Parent & educator Engineering
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Explore 14 trusted parent & educator engineering resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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JPL Education
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory STEM resources, lessons, projects, videos, and activities for K-12 learners and educators.
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Royal Institution Explore Science
Science videos, stories, podcasts, and collection highlights from the Royal Institution for curious learners and families.
The Tech Interactive
A family-friendly science and technology center with hands-on exhibits, experimental labs, design challenges, and youth engineering programs.
FIRST LEGO League
A guided robotics and STEM program where children build, code, collaborate, and solve real-world challenges.
Franklin Institute Science and Education
Science activities, engineering ideas, youth programs, videos, and classroom resources from The Franklin Institute.
National Air and Space Museum Learning
Free aviation and space activities, resources, videos, and educator materials from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Science Museum Group Learning Resources
A large collection of science, engineering, medicine, technology, and space activities, objects, videos, and printable resources.
STEM for Others General Science
A free grades 3 to 6 science course with hands-on labs and lessons covering chemistry, physics, and engineering.
Discovery Cube
Hands-on science museums in Southern California with exhibits, field trips, free online activities, STEM events, and family learning.
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.
NSF Technology Educational Resources
Technology lessons, activities, videos, and web resources for classroom teachers, students, and families from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Science Buddies
Hands-on science and engineering project ideas, experiment guides, and teacher resources for home and school.
TeachEngineering
Standards-aligned engineering lessons, activities, and design challenges for K–12 learners.
Shoebox Lab
Free hands-on science kits and captioned videos that help children investigate gravity, matter, and motion.
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