Experiments & projects
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PhET Interactive Simulations
Free interactive science and math simulations from the University of Colorado Boulder, with activities for exploring ideas through play.
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.
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.
JPL Education
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory STEM resources, lessons, projects, videos, and activities for K-12 learners and educators.
Canadian Space Agency Youth and Educators
Space books, experiments, digital games, printables, toolkits, and classroom ideas from the Canadian Space Agency.
Experimentarium Copenhagen
A hands-on science centre with interactive exhibits, water play, movement, bubbles, technology, and a dedicated early-years area.
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.
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.
micro:bit
A creative physical-computing platform with block coding, Python, classroom projects, guides, videos, and teacher courses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Code.org Computer Science for Ages 5–11
Code.org’s elementary student hub provides free AI literacy and computer science activities for ages 5–11, including Hour of AI, pre-reader courses, programming challenges, Music Lab, Sprite Lab, and curriculum links.
Children’s University of Manchester
Interactive science, history, health, environment, and student-life modules for primary-age learners from the University of Manchester.
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.
Deutsches Museum Family Visits
Family visit guidance for a major science and technology museum, including Kids Kingdom, interactive exhibitions, and family-friendly planning tips.
CodeAI Students
CodeAI’s student hub offers free self-paced tutorials, videos, and hands-on activities in computer science, AI science, and data science for learners from elementary school through high school.
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.
Montréal Science Centre
An interactive science museum with hands-on exhibitions, creative technology challenges, family events, and bilingual visitor information.
STEM for Others General Science
A free grades 3 to 6 science course with hands-on labs and lessons covering chemistry, physics, and engineering.
Oslo Science Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, creative workshops, and family learning at Norway's Museum of Science and Technology.
Boston Children's Museum STEAM Lab
Hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities that encourage creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking.
Periodic Videos
Chemistry demonstrations and element-by-element explorations from the University of Nottingham’s official chemistry channel.
SciShow Kids YouTube
SciShow Kids answers children’s questions about animals, nature, science, technology, and the world with friendly explanations.
Power Up at the Science Museum
A hands-on gaming history gallery with 160 consoles spanning five decades, including video games, VR, and family play.
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.
Coding with Kids
Coding with Kids provides live online and in-person classes, camps, school programmes, robotics, engineering, game design, Python, Minecraft modding, and age-progressive coding and AI projects for children and teens.
MinutePhysics
Short, energetic physics and science explainers using animation, drawing, and thought experiments.
Science Buddies
Hands-on science and engineering project ideas, experiment guides, and teacher resources for home and school.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mark Rober
Engineering builds, science demonstrations, problem-solving, and curiosity-driven experiments from former NASA engineer Mark Rober.
FunScienceTools
Free science simulations, visuals, citizen-science tools, and teacher-recommended resources organized by school level and topic.
Reactions
American Chemical Society and PBS science videos connecting chemistry to food, materials, medicine, technology, and everyday life.
Codemoji Coding for Kids
Codemoji teaches real HTML, CSS, and JavaScript through emoji-powered lessons, games, and projects for students in grades 1–8, with educator tools and a 500-plus lesson library.
The Action Lab
Hands-on demonstrations and experiments exploring materials, physics, chemistry, light, motion, and surprising everyday science.
CodePaw
A free coding app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with guided lessons, quizzes, labs, and projects in web development, Python, Swift, and data.
Hour of AI
Free one-hour AI literacy activities for learners of all ages, helping students understand, question, and create with AI without prior AI or coding experience.
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.
SmarterEveryDay
Curiosity-driven science and engineering videos that investigate how the world works through experiments and observation.
The Engineering Family
Family-friendly engineering and science videos with experiments, builds, challenges, and explanations for curious children.
SparkDen
A nonprofit teen coding program providing free cloud hosting, mentorship, and a monitored community for young people shipping their own projects.
Airbotix
An AI and creative-coding learning platform for children ages 5–17, with free browser demos, coding projects, classes, and parent controls.
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.
algo.kids
An AI-assisted coding platform where children describe and build games, stories, and websites while learning how the code works.
SAM LMS
SAM LMS is a South African early-years coding and physical-computing platform using local stories, hands-on projects, and multilingual support for young learners.