Think you’re stuck at home going nowhere? Think again! You’re on a planet spinning at 1000 mph, racing around a star at 67,000 mph that is itself orbiting a galaxy at 490,000 mph! So don’t let those four walls cage your imagination – here are some ideas and fun projects that will let you travel the universe from the comfort of your own living room!
And check back -- we'll be updating this page with more ideas of activities to break up any boredom and stimulate imaginations!
LAST UPDATED MAY 4, 2020
- NASA's 50th Anniversary Toolkit: https://www.nasa.gov/content/earth-day-2020-50th-anniversary-toolkit
- Earth Day NASA Resources for Informal Education: https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/earth-day
- Explortorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks
- PrepScholar: https://blog.prepscholar.com/easy-science-experiments-for-kids-at-home
- No Guilt Mom: https://www.noguiltmom.com/very-simple-science-experiments/
- Science Kids: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
- Physics Girl. 20 Experiments in 5 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aaXZDazPxs
- Exploratorium Learning Toolbox: How-to science activities with details and videos https://www.exploratorium.edu/learn
- NASA Kids' Club: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
- Space Place: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
- Space Place Coloring Book: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/coloring-book/en/
- NASA e-clips. Videos and animations for grades 3-5 and 6-8: https://nasaeclips.arc.nasa.gov/
- STEM Activities for Families for grades K-4: https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-k-4.html
- Citizen Science Projects: https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscience
- NASA at Home: Virtual Tours and Apps https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-at-home-virtual-tours-and-augmented-reality
- NASA Astrobiology: Virtual Field Trips https://ssec.si.edu/explore-our-curriculum-resources
- NEW! STEM Engagement for student grades 5-8: https://www.nasa.gov/stem/forstudents/5-8/index.html
- NEW! STEM Engagement for students grade 9-12: https://www.nasa.gov/stem/forstudents/9-12/index.html
- Black Hole Explorer: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/seuforum/einstein/resource_BHExplorer.htm
- PBS Kids Design Squad: Design and Build Games https://pbskids.org/designsquad/
- PBS Science Games for Younger Kids: https://pbskids.org/games/science/
- NEW! FunBrain: Educational games, books and videos for kids grades K-8: https://www.funbrain.com/
- NEW! Code Combat: Accessible programming for students: https://codecombat.com/
- Science Fiction Stories with Good Astronomy & Physics: https://astrosociety.org/file_download/inline/621a63fc-04d5-4794-8d2b-38e7195056e9
- Planetary Society Science Textbooks to Read Free Online: https://twitter.com/elakdawalla/status/1240022257688141824
- Cosmic Coloring Compositor from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory: https://public.nrao.edu/color/
- Citizen science projects from SciStarter: https://scistarter.org/
- The Tech Interactive at Home: https://www.thetech.org/athome
- Academy @ Home: STEM activities for kids from the California Academy of Sciences https://www.calacademy.org/academy-at-home
- American Museum of Natural History: Online resources for science enthusiasts of all ages https://www.amnh.org/explore
- Zooniverse: Citizen science opportunities: https://www.zooniverse.org/
- Learning Space with NASA at Home: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learning-space/
- NEW! PhET Interactive Simulations: Interactive science and math simulations for grades k-college: https://phet.colorado.edu/
- NEW! oPhysicis: Interactive physics simulations: https://ophysics.com
- Cosmic Coloring Compositor from the NatTwig Education: https://www.go.twigeducation.com/covid19-us
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: STEM lesson plans: https://www.discoverspace.org/education/for-educators/stem-lesson-plans/?fbclid=IwAR3fKi1Fp1THjHGnvWeR_la5YaxfSIL6nAUwb1vCzvV6122uh74UDpSyr_w
- National Geographic Resources for the Classroom: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/
- Understanding Science: from the University of California Museum of Paleontology: https://undsci.berkeley.edu/
- Smithsonian Science Education Center: Curriculum and Resources https://ssec.si.edu/explore-our-curriculum-resources
- NASA Astrobiology for Your Classroom: https://nai.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2013/10/Astrobiology-Educator-Guide-2007.pdf
- Understanding Evolution: from the University of California Museum of Paleontology: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/home.php
- NEW! AGU Online Learning Exchange: Shared resources for online teaching: https://www.agu.org/learn-and-develop/learn/online-learning-exchange/online-learning-exchange-main-page
- USA Science & Engineering Festival: https://usasciencefestival.org/xstem-videos/
- Ask an Astrobiologist Videos: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/
- Astronomy Videos from Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPAJr1ysd5yGIyiSFuh0mIL
- Engineer Girl: Video series highlighting women in engineering: https://www.engineergirl.org/
