sensors into tools for measuring colour, sound, light, motion, dimensions, and environment.
Exploratorium Science Snacks
Low-cost, teacher-tested hands-on science activities from the Exploratorium, with searchable activities and collections for classrooms and curious families.
BBC Bitesize Primary
BBC’s primary-school learning hub for ages 3–11 with subject and year-group activities, videos, games, and topic packs across UK curricula.
NASA Camp Landsat
A NASA collection of videos, interactives, games, and printable activities showing how Landsat satellite data help people understand and protect Earth.
AstroKids
AstroKids is an interactive astronomy website with a true-scale space explorer, short games, printable activities, sky guides, and stories that encourage children to continue observing outdoors.
NOAA Ocean Service Just for Kids
NOAA Ocean Service’s Just for Kids hub offers ocean and climate activities, activity books, videos, marine-debris learning, sanctuary resources, hands-on science, and weather and ocean topics for children of different ages.
NOAA Hands-on Science Activities
NOAA’s hands-on science collection provides short earth, ocean, weather, and technology activities, including buoyancy, clouds, sea foam, marine-mammal insulation, ocean motion, plate tectonics, and tornado models.
USGS Solar System Education
The U.S. Geological Survey solar-system education page connects elementary classroom lesson plans with planetary geology, lunar resources, Astrogeology, and additional official Earth-and-space materials.
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.
Ontario Science Centre
A government science-centre program with hands-on science play, kids’ programs, maker activities, pop-up events, and do-it-yourself science resources during its transition to a new home.
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.
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.
Kids in Space 2026
Makers Empire’s 2026 Kids in Space programme showcases primary-school design-thinking and STEM projects addressing astronaut and space-exploration challenges, supported by Australian space and education partners.
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.
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.
Oxford Mathematics Outreach
The University of Oxford Mathematical Institute outreach programme includes the Oxford Online Maths Club, school masterclasses, talks, mathematical problem solving, and public engagement opportunities for school-age learners.
US EPA Community Service Environmental Projects
EPA’s community-service collection gives students and educators ideas for watershed protection, waste reduction, recycling, composting, water monitoring, and environmental service learning.
US EPA Science Fair Environmental Projects
EPA’s science-fair page offers environmental project ideas about surface-water quality, waste reduction, reuse, and recycling for students and teachers.
EarthX K–12 Environmental Education Curriculum
EarthX and Big Thought provide a free K–12 environmental curriculum covering ecology, climate change, sustainability, and environmental action.
Science Museum Pattern Pod
The Science Museum’s Pattern Pod is a multi-sensory gallery for children under nine where playful exhibits develop prediction, pattern recognition, and early science skills.
Science Museum Destination Space
Destination Space is the Science Museum’s family-facing space program and guide to space-inspired activities, live experiments, workshops, galleries, and online space stories.
NASA Knows Stories for Students in Grades K-4 and 5-8
NASA’s official student story collection explains space and science topics including black holes, the International Space Station, aerodynamics, Artemis, and more by elementary and middle-school grade bands.
National Children’s Museum STEAMwork
National Children’s Museum’s STEAMwork presents short activity videos that invite children and families to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math through playful projects.
Science Museum Space Gallery
The Science Museum’s Space gallery brings together spacecraft, satellites, rockets, and stories about human spaceflight for family and school visits.
Science Museum The Space Show
The Science Museum’s live Space Show uses demonstrations and audience-friendly science to explore space and the technology behind human exploration.
Smithsonian Life Science Teaching Resources
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s life-science collection brings together official classroom and learning resources about animals, plants, ecosystems, and biodiversity.
Smithsonian Engineering and Technology Teaching Resources
Smithsonian engineering and technology resources connect museum collections and science stories with design, invention, engineering, and technology learning.
NOAA Ocean Acidification Resource Collection
NOAA’s ocean-acidification collection helps learners explore changing ocean chemistry, marine life, experiments, data, and the effects of carbon dioxide on ocean ecosystems.
American Museum of Natural History Explore
The American Museum of Natural History’s Explore hub offers science stories, collections, videos, activities, and digital ways for families and students to investigate the natural world.
ESA Education
The European Space Agency’s education portal shares space-science projects, classroom activities, student opportunities, and STEM stories connected to ESA missions.
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.
USGS Youth and Education in Science
The U.S. Geological Survey youth hub connects children, teens, educators, and families with Earth-science learning, activities, media, and school resources.
Spaghetti Structures
A Science Museum Group engineering challenge where learners build a tall, strong tower from spaghetti and marshmallows while exploring structure and design.
Mystery Tubes
A Science Museum Group hands-on logic activity that asks learners to reason from evidence and investigate how an unseen system works.
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.
RHS Build a Mini Wormery
RHS Build a Mini Wormery is a free classroom activity with learning objectives, equipment, and step-by-step instructions for observing decomposition, soil life, composting, and sustainability.
Creative Science for Kids Podcast
Creative Science for Kids is an Australian science podcast for children ages 8–12 and their adults, pairing science facts, discoveries, scientist interviews, and hands-on activities with a teacher worksheet.
Science Museum Group Shape Detectives
Shape Detectives is a Science Museum Group hands-on maths activity for KS1 children that uses cut-out shape finders to explore geometry, patterns and the shapes found in everyday objects.
Orbit — Science podcasts for kids and parents
Cumbre Kids’ Orbit page presents science podcasts for children and parents, offering family listening built around curiosity, explanation and kid-friendly science stories.
Science Learning Hub Topic Library
The University of Waikato’s Science Learning Hub topic library organizes science learning content across topics such as astronomy, animals, ecology, engineering, climate and citizen science.
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.
Met Office Learning for Children and Young People
The Met Office’s official learning page connects children and young people with curriculum-linked weather and climate learning resources and public education materials.
National Air and Space Museum Programs
The National Air and Space Museum’s official programs page gathers family, educator, student, planetarium, astronomy, and hands-on aviation and space learning opportunities at the museum and online.
Seattle Children’s Museum Programs
Seattle Children’s Museum’s official learning page gathers daily Story Time, Silly Science, Creative Corner, PNW Nature Walk, camps, classes, and family events.
Newcastle Museum Little Bang Discovery Club
Newcastle Museum’s four-week Little Bang Discovery Club is a play-based hands-on science program for preschool children and their carers.
Science Central TOTS
Science Central’s TOTS program introduces children ages 3–6 to monthly STEM themes through hands-on activities, storytime, and museum exploration.
NOAA Ocean Service Education
Ocean, coastal, mapping, and marine science activities and background resources.
TIME for Kids
Current-events articles, science stories, and age-leveled reading for children in kindergarten through grade 6.
Mark Rober
Engineering builds, science demonstrations, problem-solving, and curiosity-driven experiments from former NASA engineer Mark Rober.
Math Is Fun
A reference and practice site explaining arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data, puzzles, and other mathematics with examples and interactive tools.
Bird Academy
Cornell Lab bird courses, sound identification, games, and field-learning resources for curious young naturalists and families.
TechEd4Kids
Free interactive science and math experiments, games, and lessons designed for learners in grades 6-12.
LearnerKits
Free browser-based science simulations and virtual experiments for students in grades 6-12.
Shoebox Lab
Free hands-on science kits and captioned videos that help children investigate gravity, matter, and motion.
FunScienceTools
Free science simulations, visuals, citizen-science tools, and teacher-recommended resources organized by school level and topic.
Denver Botanic Gardens Online Learning
Online activities, family learning ideas, plant science, nature projects, and educational resources from Denver Botanic Gardens.
Zoo Idaho Education Programs
Wildlife learning through exhibits, keeper chats, live feedings, story time, discovery stations, field trips, and family programmes.
Ranger Rick Kids Nature
Wildlife magazines, nature stories, animal facts, games, and family activities that help children explore the natural world.
Auckland Botanic Gardens Kids Discovery Activities
Self-guided activity sheets, scavenger hunts, children's garden exploration, and nature discovery for families.
Science Museum Group Learning Resources
A searchable collection of Science Museum Group learning resources, 3D objects, teaching materials, and topic filters for classroom and independent exploration.
Solve It! for Kids
A science and engineering podcast that introduces children to real scientists, engineers, and experts, then invites listeners to tackle a problem-solving challenge of their own.
Exploratorium DNA Files Workshops
The Exploratorium’s DNA Files workshops provide downloadable, hands-on family and informal-education activities about DNA, evolution, genetics, and climate change.
Süßes oder Saurier
The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin’s German children’s podcast explores animals, nature, fossils, and questions about the living world through museum storytelling.
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.
Q?rius
An interactive Smithsonian learning space and online collection where children can explore 6,000 objects, try activities, solve science puzzles, and meet experts.
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.
Sciencenter Exhibits
A science museum in Ithaca with more than 250 interactive exhibits covering weather, space, engineering, animals, oceans, physics, and hands-on early learning.
Arizona Museum of Natural History Virtual Museum
A self-guided virtual paleontology museum with an immersive 360 tour, scavenger hunt videos, teacher background information, lesson plans, and worksheets.
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.
Kids Listen Podcast Directory
Kids Listen is a nonprofit community and directory that helps families, librarians, and educators discover high-quality podcasts and screen-free audio programming for children.
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.
New York State Museums Online Education Portal
This New York State Museum portal brings together virtual field trips, Museum Moments, online exhibits, at-home activities, lessons, teacher guides, and digital collections.
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.
TinkerPy
TinkerPy is a kid-focused coding and robotics platform with block and Python coding, browser simulators, app building, games, projects, and courses for young makers.
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.
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.
BCM+You
Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s BCM+You brings exhibits, programmes, animal friends, collection objects, and family art and science activities into an at-home learning collection.
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.
Gimble Gaming
A browser game library with educational music, physics, chemistry, spelling, science, and puzzle games, each labeled with a recommended age.
View-Physics
A browser collection of interactive physics simulations for forces, electricity, waves, energy, astronomy, and radioactivity, designed primarily around UK GCSE Physics.
Code.org Computer Science Discoveries
A flexible middle-school computer-science curriculum covering animations and games, design, data and society, app creation with devices, physical computing, AI, and creative problem solving.
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.
Ingenium Science at Home
Ingenium’s official science-at-home hub offers family-friendly experiments, activities, and science learning prompts connected to Canada’s national museums of science and innovation.
Exploring Nature in Your Neighborhood
California State Parks’ family activity collection invites children to observe nearby nature through journals, poems, food webs, sensory activities, bug and bird exploration, and stargazing.
Measure! Everything!
A free MathTalk augmented-reality app from Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center that turns everyday surroundings into family measurement and spatial-reasoning activities.
Explore STEM at Home
South Australia’s Department for Education offers free early-years, primary, and middle-years STEM activities using cooking, gardening, construction, making, and everyday problem solving.
Science for Kids
A South Australian Department for Education science collection with free experiments, games, facts, quizzes, projects, lessons, images, and videos for home learning.
Denver Museum Virtual Programs
Denver Museum of Nature & Science offers scheduled virtual field trips for grades 3–8 plus free Scientists in Action videos that bring museum science to learners at home or school.
CU Museum Discovery Corner
Discovery Corner is a hands-on children’s exhibit at CU Museum where young visitors can investigate fossils, Colorado animals, bones, artifacts, puzzles, puppets, and books.
Sphero Coding Apps
Sphero’s official app collection supports robotics and STEAM learning with drawing, block-based, Python, and JavaScript programming, plus a browser-based Sphero Edu experience.
National Air and Space Museum Online Games
The National Air and Space Museum’s online games give young learners playful ways to explore rockets, aircraft, weather, motion, gears, and airplane parts.
University of Sydney Museum Kids and Families
The University of Sydney Museum’s Kids and Families program combines hands-on activities, talks, online resources, and a family trail that introduces children to museum collections.
Philadelphia Zoo Online Activities
The Philadelphia Zoo provides DIY animal activities, science worksheets, scavenger hunts, reading and writing prompts, puzzles, and coloring pages for home learning.
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.
Interactive Learning
Interactive Learning provides free, no-sign-up classroom games for elementary math, science, phonics, geography, history, and languages, and lets educators make editable copies.
Magnet Hunt
Magnet Hunt is a free middle-school science game from Vault and Field Day Lab where players use magnetic fields, compasses, iron filings, and magnetic film to find hidden magnets.
Wild Willows Classroom Kits
Free classroom kits built around the Wild Willows game, including an ecosystems and habitat science kit and an introductory APIs and web-development coding kit.
KidsDoMath
A free K–8 math and science games hub with 285 browser games across counting, arithmetic, money, fractions, geometry, algebra, data, time, measurement, patterns, and science topics.
Shikshalay
Shikshalay is a free multilingual early-learning app for roughly ages 5–8, with Bengali, English, and Hindi lessons in alphabet, reading, maths, science, drawing, games, and everyday skills.
Getty Student Art Activities
Getty Student Art Activities is a collection of illustrated step-by-step art-making instructions, including drawing, making paint, watercolor, camera obscura, and art-and-science connections for classroom or home use.
Natural History Museum Indoor Science and Crafts
The Natural History Museum’s indoor science and crafts page offers family activities and ideas for exploring nature at home, in a garden, or in a local outdoor space, including craft projects, dinosaur activities, and educational resources.
Bell Museum Science & Nature Activity Kit 2026
Bell Museum’s 2026 Science & Nature Activity Kit offers four family activities: Rainfall Recorder, Habitat Helper, 13 Moons, and Mammal Mysteries, supported by a museum learning page and video links.
International Day of Children’s Universities
The European Children’s Universities Network page explains the 2026 International Day of Children’s Universities, connecting children and young people with science, research, arts, and humanities through university outreach.
Science Museum Bubble Explorers
Bubble Explorers is the Science Museum’s 30-minute interactive live show for young children and families, using bubbles, experiments, demonstrations, and questions to spark early science curiosity.
Science Museum Mathematics: The Winton Gallery
The Science Museum’s Mathematics: The Winton Gallery explores how mathematics has shaped the modern world through objects, stories, and gallery interpretation.
Climate Action Heroes Exhibit
National Children’s Museum’s Climate Action Heroes exhibit page presents a family-facing climate-learning experience focused on practical action, exploration, and environmental understanding.
NASA Join the Artemis Mission to the Moon
NASA’s official Artemis learning page offers ways for students and families to make, launch, compete, and learn about the missions returning humans to the Moon.
Smithsonian Educator Resources
The Smithsonian Institution’s educator hub connects teachers and families with learning resources, collections, lesson materials, and Smithsonian programs across subjects.
NOAA Ocean and Coasts Resource Collection
NOAA’s ocean-and-coasts collection gathers official learning materials about marine habitats, coastal processes, ocean observation, and stewardship.
Space Foundation Discovery Center Resources for Educators
Space Foundation Discovery Center’s educator collection offers classroom and informal-learning resources for exploring space science, engineering, and space technology.
Australian Academy of Science Education
The Australian Academy of Science’s education hub connects learners and educators with science activities, programs, classroom ideas, and scientist-led learning.
EPA Environmental Education
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental-education hub connects children, families, teachers, and communities with learning resources about the environment and stewardship.
The Henry Ford Virtual Field Trips
The Henry Ford’s virtual field trips bring museum collections, innovation stories, and guided learning experiences to classrooms and families online.
Montshire Museum of Science Online Resources
Montshire Museum of Science’s online-resources page gathers family science activities, experiments, and ways to explore science at home.
Tel Aviv University Schoolyard Biodiversity Monitoring
A Tel Aviv University citizen-science program helps teachers and students monitor schoolyard biodiversity with observation, iNaturalist, and real-world ecology.
USGS Trek Through Time Activities for Kids
USGS Trek Through Time activities invite children to explore Earth history, fossils, geology, and changing landscapes through guided learning activities.
USGS Data in Schools
USGS Data in Schools helps educators use real Earth-science data, maps, and investigation questions to support classroom learning.
USGS Critter Tales Activity Book
Critter Tales is a USGS restoration activity book for kids that uses animals and habitats to introduce conservation, ecology, and restoration ideas.
Cornell Lab Science and Nature Activities
Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s K–12 activity collection helps children investigate birds, nature, observation, and science through simple at-home and classroom activities.
The Partnership in Education Resources
A Duquesne University and NIH-supported collection of interactive apps, videos, student readings, games, and curriculum materials about biology and health.
Digital Museum of Learning Resource Library
The Digital Museum of Learning resource library is a searchable collection of worksheets, lesson plans, games and digital learning materials, with filters for age, subject and media type and resources for children, families and teachers.
Community Science Podcast For Kids
The Children’s Hour Community Science episode introduces children to citizen and community science, with a free learning guide and practical ideas for observing local habitats, collecting data and contributing to scientific research.
National Geographic Explorer Mindset
National Geographic’s Explorer Mindset introduces exploration attitudes, skills and knowledge through educator-facing learning frameworks, explorer profiles and downloadable English and Spanish resources.
Fort Worth Homeschool Family Science Club
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s Homeschool Family Science Club offers hands-on science sessions for children and an accompanying adult, with engineering, animal adaptations, and chemistry themes.
Hong Kong Science Museum Little Scientists Exploration Programme
The Hong Kong Science Museum’s Little Scientists Exploration Programme uses hands-on experiments to introduce senior primary students to science topics such as electromagnetism.
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.
TED-Ed
Animated lessons and discussion prompts across science, culture, language, history, and ideas.
TryEngineering
Engineering lesson plans, activities, games, and career stories from IEEE for young learners.
FreeRice
Educational trivia and vocabulary games that let players learn while supporting the UN World Food Programme.
Animal Fact Guide
A colorful animal reference with species facts, quizzes, wildlife articles, and age-friendly nature learning.
Digital Museum of Learning
A free online museum for children and educators with interactive exhibitions, stories, resources, and playful quizzes about learning.
PrepOK
Free interactive science and math explorables that let learners change variables, observe results, and build understanding.
Willow Brain
Free interactive learning adventures for curious children across science, nature, geography, history, math, and logic.
Weather Education
Free weather experiments, curriculum, and science learning activities from the National Weather Museum.
Science History Institute Education
Chemistry and science history activities, museum tours, virtual classrooms, and trustworthy resources for older students.
Museums Galleries Scotland Digital Learning Resources
A curated guide to free museum and gallery activities, quizzes, games, STEM ideas, arts, climate, and wellbeing resources for young people.
London Children's Museum
Hands-on play, art, science, early learning, family programs, and child-led exhibits at a children's museum in London, Ontario.
Crayola Learning
Creativity-focused lesson plans, thinking sheets, project plans, and learning videos from Crayola for classrooms and home learning.
Royal Museums Greenwich Rainy Day Guide
An indoor family guide to Royal Museums Greenwich with interactive galleries, family trails, and child-friendly museum activities.
Weather Wiz Kids
Meteorologist Crystal Wicker explains weather, natural disasters, experiments, and climate topics in a child-friendly science resource.
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
A science podcast where real scientists explore big questions through story-driven episodes for kids and families, with English and Spanish options.
Canadian Space Agency Kids and Teens
Space learning resources from the Canadian Space Agency, including space books, games, experiments, crafts, videos, and virtual visits.
ESA Space for Kids
The European Space Agency’s kid-focused learning library with articles, lessons, games, and stories about space, Earth, astronauts, and technology.
NASA Kids Science
NASA’s kid-focused science games collection, with interactive activities about CubeSats, Earth’s atmosphere, hidden treasure, and space science.
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.
Genesis Kids
NASA’s Genesis mission learning page introduces children to the Sun and solar system through interactive games and activities, including instrument matching, Mars mazes, and word searches.
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.
ExplorationWorks
A hands-on science center in Helena with interactive exhibits, early-childhood programming, family events, and science learning for children and families.
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.
Massachusetts Online Ocean Education Resources
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management’s student resource guide links ocean science activities, stories, games, quizzes, virtual exploration, and coastal learning for younger and older learners.
NSW Learning Every Day Through Play Podcasts
The NSW Department of Education’s family podcast series explains how children learn through play and everyday routines, with episodes on early learning frameworks, play-based learning, family support, and letting children lead.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan Mobile Guide
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan’s Bloomberg Connects mobile guide offers a PlayWorks audio tour, at-home art projects, parenting resources, and activities that extend museum learning beyond the building.
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.
Cuyahoga County Public Library Learning Resources & Activities
Cuyahoga County Public Library’s K–12 guide brings together free or library-card learning services including reading, math, science, art, music, book video pairings, and printable materials.
KokeLab
KokeLab offers kids learning games and projects in programming, math, science, and drawing, with a free-to-start browser experience aimed at ages 4–12.
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.
Lantern Learn
Lantern Learn offers free online courses in coding, science, math, reading, engineering, and AI from kindergarten through high school, organized by grade and course series.
Leeds City Museum Family Guide
Leeds City Museum’s official family guide introduces animal displays, archaeology, mini dig zones, costumes, music, hands-on interactives, reading areas, and family-friendly events.
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.
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Virtual School Programs
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis offers live virtual programmes for school groups, with standards-based STEM, arts, humanities, and history topics for grades K–8.
Learning App for Kids
Free bilingual English-Urdu learning for playgroup through Grade 5 with maths, language, science, and world topics.
Fablo Kids
Short, teacher-checked stories for ages 6–10 that use real maths and science ideas to solve each adventure, with English and Arabic series.
Space Universe Games
A free collection of mobile-friendly browser games that teach real space science, including planet order and solar-system concepts.
The Brain Bus
A free, ad-free road-trip podcast for ages 2–13 with age-banded shows designed for screen-free science, history, and curiosity listening.
Kiddo Games
A free collection of browser games for kids, including educational activities for maths, reading, science, and logic alongside creative and arcade play.
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.
SciKidz
A free online STEM program for children with science lesson videos, experiment instructions, tutorials, and teacher notes. The official site includes hands-on topics such as electricity, magnetism, life science, and simple machines.
Queensland Museum Kurilpa Family Visits
Queensland Museum Kurilpa’s official family-planning page highlights child-friendly galleries, family activities, access information, and ways to explore science and culture together.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Taking Kids Outdoors
A Texas Parks & Wildlife family guide with native plants and trees resources, outdoor safety, wildlife learning, and practical ideas for nature walks with children.
Prague Botanical Garden Families with Children
The Prague Botanical Garden’s family page gives caregivers practical guidance for visiting with children, including pram access, baby-changing facilities, first-aid locations, and safety notes while exploring the garden and Fata Morgana Greenhouse.
Honolulu Zoo Education
Honolulu Zoo’s education hub brings together Zoo to You, virtual tours, conservation learning, preschool experiences, and other wildlife programs.
Spectacular Specimens
KUOW and the Burke Museum’s family science podcast explores specimen collections and life on Earth, with a downloadable listen-along activity book.
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.
Tiny Players
Tiny Players is a free browser library of learning, puzzle, typing, math, science, reading, art, music, and nature games for children, with printable activities and age/grade browsing.
KidSpark Science & Nature Games
Free science and nature games for children covering plants, the human body, Earth science, geography, animals, and states of matter.
Seattle Public Library Digital Games for Kids
A public-library curated directory of safe educational games and learning links for children, including literacy, science, coding, storytelling, and museum resources.
The Lab Games
Free science simulations, virtual labs, and review games for grades 9–12, covering biology, chemistry, Earth and space science, physics, and review practice.
Arludo
A free STEM platform where children ages 8–12 explore science through learning islands, experiments, games, challenges, scientist stories, and career pathways.
LearningCave
An offline-capable learning adventure combining maths, reading, spelling, science, geography, simulations, and grade-banded practice.
NASA StarChild
A NASA Goddard learning center for young astronomers ages 5–13, with Level 1 and Level 2 explorations of the solar system, universe, space science, and a glossary.
NASA Kids Solar System
A NASA Kids Science solar-system learning page about planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, with an age-appropriate overview and links to related NASA kids exploration.
National Weather Service Education
The National Weather Service Education portal provides weather and climate learning for children, educators, and families through JetStream, student opportunities, citizen science, classroom data, safety materials, videos, outreach, and virtual field-trip links.
University of Edinburgh Mathematics Outreach
The University of Edinburgh’s mathematics outreach programme connects children, families, schools, and teachers with maths activities, workshops, and public engagement resources.
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.
EDC IDEAS Maker Program
Education Development Center’s IDEAS project is an inventing, designing, and engineering maker program for students and informal STEM learning.
Giving STEAM to Learning Through Play
National Children’s Museum’s official initiative page describes a multi-year effort to connect classrooms, museums, and families through playful early-childhood STEAM learning and planned free resources.
Science Museum Interactive Guide
The Science Museum’s interactive guide is a device-based tour that helps visitors discover science stories and must-see objects throughout the museum, with multilingual options.
What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
NASA’s middle-school explainer introduces the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and how it will help astronomers study dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, and more.
USPTO Kids
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s kids page introduces young learners to invention, patents, trademarks, and the people and ideas behind innovation.
Space Foundation Discovery Center Education
Space Foundation Discovery Center’s education hub brings together space, STEM, outreach, field-trip, and learning opportunities for students, families, and educators.
NOAA Corals Tutorial
NOAA’s coral tutorial introduces learners to coral biology, reef ecosystems, threats, and the science used to understand and protect corals.
Curious: Science for Curious Minds
The Australian Academy of Science’s Curious site presents accessible science stories and explanations for curious young people and families.
UNEP Youth, Education and Environment
The UN Environment Programme youth hub connects young people and educators with environmental learning, youth participation, and sustainability opportunities.
USGS Lesson Plans and Activities for K–2
USGS K–2 lesson plans introduce young learners to Earth science through age-appropriate activities, observation, and classroom exploration.
USGS Ecosystems Education
USGS ecosystems education resources help learners investigate habitats, biodiversity, ecological change, and the science behind conservation.
USGS Earth Science Week Resources
USGS Earth Science Week resources give students and educators activities, Earth-science themes, and ways to connect geology and the environment with classroom learning.
Science Journal for Kids STEM Resource Guide
Science Journal for Kids and Teens curates free STEM resources, readings, simulations, worksheets, and lesson ideas for school-age learners.
FIRST Free Education Resources
FIRST’s free education resources provide STEM, robotics, design, and problem-solving activities for learners, educators, and families.
NHLBI Heart-Healthy Living for Children
A child-focused NIH/NHLBI guide to eating well, physical activity, screen-time balance, healthy weight, stress, and other heart-healthy habits.
Rainforest Alliance Kids & Teens
Rainforest Alliance Kids & Teens provides free environmental education resources for ages 5–18, including downloadable lesson plans with videos, quizzes, worksheets, and links to math, art, and sustainability topics.
Tumble Podcast Research & OCEAN Kids
Tumble’s official research hub explains how teachers use science podcasts and presents the free OCEAN Kids audio-and-citizen-science course for elementary learners, supported by research partners.
Tinkercast Science Podcast for Kids
Tinkercast’s official science podcast hub brings together curious-question audio shows and kid-friendly science storytelling, including Wow in the World and related family listening from the Tinkercast network.
Digital Museum of Learning Exhibitions
The Digital Museum of Learning’s exhibitions collection offers interactive stories about education and learning, including technology in learning, school uniforms and environmental education, with quizzes and visual exploration.
Conservation Foundation Youth
The Conservation Foundation youth page brings together outdoor learning, school, scout, summer, and family activities focused on local nature and conservation.
MadaTech Summer-Tech
MadaTech’s Summer-Tech programme offers daily summer workshops for children in grades 1–6, combining museum-based experiments, technology, and hands-on STEM activities.
Israel Children’s Museum Activities
The Israel Children’s Museum activities page lists age-banded immersive programmes using stories, textures, nature, science, and social learning for young visitors.
ComPaSS at Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science
ComPaSS is a museum exploration area designed for children and guardians, combining natural-history stories, interactive exploration, picture books, and optional hands-on workshops.
Science With Sophie
Science With Sophie is a science comedy series for girls and everyone, using questions, experiments, and humor to invite children into everyday science.
Minnesota Children’s Museum Experiences
Minnesota Children’s Museum presents three floors of interactive experiences and exhibits designed for children and families, including toddler-friendly, sensory, science, art, and maker-style play.
Robo Wunderkind
Robo Wunderkind combines modular robotics kits with a companion app so children can build robots, control them, and progress through visual coding levels at home or school.
Spacepod
Spacepod is a children’s astronomy podcast where kids’ big questions are answered by astronomers and science guests across a large episode library.
Wild Critters USA
Wild Critters USA is a family wildlife podcast series from PBS Nature, Orbit, and the National Wildlife Federation that follows children’s questions into America’s animals and habitats.
Imagine This with Niraj Lal
Imagine This with Niraj Lal is an ABC Kids listen science podcast that turns children’s questions into conversations with scientists and other experts.
Teaching Space With NASA
Teaching Space With NASA is a NASA program of virtual education workshops where experts and education specialists connect K–12 and informal educators with current space missions and resources.
Ocean School
Immersive videos and learning journeys that connect children with ocean science and stewardship.
Mystery Science
Hands-on elementary science lessons built around intriguing questions, videos, and investigations.
Physics Girl
Physics experiments, demonstrations, puzzles, and space videos hosted by science communicator Dianna Cowern.
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.
The Math Learning Center
Free math apps, visual models, classroom activities, and educator resources that support conceptual understanding across elementary and middle-school mathematics.
The Backyard Naturalist
Free nature-learning activities from New Jersey Fish and Wildlife, including birding, nature art, outdoor skills, species identification, and scavenger hunts.
Forest Kids
An FAO educational game about forests, biodiversity, climate, and restoration, with mini-games that take children on an expedition through different forest biomes.
SciSim
A free library of interactive science simulations spanning biology, Earth and space, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, and neuroscience.
TheMiniKid
A free K–8 learning app with math, reading, science videos, interactive books, quizzes, and achievement rewards for children and families.
Museo Pambata
The Philippines’ first interactive children’s museum, using exhibits, programs, and events to make cultural and environmental learning fun and hands-on.
Association of Children’s Museums Empowering Young Minds
The Association of Children’s Museums Empowering Young Minds podcast explores playful learning, children’s museums, childhood education, belonging, access, and ways families and educators can support children’s curiosity.
Science.gc.ca Activity Books
The Government of Canada’s Science.gc.ca Activity Books collection offers free science games, experiments, and activities assembled from Canadian departments and agencies for different age groups and skill levels.
Queensland Sciencentre
Queensland Sciencentre is an interactive science museum experience with hands-on exhibits and family-friendly science exploration.
What’s Happening Inside Me?
What’s Happening Inside Me? is a kid-friendly educational podcast about the human body, health, and science, created with medical and biomedical teaching expertise for young listeners.
Dad4Kids
A free, ad-free browser library of learning games for children, organised around early maths, reading, Spanish, STEM, logic, and U.S. grade levels.
aliensbrain kids
An official hub for two child-focused learning apps: Phonic Book for early reading and Olympiad Practice Hall for school practice across maths, English, science, cyber safety, and general knowledge.
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.
NSF Educational Resources: Mathematics
The U.S. National Science Foundation mathematics resource page connects families and educators with mathematics learning materials, projects, and educational opportunities across grade levels.
NSF Educational Resources: Computing
The U.S. National Science Foundation computing resource page points to computing and computer-science learning materials, projects, and educational opportunities for learners and educators.
OC Public Libraries Kids & Family
Orange County Public Libraries’ kids and family hub offers library services, reading and learning links, children’s programming, and digital resources for young patrons.
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.
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.
WonderSphere
A free multilingual interactive 3D map for children covering the solar system, Earth, Moon, animals, plants, natural phenomena, mini-games, and a knowledge corner.
Children’s University Activities at Home and Online
Children’s University curates activities from its network and partners so children can keep learning at home and online through challenges, projects, and family activities.
Science Museum Energy Hall
The Science Museum’s Energy Hall traces steam power and industrial change through historic full-size engines, models, and engineering stories, with an educational gallery page for family and school visits.
What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)
NASA’s grade 5-8 math explainer uses spacecraft, planets, parachutes, and fuel tanks to show how pi supports geometry, physics, engineering, and space exploration.
What Is the Space Launch System? (Grades 5-8)
NASA’s grade 5-8 explainer shows how the Space Launch System works, how its rocket stages support Artemis missions, and which careers help build and operate it.
UNEP Formal Education Resources
UNEP’s formal-education page gathers environmental learning approaches and resources for schools, teachers, and learners working on sustainability.
Kidopoly
Kidopoly is an active learning platform with daily and weekly podcasts for children ages 4–14 across history, science, maths, and philosophy, plus quizzes, videos, facts, and reading lists.
Wild at Home
Wild at Home is a nature podcast from NHPR and the Harris Center that turns children’s questions into short natural-history adventures with experts, jokes, and outdoor activities.
ScienceKid
ScienceKid is a free supplementary STEM platform with real-world quizzes, adventure tracks, badges, and short interactive challenges across science, math, engineering, and technology.
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.
DK Find Out!
DK Learning has closed as a standalone site; selected resources and educator updates now continue through DK.com.
San Diego Zoo Kids
Animal facts, videos, games, and conservation stories from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Amoeba Sisters
Friendly biology videos, handouts, and study resources for learners exploring life science.
LEGO Education
Hands-on STEM, robotics, and coding curriculum built around LEGO Education sets and classroom projects.
Baamboozle
Teacher-made classroom games for review, speaking practice, vocabulary, science, social-emotional learning, and quick group play.
Science Kids
Fun science facts, experiments, projects, games, videos, and quizzes for elementary and middle-grade learners.
Earth.Org Kids
Environmental news and stories that help children explore endangered animals, climate, sustainability, and the natural world.
Switch Zoo
Animal games, habitat activities, animal profiles, music, and teacher resources for exploring animals and ecosystems.
Science! KIDS
A PBS science series for children with fun experiments and science explanations from experts at the Orlando Science Center.
Western Australian Museum Kids
Museum activities, quizzes, videos, activity sheets, and discovery-centre ideas for children exploring Western Australia’s collections.
PBS Documentaries
PBS Digital Studios documentary films and short-form reporting about science, history, society, culture, and real-world issues.
Education.com
A broad library of printable worksheets, games, activities, and lesson materials organized around school subjects and grade levels.
HighScope At Home
Downloadable toddler, preschool, and mixed-age activities covering early math, discovery, literacy, art, movement, engineering, science, and technology.
Imagine This
An ABC Kids listen science podcast that turns children’s questions about animals, nature, bodies, and everyday phenomena into imaginative investigations with scientists.
TernQuest
A K–5 learning app with games, narrated picture books, reading, math, science, coding, social studies, and a parent progress dashboard.
Boston Children’s Museum at Home
A museum-wide activity hub with science, art, engineering, storytelling, music, play-and-learning activities, and online games for families at home.
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.
EduChild Quest
A quest-based learning website for children ages 4–12, with coding, math, English, science, and life-skills maps organised by school year.
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.
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.
Markham Public Library Learning Place
A public-library program hub for children and families with age-banded STEAM, coding, animation, and creative technology learning opportunities.
Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines
Idaho’s official early-learning guidance explains children’s development and learning from birth through age eight, with domains covering approaches to learning, physical well-being, communication, and cognition.
Kavelu Learning
Kavelu is a browser-based primary learning app with math and additional language, reading, and science content for grades 1 to 4.
iSmartKid
iSmartKid is a multisubject learning platform for ages 3–14 with more than 500 lessons spanning coding, math, science, reading, languages, and creative activities.
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.
Science Everywhere
New York State Education Department’s Science Everywhere initiative supports inquiry-based preschool science explorations and adaptable activities for kindergarten through grade 2.
Jobtastic
Jobtastic is a children’s podcast that answers “who does that?” by introducing the people and work behind everyday things, from astronaut snacks and candy flavours to video games and rides.
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.
CoolFamilyGames Kids Corner
A family-friendly collection of maths, English, science, and fun-facts games organised for young age bands.
The Bedtime Scientist
A calm free bedtime podcast that tells real science softly, with layered explanations intended to work for young children and older listeners.
WonderWise
A science podcast for ages 4–7 that answers big questions through narration and original songs about volcanoes, weather, space, nature, and the body.
Star Trace
A free retro space arcade game that gives children a focused, screen-break activity while they navigate, dodge, and collect evidence orbs.
Kids Learning Lab
A free educational podcast created by 13-year-old Eshaan, with frequent short episodes about science, technology, history, and other curiosity topics.
KidsOnline
A free browser library of small games across math, reading, science, logic, geography, and early learning for ages 2–12; children can play without signing up.
Kawartha Lakes Kids Digital Library
Kawartha Lakes Public Library’s children’s digital library page gathers e-books, audiobooks, databases, online learning, and kid-friendly library services in one starting point.
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.
QwikXR
A browser-based coding platform where learners explore 3D worlds through Blockly, JavaScript, and Python simulations, with ready-made missions and remixable projects.
NSW Early Learners Podcasts
A New South Wales Department of Education collection of podcasts and transcripts about early literacy, numeracy, creative arts, STEM, inquiry, and learning with young children.
Museo Virtual de Matemáticas
UNAM’s Spanish-language virtual mathematics museum presents interactive exhibits and visual explorations that invite learners to discover mathematical ideas.
CBeebies Play
CBeebies Play is the BBC Studios children’s game collection with browser games tied to familiar CBeebies characters and shows, alongside videos and creative activities.
Kidamame Discovery
A calm, illustrated nature and science discovery app for ages 4–10, designed around child-led exploration, Montessori-inspired interactions, and “Did You Know?” cards.
Brainland
A Singapore-built browser learning world for Primary 1–6 with free gamified zones for maths, English, science, geography, art, coding, and puzzles.
CSMVS Children’s Museum
Mumbai’s CSMVS Children’s Museum is a creative cultural lab with interactive exhibits, programmes, workshops, digital interactives, and hands-on family learning.
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.
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.
University of Utah Kids Links
The University of Utah Student Parent Support Center curates a broad set of children’s links for general interest, math, reading, science, and safe search, with short descriptions of the learning value of each site.
What Is Super Intelligence? (Grades 5-8)
NASA’s grade 5-8 technology explainer introduces machine learning and related ideas through examples from rovers, space science, Earth observation, and careers.
Mensa Foundation At-home Learning Resources for Kids
The Mensa Foundation’s children’s resource page links families to puzzles, learning ideas, and enrichment activities for curious young learners.
PopSciFun Podcast
PopSciFun Podcast is a science-trivia show for kids and families with short, accessible episodes about surprising questions and facts.
Deutsches Museum Family and Children’s Tour
The Deutsches Museum lists a family and children’s digital tour through its exhibitions, delivered through the museum app and designed for a playful family visit.
Sunja Learning
Sunja Learning is a browser-based collection of interactive concept worlds where children explore science and technology ideas through simulations and linked experiences.
Fun With Learning
Fun With Learning combines visual math games, science and comprehension activities, live-action video quests, story time, and short interactive sessions for young children.
MIMI Smart Kids
MIMI Smart Kids is an offline Android learning app with math, phonics, spelling, world facts, riddles, stories, and age-banded games.
Education World
Educator-focused lesson plans, worksheets, teaching ideas, technology guidance, and classroom resources across school subjects.
LittleActivity Reading
Structured free reading lessons from preschool through Grade 10 with phonics, sight words, comprehension, fluency, and short progressive practice.
Peabody
Peabody is a free AI-adaptive learning platform for pre-readers through 8th grade combining reading, math, world facts, games, and level-matched stories.
EdNoKa
EdNoKa is a family-built educational game with five mini-game worlds and 36 quizzes covering math, science, social studies, and language for ages 8–11.
Loving2Learn
Loving2Learn is a free collection of hands-on activities, sing-along videos, stories, and printables across early learning, reading, maths, science, music, crafts, and family routines.
Generation Genius
Science and math videos made with the National Science Teachers Association, with lesson plans, teacher guides, DIY activities, and stopping points.
KiwiCo Activities
Hands-on science, art, engineering, and craft activities with instructions for family projects.
Maker Camp
Project-based making activities that combine science, engineering, art, and creative problem solving.
World Book Kids
Child-friendly encyclopedia articles, media, activities, and research tools, often accessed through libraries.
Newsela
Differentiated nonfiction articles and quizzes designed for classroom reading practice.
Turtle Diary
Interactive educational games, videos, quizzes, worksheets, experiments, and activities for preschool through grade 5.
Sleep Tight Science
A gentle science podcast for curious children that answers listener questions about the natural world in short, bedtime-friendly episodes.
Quick Slick Stories
Short read-aloud and video stories that turn science, nature, space, and everyday questions into memorable adventures for young children.
Tappity
An interactive science learning app with videos, experiments, quizzes, and guided exploration for elementary-age children.
Mars Global Surveyor for Kids: Mars Activities
NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor for Kids page offers instrument-matching games, Mars mazes, and a Mars-themed word search, plus links to additional Mars learning activities.
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.
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.
Wovi
A pre-launch AI-learning world for ages 9–13 with browser missions that teach agents, classification, data literacy, testing, and reflection.
Not Just Because
Short family podcast episodes for curious kids, with science, nature, dinosaurs, vehicles, oceans, space, and other big-question topics.
OLE Nepal Learning Games
A free collection of browser-based learning games from OLE Nepal, including arithmetic and algebra practice through Maths and Moths and Algebrace, plus sorting and classification through Bucket and Tiles.
Story Problem Podcast
A story-driven podcast that uses everyday situations to make maths and science understandable, memorable, and useful for families.
HelloWorldKids HelloCode
HelloWorldKids presents HelloCode as a multilingual interactive coding and technology education platform for young learners, with a progression from foundational skills through assessments, certifications, and a community network.
Kids Code & Computer Science STEAM
Kids Code & Computer Science is a nonprofit source of kid-friendly STEAM content for adults and children to learn together, with a computing publication restarting as a weekly newsletter in 2026.
Education.com Learning Library
Education.com’s resources library offers more than 40,000 worksheets, lesson plans, games, interactive worksheets and hands-on activities across core subjects for pre-K through grade 8.
Kide Science
Kide Science is an inquiry-based early-years science program with playful experiments, lesson resources, and educator support for young children.
Nature and Science 4 Kids
Nature and Science 4 Kids is an active children’s podcast with short stories and facts about animals, ecosystems, and science for family listening.
RTÉ Kids Nature / Ecolution
RTÉ Kids Nature is an official nature-media hub featuring Ecolution podcast episodes about outdoor life, biodiversity, climate, and nature restoration for children and families.
Kvasi
Kvasi is a beta learning world that turns reading, maths, geography, biology, art, health, physics, chemistry, and philosophy into themed realms.
Earth Rangers
A conservation-focused app with animal missions, games, facts, and ways for children to take action.
DOGO News
Current-events articles for children covering science, social studies, civics, world news, culture, and the environment.
OpenLearn
Free learning materials and short courses from The Open University, with science, society, arts, and study-skills topics suitable for older learners.
DIY
A kid-focused creative platform for building games and projects with AI-assisted tools, challenges, and guided making experiences.
National Children’s Museum
Hands-on museum exhibits, maker activities, and family learning experiences in Washington, DC.
Kids Discover
Visual nonfiction articles and interactive lessons covering science, history, geography, and social studies.
Ducksters
Readable reference pages for children covering history, geography, science, biographies, animals, and educational games.
Whyville
A long-running virtual world with more than 100 games and activities spanning science, maths, creativity, and community play.
Science4Us
An elementary science curriculum and activity platform with lessons, investigations, resources, and teacher support for young learners.
EarlyActivity
EarlyActivity provides printable worksheets, colouring pages, puzzles, stories, science activities, and browser-based worksheet makers for children ages 2–12, families, and classrooms.