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 and Curriculum
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)
National Wildlife Federation - How To Become An Eco School
NASA - STEM Lessons From Space
Newport Aquarium - Educator's Guide To Sea Turtles
PBS Learning - Archaeology, Colorblindness, Design (1st-8th)
State of Alaska - Curricula and Activities
Vanderbilt - Inquiry-based, Hands-on Science Lessons for Middle School
Citizen 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
Scientific American list of Citizen Science Projects
Zooniverse - People Powered Research