STEAM - Just for Kids (Grades K-6)

This is a story about a big brown bat migrating through the varied habitats of Arizona. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage for links to: Adventure of Echo the Bat (story), Student's Site, and Teacher's Guide. The Teacher's Guide has activities for units: understanding light, remote sensing, biodiversity.

Take a look at NASA's Climate Kids page on plants and animals. Learn about ecosystems, ocean acidification, and even why NASA might care about food. Learn about the NASA missions that included scientific study of food, plants and animals.

Watch fun videos about marine life and our oceans. These videos were created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Educational programs, recordings of programs

Learn about whooping cranes, wetlands, wild birds, crows, and mammals from these videos made for kids by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The National Science Foundation, in partnership with NBC Learn and NBC Sports, explore the science, math and physics behind football.

The National Science Foundation, in partnership with NBC Learn, NBC Sports and the National Hockey League, explore the science, math and physics behind professional hockey, the fastest game on ice.

The National Science Foundation, in partnership with NBC Learn and NBC Sports, explore the science, math and physics behind racecars and speed.

The National Science Foundation, in partnership with NBC Learn and NBC Sports, explore the science, math and physics behind the Summer Olympics.

The National Science Foundation, in partnership with NBC Learn and NBC Sports, explore the science, math and physics behind the Winter Olympics.

The Air We Breathe is a picture book designed to introduce Earth's atmosphere and its importance to life on Earth.

NASA does it again - learn with Climate Kids - what is the greenhouse effect? Why do we need to know about carbon?

Looking for things to do at home? Create, watch, and play at NASA's STEM@HOME Engagement.

NASA's Space Place has all things space. Check out the Peseverance, "drive" a rover on Mars, check out the weather.

A searchable database of the over 600 planets currently discovered orbiting other stars, with more added daily. This database allows you to create tables and plots of exoplanets. Maintained with the cooperation of the Center for Integrative Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and Penn State.

Educational resources from National Marine Sanctuaries, with sections for teachers, students, games

National Marine Sanctuaries: "Games, coloring pages, and fun activities to help you learn about the national marine sanctuaries." Including virtual reality dives.

"NASA Kids’ Club – a place to play games and learn about NASA!" -- From NASA's Kids Club web page.

"NASA Kids’ Club – a place to play games and learn about NASA!" -- From NASA's Kids Club web page.

Learn about animals and color pictures online in this fun game from NASA!

Every NASA mission starts with creative imagination. Try out yours with the NASA Art Challenge. Each month brings a new art project; and you can enter your work to be shown on the NASA website. Check in each month for a new challenge.

Have some fun learning about the role of women in energy with the Women in STEM Coloring Book from the Department of Energy. Scroll down to the bottom of the Women in Energy page to find the book, and on the way read about the many women who have impacted our knowledge of the science of energy.

This website provides information about coins and includes fun games that teach counting with coins and making change.