Science Research
for kids
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Research Quest
Interactive science investigations from the Natural History Museum of Utah that help middle-school learners examine real-world questions.
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Kids Doing Science
Science games, at-home experiments, videos, and research explanations from New York University researchers.
Science Buddies
Hands-on science and engineering project ideas, experiment guides, and teacher resources for home and school.
World Book Kids
Child-friendly encyclopedia articles, media, activities, and research tools, often accessed through libraries.
Children Helping Science
Children Helping Science connects families with university research studies for children, including short games, story-listening tasks, and age-filtered opportunities for preschoolers through teens.
SPLAT Lab
SPLAT Lab at the University of Canberra explores how young children learn STEM and spatial thinking through short playful activities and research studies.
Wee Science
Wee Science is a University of Edinburgh research group inviting families and schools to take part in fun, short studies and games about how babies and children learn to think and talk.
American Chemical Society
Official American Chemical Society videos about chemistry, scientific careers, discoveries, and the people behind chemical science.
Child’s Play Learning & Development Lab
The University of Delaware Child’s Play Learning & Development Lab studies how children learn and grow through play, language, memory, reasoning, and spatial development, with family participation opportunities.
Mote Marine Laboratory Virtual Focus Trips
Mote Marine Laboratory connects students with real marine experts through virtual animal encounters, habitat excursions, science talks, read-aloud STEM sessions, and ocean-career explorations.
Cambridge Public Library Online Resources for Kids
A public-library guide to children’s learning and reading resources, including Britannica Fundamentals, Craftsy, Encyclopedia Britannica, PebbleGo, Hoopla, digital collections, and family games.
UC Berkeley Developmental Labs
UC Berkeley Developmental Labs invite families to participate in short studies and games about language, math, reasoning, memory, and child development from infancy through the teen years.
UW Language, Cognition, and Development Lab
The University of Washington Language, Cognition, and Development Lab studies children’s language, memory, and reasoning through interactive games and family participation.
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