Museums Science
for kids
Explore 20 trusted museums science resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Museo Pambata
The Philippines’ first interactive children’s museum, using exhibits, programs, and events to make cultural and environmental learning fun and hands-on.
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.
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.
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.
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