Interactive STEM Websites and Apps
McREL International works with leading science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) organizations to
support teachers in bringing cutting-edge technology to K-12 students. This resources provides lists of online
sites for teachers to explore to make their STEM curricula interactive, relevant, and current.
Websites with lists of interactive STEM and science links Beyond Minecraft: Games that Inspire Building and Exploration http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/beyond-‐minecraft-‐games-‐that-‐inspire-‐building-‐and-‐exploration/ Engineering Games http://engineering-‐games.net/ NGSS Curriculum Resources www.symbaloo.com/mix/ngsscurriculumresources 10 Resources for National Engineers Week http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2015/02/21/10-‐resources-‐for-‐national-‐engineers-‐
week/?utm_content=buffere7b02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer PBS Diverse STEM science topics and ages Alien Assembly Required (“Arthur”) http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/alien/alien.html Cyberchase http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/find-‐it/science-‐and-‐engineering/ Design Your World http://pbskids.org/designsquad/ Ecko Creature: Build your own creature http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html PBS Science and engineering www.pbslearningmedia.org/ Science Girls http://pbskids.org/scigirls/ Zoom Engineering: Design it http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/ www.mcrel.org/products-‐and-‐services/featured-‐products-‐and-‐services/stem @STEM_McREL ! [email protected] Diverse STEM science topics and ages A World in Motion http://awim.sae.org/ Bio-‐Inspired Design Challenge http://kidsciencechallenge.com/archiveyeartwo/index.php?linkTo=3a Bitesize. BBC www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/ Discovery News Tech videos http://news.discovery.com/tech/videos EdHeads www.edheads.org/ eGFI Dream Up the Future Lesson Plans http://teachers.egfi-‐k12.org/ Engineering for Kids www.sciencekids.co.nz/engineering.html Engineering Interact. Interactive science and engineering. www.g.eng.cam.ac.uk/ Exploratorium: Engineering and Tinkering www.exploratorium.edu/explore/engineering-‐tinkering Hooda.Math (all games) www.hoodamath.com/games/allgames.html Hooda Math: Building games www.hoodamath.com/games/building.html Learning Circuits www.learningcircuits.co.uk MiKids – Simple Machines http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm NASA Kids Club www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsMusub/flash/index.html#.VOlfEVPF-‐pc Navy STEM for the Classroom www.navystemfortheclassroom.com/ NOAA http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/ PhET Interactive Simulations http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new Try Engineering http://tryengineering.org/play-‐games UCAR https://scied.ucar.edu/interactives https://scied.ucar.edu/games Wonderpolis http://wonderopolis.org/wonders/ World of Science www.schooltimegames.com/Science/World_Of_Science.html www.mcrel.org/products-‐and-‐services/featured-‐products-‐and-‐services/stem @STEM_McREL ! [email protected] Primary Grades Bob the Builder www.bobthebuilder.com/usa/index.asp?origref= CBeebies, BBC www.cbeebies.com/global/nina-‐and-‐the-‐neurons Pebble Go www.pebblego.com/content/science/ Peep and the Big Wide World http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/en/ Sesame Street STEM. Little Discoverers ww.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/toolkits/stem Sid the Science Kid http://pbskids.org/sid/index.html The Cat in the Hat engineering games http://pbskids.org/catinthehat/games/index.html Simple Machines Crash Test: Power Shootout www.wonderville.ca/asset/crash-‐test-‐power-‐shootout EdHeads www.edheads.org/activities/simple-‐machines/index.shtml Invention Suspension. Wallace and Gromit www.crackingideas.com/exhibition/game/ Learning Games for Kids www.learninggamesforkids.com/simple-‐machines-‐games/label-‐it.html Museum of Science and Industry-‐Chicago www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/Activities/Games/simple_machines/index.php Wallace and Gromits World of Invention www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/wallaceandgromit/wallaces-‐workshop/ Roller Coasters Coaster Crafter https://s.ncta.com/CoasterCrafter/Default.aspx Coaster Creator. The Jason Project http://gated.jason.org/digital_library/cfy/4851.aspx Roller Coaster Creator www.primarygames.com/puzzles/physics/rollercoastercreator/ Roller Coaster Designer http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/game.php?game=roller Roller Coaster: How Stuff Works (videos of actual roller coasters) http://science.howstuffworks.com/roller-‐coaster-‐videos-‐playlist.htm www.mcrel.org/products-‐and-‐services/featured-‐products-‐and-‐services/stem @STEM_McREL ! [email protected] Roller Coaster Ride Builder. The Science of Disney Imagineering http://dep.disney.go.com/sodi_app/index.html?st=2 Rube Goldberg Machines and Other Machines Bridge to Classroom: Engineering for Earthquakes http://eduweb.com/portfolio/bridgetoclassroom/engineeringfor.html Burglar Catcher http://archive.fossweb.com/modules3-‐6/LeversandPulleys/activities/rubegoldbergmachine.html Dynamic Systems www.engineering.com/GamesPuzzles/DynamicSystems.aspx Dynamic Systems 2 www.schooltimegames.com/Science/Dynamic_Systems_2.html Gold Burger To Go! http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/goldburgertogo/rubegame.html Grain Strain http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games/grain_strain.aspx Mechanical Madness http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_mechanical.html Tom and Jerry Trap a Matic www.infinitecat.com/games/tom-‐n-‐jerry.html Codes, Apps, and Graphic Design Code.org http://code.org Computer Science Unplugged. http://csunplugged.org/activities Hopscotch www.gethopschotch.com Programming without computers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaW3PAzHxCU TechRocket www.techrocket.com Flight Design a Plane www.ge.com/thegeshow/flight/#ch2 How Things Fly http://howthingsfly.si.edu/ Plane Builder www.nms.ac.uk/explore/play/plane-‐builder/ www.mcrel.org/products-‐and-‐services/featured-‐products-‐and-‐services/stem @STEM_McREL ! [email protected] Apps in STEM Bill Nye The Science Guy, by Disney Publishing Worldwide Applications Bridge Constructor, by Headup Games GmbH & Co KG Create a Car, by ABCya.com (cost) Gizmos, by ExploreLearning PhyDios, by Appdios Inc. Robots for iPad, by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Inc. SimplePhysics, SimpleRockets, BridgeBasher, by Jundroo, LLC (cost) Science360 for iPad, by National Science Foundation Apps GreenSTEM Apps that Challenge Kids to Solve Environmental Issues http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/apps-‐that-‐challenge-‐kids-‐to-‐solve-‐environmental-‐issues Build an Island (atoll) www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.island/build-‐an-‐island EPA: My Green Apps http://www.epa.gov/mygreenapps/existing_apps.html iNaturalist www.inaturalist.org Journey North www.learner.org/jnorth Marine Debris Tracker www.marinedebris.engr.uga.edu Nature’s Notebook www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook PBS Learning Media www.pbslearningmedia.org Pollution, by aMobileFuture Project Noah www.projectnoah.org UNEP Carbon Calculator, by Kodehuset AS Weather Bug http://weather.weatherbug.com Educational Apps Apps that Rise to the Top: Tested and Approved by Teachers http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/apps-‐that-‐rise-‐to-‐the-‐top-‐tested-‐and-‐approved-‐by-‐teachers www.mcrel.org/products-‐and-‐services/featured-‐products-‐and-‐services/stem @STEM_McREL ! 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