Online Resources for Youth & Families

In response to COVID-19, Bedtime Math has created a new online resource to help fellow parents, educators and librarians keep spirits lifted and continue the math learning at home in a way that's fun and manageable for parents and caregivers. We have compiled some of our best hands-on math activities, including Funny Money, Knockin' Hockey, M&M Madness, Pirate Treasure Hunt, Terrifically Twisted Tangrams, Trail Mix & Munch, and Tricks of the Eye.

NASA Modern Figures Interactive Toolkit is a collection of resources and educational activities for students in grades K-12.

NASA’s Universe of Learning has activities for learners of all ages to engage in the science of NASA astrophysics from home. Explore everything from our solar system to faraway exoplanets, stars and nebula, and the most distant galaxies.

Join Explorer Classroom — a live YouTube show that connects young people with Explorers around the world — to hear behind-the-scenes stories and interact in real-time. All events are free, open to the public, and come with an event guide to help you get the most out of your experience.

Pixar in a Box is a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar artists do their jobs. You will be able to animate bouncing balls, build a swarm of robots, and make virtual fireworks explode. The subjects you learn in school — math, science, computer science, and humanities — are used every day to create amazing movies at Pixar.

Project Explorer is an incredibly high-quality resource designed to bring the world into classrooms and living rooms with free video content and a curriculum that fosters global awareness and cross-cultural understanding. There is also an associated television show on the Discovery Channel: Crash Test World starring Kari Byron from Mythbusters.

The award-winning, non-profit Science Buddies empowers K-12 students, parents, and teachers to quickly and easily find free project ideas and help in all areas of science from physics to food science and music to microbiology.

An online version of the Shut the Box game.

This simulator will familiarize you with the controls of the actual interface used by NASA Astronauts to manually pilot the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicle to the ISS.

Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!

A playlist of live streams with a #STEM theme.

Resources from OSU Precollege Programs

OSU Precollege Programs has curated this booklet of K-12 online resources for educators, parents, and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

STEM FAMILIES Virtual Home Lab is a series of workshops to share practical tips, virtual experiments and other concrete tools that families – even those with little time, few resources and no STEM exposure or teaching experience – can use to engage their children’s learning.

A national non-profit organization aiming to introduce programming and technology to a new generation of the coders who will become builders of technological innovation and of their own futures.

Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups.

Introduce computer science to kids. Join over 1 million teachers, parents, and students in creating fun projects with the free CS First curriculum.

A national non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology.

Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

A national non-profit organization aiming to introduce programming and technology to a new generation of coders who will become builders of technological innovation and of their own futures.

Women in Science celebrates women in STEM, (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) both acknowledged and unknown, for their role in the exploration of the world and the Universe around us.

The EngineerGirl website is designed to bring national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women Contains facts about engineering, career information, and other resources.

Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in STEM, aiming to increase the profile of women in STEM encourage more girls into STEM careers.

Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA collaborates with library and community-based networks to offer a variety of webinars throughout the year to help informal educators explore new activities, learn best practices for engaging girls, and hear from NASA scientists and engineers.

A national non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology.

The IF/THEN® Classroom Connection is a web-based tool to bring real women's STEM role models into classrooms and nonprofit programs. This platform makes it easy for professionals to share their skills and expertise to bring real-world, authentic learning opportunities to all our students to create the next generation of innovators. Through virtual sessions and digital content, professionals can help educators and program providers connect their students to the world of STEM.

SciGirls is designed to spark girls’ curiosity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through activities that promote knowledge and discovery.

Our mission is to excite and empower girls with knowledge and confidence in STEM to become future problem solvers and leaders

Through their accomplishments and dedication to their jobs, women at NASA serve as role models to young women in their pursuit of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Downloadable STEM Role Models Posters Celebrate Women Innovators As Illustrated By Women Artists

Yellow Scope was founded by scientists and moms, Marcie Colledge, Ph.D., and Kelly McCollum, MPH. They met volunteering at their daughters’ school, running family STEM programs. Yellow Scope grew out of their shared passion for science, education, and closing the gender gap in science! Each kit is lovingly assembled by hand in Portland, Oregon.

The Oregon Girls Collaborative Project brings together organizations throughout Oregon that are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Meet Your Female Space & Science Heroes (virtually) through this free augmented reality (AR) app that can be used on most AR-compatible tablets and smartphones (iOS & Android platforms).

"60 Childeren’s Books to Inspire Science-Loving Mighty Girls'' gives you exactly what the title says. From true stories and biographies to fictional stories and adventures, this resource will have something to inspire girls interested in science.

Interesting things to make out of paper—from mathematical models to toys.

A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions, video tutorials, and printable folding plans.

Instructables is a community for people who like to make things. Come explore, share, and make your next project with us!

Through the invention experience inherent in Kids Invent! Creative Activities, children are faced with practical problems which they learn to solve through observation, thinking, and experimentation. As part of that process, they also learn to use tools and materials, to manage time, and work with others.

The King of Random (aka TKOR) is a place where curiosity, creativity, and experimentation meet. We're all about learning how things work, doing cool projects, and sharing our discoveries with you. We'll blow things up, get our hands dirty, and all learn something new every day.

Left Brain Craft Brain is a terrific resource loaded with hands-on STEAM & STEM activities for kids from an ex-engineer, current stay-at-home mama.

An Invention Kit for Everyone! Have you ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? Alligator clip the Internet to Your World, and start inventing The Future.

Initially intended for classroom teachers, some of the resources compiled by Mind Trekkers at Michigan Tech include experiments and demonstrations that can be performed at home. Note: demonstrations require some equipment. Equipment and sites for purchase can be found on the linked page.

Mouse, a company that advocates for successful uses of technology, has posted a few projects that students can do from home.

Launch rockets, build robots, explore your world and beyond! Our projects, toolkit, and contests will take you into space without ever leaving Earth.

Make learning fun and easy with our at-home activity guide. Inspired by our NIHF Inductees and tested by our expert education team, NIHF’s Top 10 STEM Activity Guide offers hands-on, indoor, and outdoor fun for elementary and middle school students.

Yellow Scope was founded by scientists and moms, Marcie Colledge, Ph.D., and Kelly McCollum, MPH. They met volunteering at their daughters’ school, running family STEM programs. Yellow Scope grew out of their shared passion for science, education, and closing the gender gap in science! Each kit is lovingly assembled by hand in Portland, Oregon.

Google’s song maker that incorporates STEM

Chris Woods started “DailySTEM” to provide educators and families with simple STEM resources that connect the real world to learning. Our kids need to see that STEM is all around us…in the backyard, at the store, in our homes, on TV and movies, in the news… everywhere!

NASA launches, landings, and events. Watch live broadcasts from NASA Television and NASA's social media channels.

NASA STEM Engagement strives to increase K-12 involvement in NASA projects, enhance higher education, support underrepresented communities, strengthen online education, and boost NASA's contribution to informal education. The intended outcome is a generation prepared to code, calculate, design, and discover its way to a new era of American innovation.

The Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world's largest museum, education, and research complex within reach. The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and sharing in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning.

TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world.

Adam Savage's Tested is a content platform and community playground for makers and curious minds.

Each day a different image of our universe along with a brief explanation.

This collection provides a list of free educational resources for K-12 students and their parents and teachers. This page is being updated and cleaned up during the COVID-19 crisis.

From published children's books to free resources for educators and parents, everything we do revolves around helping others find their inner love for math.