Science Ecology
for kids
Explore 11 trusted science ecology resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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Deep Look
Short PBS and KQED science films that explore animals, ecosystems, insects, and other natural-history mysteries up close.
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MinuteEarth
Animated science and Earth stories that explain animals, ecosystems, geology, bodies, and everyday natural phenomena.
Carbon Cycle Game
A Field Day Lab board-game-style science activity where learners use action cards to follow carbon through photosynthesis, soil respiration, and other parts of the carbon cycle.
Nitrogen Cycle Game
A Field Day Lab board-game-style activity that follows nitrogen through plant assimilation, bacteria, animal death, and other ecological processes.
Nature Nerds
A nature and science podcast for children featuring Laine Farber and the Nature Cadets exploring flora, fauna, and hidden gems of New Orleans and Louisiana.
Radiolab: Terrestrials
Terrestrials is Radiolab’s official kids and family podcast series about animals, ecosystems, and surprising natural phenomena, presented as engaging audio stories.
Rock Creek Park Virtual Field Trips
Rock Creek Park offers ranger-led virtual programs about habitats, animal adaptations, environmental stewardship, and aquatic ecology for classrooms and organized groups.
STEP SRS Environmental Science Field Trip Program
The Savannah River Site STEP program offers virtual and in-person environmental science field trips about ecosystems, stewardship, wildlife, and math in nature.
Nottawasaga Valley Virtual Field Trips
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority offers virtual field trips and teacher resources about watersheds, glaciers, water quality, local ecology, and Fort Willow history.
EcoKids
EcoKids is an offline ecology app for ages 5–10 that teaches children to care for the environment through playful activities without ads, purchases, or sign-up.
Second Growth
Second Growth is an ecological restoration simulation where children replant habitats, reopen waterways, and observe how species and landscapes respond over time.
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