Free STEAM lesson plans and citizen science projects for Elementary and Middle School. Hands-on activities that introduce students to science, technology, engineering and math (some paired with art for creative enhancement).
KitHub Lesson Plans
Afterschool Maker Program (K - 5th grade)
STEAM Program 10 weeks (K - 2nd grade)
STEAM + Coding Program 10 weeks (3rd - 8th grade)
STEAM Lesson Plans
American Geosciences Institute - Activities, Curriculum (K-12th)
Architecture: It's Elementary - Lesson Plans (K-5th)
Concordia University Portland - Tackle Real World Issues (6-12th)
Engineering, Go For It! - Over 200 lesson plans (K - 12th)
MIT Blossoms - Videos with Math and Science Lessons (High School)
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Curriculum (Pre-K - 12th)
Mozilla Webmaker - Core Web Literacy Curriculum
National Park Service - Lesson Plans (Pre-K - PhD)
NASA - STEM Lessons From Space
Newport Aquarium - Educator's Guide To Sea Turtles
PBS Learning - Archaeology, Colorblindness, Design (1st-8th)
PictureSTEM - Integrating STEM and literacy (K-2)
State of Alaska - Curricula and Activities
Vanderbilt - Inquiry-based, Hands-on Science Lessons for Middle School
Environmental Lesson Plans and Activities
AirNow - Air Quality Resources for Teachers
Curriculum highlights include the Air Quality Index (AQI) Teacher Toolkit, which offers age-appropriate lessons in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8)
California Academy of Science - Flipside Science
A youth-powered series that tackles complex environmental topics and empowers viewers to make a difference. Middle School / High School.
Climate.gov
Reviewed resources for teaching about climate and energy
Captain Planet Foundation - Project Learning Garden
Offers a number of curricular assets to guide the teaching and learning of ideas and concepts from different subjects in the garden.
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
10 activities to introduce you to the essential principals of climate science
National Wildlife Federation - How To Become An Eco School
National Weather Service
Provides educators with weather science, safety, career information.
Citizen / Community Science Projects
Citizen science happens when ordinary people study the world around them and send in the data they collect to scientists. Anyone can do citizen science! Citizen science projects cover all kinds of topics like dragonflies, birds and ants. You can learn a lot about your neighborhood or even your own backyard by joining in a citizen science project.
Critter Cam Kit Activity Guide
National Geographic List of Citizen Science Projects
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration