Science Resources & Collections for Kids K-8

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Seasonal themes, hands-on activities and full topic hubs — video lessons, experiments, worksheets and reading material, already grouped and ready to teach.

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Back to School Science Lessons & Activities

Get the year started with low-prep, high-energy science — sidewalk chalk investigations, spin-art force experiments and printable worksheets set for the first weeks.

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🖍️  Sidewalk Chalk Science Activity

🎨 Spin Art Force STEM Activity

📄 Printable worksheets & ready-to-go assessments

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Sidewalk Chalk Science

Take the first science lesson of the year outside.

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Spin Art Force Experiment

Centripetal force, demonstrated in paint.

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Teach a whole unit

Topic collections

Full hubs organized by grade band, each with video lessons, hands-on activities, printable worksheets and reading material. 

Weather & Climate

Earth’s spheres, the four seasons, extreme weather and climate change. A full unit’s worth of resources, split by grade band.

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Healthy Heart & Body

The five senses, the human body and how the brain processes the world. A natural fit for February’s American Heart Month.

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Rainy Day Indoor Science

Indoor recess, a wet week, a surprise free period. 22 water-and-weather experiments that need nothing you don’t already have.

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Quick activities

Single hands-on experiments with a materials list and step-by-step instructions. Grab one and go.

Learn how to make an Unpoppable Bubble DIY activity with teachmesomethingood

Unpoppable Bubbles

Add a secret ingredient and the bubble refuses to burst.

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Check out this fun and easy end-of-classroom activity: balloon rocket race with teacher Taylor Blair (teachmesomethingood)

Balloon Rocket Race

Newton’s third law, across the classroom on a string.

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Earth Day Oil Spill Clean-up

Oil and water separate — now try to get them apart.

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Ice Cream in a Bag

A sweet celebration that is secretly a lesson on freezing points.

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FIreworks in a Jar DIY Activity

Fireworks in a Jar

Density and diffusion, in color.

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Pool Noodle Engineering DIY Activity

Pool Noodle Engineering

One material, one structural challenge.

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Learn more about this fun Ice Melt Race DIY activity perfect for a Summer STEM challenge

Ice Melt Race

A fair test students can set up themselves.

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Learn how to make this fun and easy Rainbow Walking Water DIY activity.

Rainbow Walking Water

Capillary action, and it looks great on a windowsill.

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Plan ahead

Coming up later this year

More fun topics that will become relevant throughout the school year. 

Life Cycles & Living Things

Plants, animals and insects, it's the biggest collection on the site.

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Looking for some back-to-school activities? We've got you covered with this first week of school math lessons for K-8.

Math Testing Season

Top math lessons plus extended practice & printable worksheets.

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End of Year Brain Breaks

Keep curious minds buzzing through the last days of school.

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Summer Science Camp

Sun and water, engineering challenges & colourful chemistry.

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