Nature & environment Hands-on
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Explore 12 trusted nature & environment hands-on resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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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.
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Kids in Parks
Free outdoor adventures, TRACK Trail activities, e-Adventures, brochures, and nature challenges that help families explore parks together.
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.
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.
Science World
A Vancouver science centre with hands-on exhibits, live shows, family programs, digital learning, and educator resources.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Natural History Museum Activities for Families and Kids
Family-friendly activities, galleries, self-guided ideas, and at-home projects from London’s Natural History Museum.
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.
CU Museum Family Activities
Free science, nature, art, and family activities from the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History.
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