Internet Resources for Family STEM Exploration
As scientists make new discoveries and engineers create new technology, our knowledge of the world changes. The internet can be a great resource for students in STEM classes because it can change quickly when these new discoveries happen. While not every site on the internet is a reliable source of information, the websites on this page have been recommended by science and engineering teachers in the Caldwell district as great resources for helping students to complete their homework or just allowing kids to explore STEM topics with their families at home.
Elementary Resources:
- NetSmartzKids - Digital Citizenship Activities - games, tutorials, videos and more!
- Engineering BINGO - Play this game as a family and create fun engineering projects at home!
- NASA Knows - For students in grades K-4, NASA has the answers to questions about airplanes, astronauts, rockets, and more!
- Science Buddies - Hands on science projects for home and school!
- Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls - Cool experiments that you can do at home without spending a lot of money
- Toy Theater - Free educational games
- Didax - Virtual math manipulatives
- Science Friday - experiments in English and Spanish
- Engineering Activities for Kids - a list of things that you can do at home to explore engineering
- The Water Cycle, Clouds, and Rainbows Explained - a great list of resources and activities that have to do with all things water cycle related (shout out to future STEM-ologist Brooke Martin for bringing this page to our attention!)
Middle School Resources:
- Science Buddies - Hands on science projects for home and school!
- Didax - Virtual math manipulatives
- SciGirls and SciGirlsEspanol - real world science videos
- Un Vistazo al Laboratorio - tours of science labs in Spanish
- Science Bob - experiments that you can do at home!
- PhET Simulations - interactives on a variety of science and math concepts
High School Resources:
- PhET Simulations - interactives on a variety of science and math concepts
All Grades:
- Code.org - Explore lots of fun coding activities!
- TeachFlix - Videos for students about a variety of science topics