The following collection of lessons and activities have been identified as appropriate for the grade level listed and may also be suitable for learners of other ages and levels. Click on the activity title below to access the activity or lesson.
These lessons and activities are provided for educational purposes only. There may be risk involved with replicating the experiment or activity. Individuals demonstrating the experiment or activity do so at their own risk. Attention needs to be given to all parts of the video and all steps in the video need to be followed. Children should be supervised by a responsible adult if replicating the experiment or activity.
Looking for online or unplugged options? Look for the orange stars on our page to indicate unplugged activities or lessons.
Subject: Science
| Activity Title | Grade Level | Description | Unplugged Option |
| Astronomical Society of the Pacific | PreK | Research-based, science-rich astronomy activities. |  |
| Dancing Rice Experiment | PreK-5 | Make rice dance like magic in this super simple kitchen science experiment. |  |
| Egg Experiments | PreK-5 | Use one egg and a few simple kitchen items for some seriously egg-citing results! |  |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | K-5 | See animals live in their own environments through the live cams at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. | |
| Muddly Puddly | PreK-5 | Visit this Instagram page for sustanable play ideas and lessons. |  |
| National Aquarium Virtual Tour | K-5 | Visit the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD from the comfort of home! You can do a one-hour with a guided activity, or map out your own adventure. | |
| NASA At Home | K-4 | Let NASA bring the universe into your home with e-books, activities, games and more. You can even build your own Apollo moon capsule craft or land a spacecraft on target! |  |
| Science Center of Iowa - At Home | PreK-5 | Experience the Science Center of Iowa at home with fun resources for learners of all ages. Make everything from slime to bubbles with these fun kitchen chemistry experiments. |  |
| Surface Tension Experiment | PreK-5 | Check out this fun experiment with food coloring, milk and soap that demonstrates how surface tension works. |  |
| Yellowstone National Park Webcams | K-5 | Learn about the history of the park and view live cameras of popular areas. |
Subject: Technology
| Activity Title | Grade Level | Description | Unplugged Option |
| CS Fundamentals | K-5 | Students will create their own games, art and digital stories that they can share - all while developing problem-solving, collaboration, persistence and computational thinking skills. |  |
| NASA | 1-5 | Schedule a live virtual field trip at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center. | |
| The Tech Interactive | K-5 | Explore at-home experiments for all ages with The Tech Interactive's free resources. |  |
| Screen Free Coding | PreK-5 | Teach kids to code with only a deck of cards. |  |
Subject: Engineering
| Activity Title | Grade Level | Description | Unplugged Option |
| DiscoverE | PreK-5 | DiscoverE has several engineering activities to download. The Foil Boats challenge has participants design and build a boat, learning about buoyancy, density and displacement. |  |
| Lego Challenge | PreK-5 | That Brick Life has put together a 30 days of LEGO play calendar. Challenge your kids to use their imagination and to create something new everyday. |  |
| Marble Run | PreK-5 | Build a marble run with an unlikely material…play dough! |  |
Subject(s): Mathematics
| Activity Title | Grade Level | Description | Unplugged Option |
| ST Math | K-5 | Resources to mathematically equip all students, support schools and families, and explore math outside of the classroom. | |
| Age of Learning | PreK-2 | Innovative, research-validated supplemental solutions designed to improve learning outcomes for students in pre-K through 2nd grade. | |
| PreK-2 | Mathematics games for educators to download, print, cut out and play. Cooking with children explores properties of ingredients and how properties changes when mixed, heated or cooling. |  |
Subjects: STEM
| Activity Title | Grade Level | Description | Unplugged Option |
| Carolina STEM Curriculum | K-5 | Weekly lesson plans with free resources for science – life, earth and physical. | |
| Hand2Mind | K-5 | Downloadable daily lessons and videos by grade level, including this decimals and fractions mathematics activity. | |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame | PreK-5 | Activities and lessons that will turn any room into a classroom. Take this quiz to find out what kind of inventor you are, then do an activity for each style of inventor. | |
| PAST Foundation | PreK-5 | After completing a simple registration form, explore a wealth of simple hands-on design/construct/build activities, including a highly relevant "Germs and Soap" activity at the kitchen table. |  |
| STEM Literacy Blog | K-5 | STEM book recommendations from librarians and readers. Many of the books are connected to STEM activities, for example the windmill activity. |  |