Science Resources for Expanded Learning Programs & Professionals

• 101 Nature-Oriented Things to Do this Fall, Backyard Nature
  Ideas for activities kids can do outdoors in the fall.
• About Academic Enrichment in Afterschool: Science, SEDL
  Use this section of the Afterschool Toolkit to learn more about integrating science across curriculum, engaging families in science, and more. Access further resources and support materials on science in afterschool.
• Click2SciencePD – Offers STEM professional development resources for out-of-school time programs.

Support for professionals in developing and implementing STEM learning. Click2SciencePD is free professional development, including agenda, workshops, videos, and webinars, that can be brought to staff meetings or trainings.

• Howtoons
  More than 30 activities for teens available as PDFs of comics that mix science and technology with art and creativity.
• Kids’ Science Activities and Lessons, Kids-fun-science.com
  Fun science experiments and lessons for kids. You can also sign up for a monthly newsletter to have experiements emailed to you directly.
• Kids’ Science Challenge, Jim Metzner Productions, Inc.
  This site has many games and lesson plans available that are geared towards grades 3 – 6th
• Science After School: How to Design and Run Great Program Activities ,The After-School Corporation (TASC)
  Guidebook for program leaders on how to run a science program as well as tips on finding partners and resources.
• Science Bob, Bob Pfleugfelder
  Over 30 science experiments and science fair activities written to engage children.
• Weather Experiments, Weather Whiz Kids
  Forty different weather related science experiments.
• Weather Related Science Projects for Kids (and their parents), Squido.com
  A resource for older children and their parents that gives instructions for building weather monitoring equipment.