Project-Based

Physical Science Textbook

CPO Physical Science Investigations and Student Book

Homeschool Science Group / Site

Homeschool Science Club is a science resource for homeschool families that shares activities, experiments, and support for hands on STEM learning alongside an existing curriculum.

Online Science Virtual Labs (Holt Science & Technology)

Holt Science Virtual Labs are browser based virtual labs that accompany Holt Science & Technology textbooks, letting students run interactive science experiments and collect data when hands on setups are not available.

Science Fair Project Guides

Nonprofit site with guides and ideas for science fair projects.

Science Project Idea Finder

Filterable section of Science Buddies listing project ideas by grade and topic.

Library STEM Program Network

A national network helping libraries offer STEM programming with free guides and kits.

Eco-friendly STEM kit

4M Green Science kits are small experiment sets where kids build solar powered gadgets, weather stations, and similar projects, easy add ons for unit studies or rainy day STEM activities.

Kennedy Space Center Education

NASA Kennedy Space Center educator hub with space lesson plans.

Scratch Coding Book

Coding Games in Scratch is a step by step book teaching kids to build games.

Justice & Inclusion Resources

Formerly Teaching Tolerance—resources for confronting bias and inclusion.

Anti-Bias Education Resources

Formerly Teaching Tolerance—free anti-bias lesson plans and resources.

Global Journalism Education

Journalism nonprofit offering lesson plans and global reporting projects.

Live, Interactive Online Classes

A small STEM education company providing hands-on classes and camps in LEGO engineering, coding, and design, encouraging kids to tinker, collaborate, and solve open-ended challenges. 

LEGO Building Bricks

Classic interlocking bricks supporting open-ended building and STEM play.

Snap-Circuit Electronics Kit

Electronics kit where kids snap components to build circuits.

NASA STEM Units

STEM units developed with NASA guiding middle schoolers through engineering design challenges.

Printable Stem Activity Series

A printable STEM activity series created in partnership with HP. Offers hands on projects that blend creativity, basic science and simple materials families are likely to have at home.

Stem / Robotics Kit

A STEM and robotics kit from KiwiCo where students build a light chasing robot. Introduces basic circuitry, sensors and problem solving through hands on construction and testing.

Robotics & Coding Kits

STEM platform with robotics kits, coding projects and tutorials.

Smithsonian History Resources

Smithsonian History Explorer portal to artifacts, videos and lessons.

Project

A themed project centered on dragons that mixes reading, writing and creative work. Families can adapt the steps to practice research, composition, art and presentation skills.