Science sparks curiosity and helps kids explore the world around them. Whether you’re diving into biology, chemistry, physics, or earth science, hands-on experiments and engaging lessons make learning exciting. Explore our collection of free worksheets, activities, and unit studies to bring science to life in your homeschool!
Mixed Curriculum
Georgia Virtual Curriculum – Click on grade level to see options. K-8 is just Science for that grade. Highschool has lots: Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Forensic Science, Oceanography, Physical Science, Physics PLUS AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2)
Ms Nucleus – webarchive of this site which has Elementary (K-6) and Secondary (approx 7-12) curriculum. Elementary (Click the age and then the topic to see 4 weeks of materials for each sub section. About 24 weeks or so of work. You can print things out too, there is a link for that. ) Secondary (separated by type of science, not age. Not separated by weeks but still has all the materials)
MESS – PreK-K science lessons with educator guide
OpenSciEd – K-12 separated into Elementary, Middle and Highschool, includes instructional materials and teacher handbook
PhD Science – Levels K-2 are available for free, you have to fill out form. It asks for state but you can enter anything so you can put province or whatever too
Thunderbolt Kids – webarchive, Grades 4-6, based in South Africa
CK12 – scroll down to see all subjects and grades, uses flexbooks which are like fun textbooks
Khan Academy – video based lessons, tons of choices can’t list them all
McGraw Hill California Science – webarchive, Grades 1-6 downloadable texts and activity books
McGraw Hill South Carolina Science – webarchive, Grades 1-5 downloadable texts and activity books
Glencoe California Science – webarchive, Grades 6-12 workbooks
Glencoe Florida Science – webarchive, Grades 6-12 workbooks
UEN Open Educational Resources – K-8 plus Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Earth/Space Sciences
Inquiry in Action – web archive, textbook PDF
Class Crunchlabs – from the same guy who makes the Crunchlabs boxes, is science lessons for middle school (maybe more grades later) with handouts, teaching materials and videos. NEW
Physical Science (in general)
CPO Physical Science Investigations – web archive, middle school and student book
Holt Physical Science Investigations – with study guide A and study guide B
Energy Resources for Educators – videos, comics, colouring books and more
Energy Kids – site is for kids
Teach Engineering – STEM engineering ideas and lessons for kids K-12
Discover Engineering – engineering activities
K-12 Robotics – lesson plans and resources
Chemistry
Nelson and McGraw Hill Textbooks – including Chemistry
American Chemical Society – K-12 resources
CK12 Chemistry Simulations – simulations with worksheets
Learning About Chemistry – Google Arts and Culture website
GPB Chemistry and Physics – videos
Physics
Light and Matter – free ebook for Physics
Nelson and McGraw Hill Textbooks – including Physics
Ck12 Physics Simulations – simulations with worksheets
Learning About Physics – Google Arts and Culture website
GPB Chemistry and Physics – videos
Open Physics – learning website for highschool
Physics Central Activity Books – webarchive, I’d say ages 5-12
Physics Central Comic Books – webarchive, any age that likes comics
The Physics Classroom – “phun” for everyone, interactive modules
Biology/Life Science
Carlsbard Caverns – Middle school Biology in doc or PDF form with a focus on desert/cave life
CPO Life Science Investigations – web archive, middle school and student book
HOLT Life Science Textbook – with study guide A and study guide B
The Lab of Mr. Q – Elementary Life Science, downloadable
Nelson and McGraw Hill Textbooks – including Biology
Annenberg Learner The Habitable Planet – video course for highschool TEACHERS but may be useful to older students?
Animal Diversity Web – look at animals by Phylum and find out more about types of animals and how they are connected
Ask a Biologist – activities, games and stories
ASU Virtual Field Trips – there are a few that are life science related
BioEd Online – scroll down for stem @ home resources
Bio Kids – look through types of animals and learn more about them
Blackhole Collections Bug of the Day – every day is a new bug
California Botanical Society – scroll down to find some lessons K-12
California Native Grasslands Association – K-12 videos and worksheets
California Native Plant Society Nature Journaling – free nature journaling resource in exchange for your contact info
Cornell Lab Bird Study (Ornithology) – e-book, worksheet and lessons
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom – everything agriculture
Learning about Biology and Natural History – all about animals
National Marine Sanctuaries – educator resources page
Project Wild – STEM activities regarding life sciences to do with kids
UMass Falcon Curriculum – PreK-12 curriculum on Peregrine Falcons
Visible Body – 3D models of the body to explore
Xerces – resources for teaching about invertebrates
Cell Biology Unit for Grades 5-7 – PDF unit, 112 pages, designed for classroom
Anatomy Colouring/Labelling Book – PDF
Earth Science/Space
Core Knowledge – K-8, search by subject and/or grade to see what’s available, downloadable
CPO Earth Science Investigations – web archive, middle school and student book
HOLT Earth Science Textbook – with review and study guide
American Museum of Natural History – activities, articles, videos and more
Ology from American Museum of Natural History – site for kids
Climate and Energy Education – activities, videos and more
European Space Agency – space page for kids
Field Museum – learning resources
Kennedy Space Center – downloadable activities
NASA Coloring Books – what it says
NASA eBooks – about NASA history and such
NASA Science Education – catalog of resources
NASA Kids – a website for kids
NASA Solar System Treks – 3D view of Space virtually
NASA Space Place – another kids site
NASA StarChild – for young astronomers
NASA’s Eyes -3D web based apps that allow you to experience space
NOAA – ocean based resources
NOAA Research – ocean and weather teacher resources
Open Space – “OpenSpace is open-source interactive data visualization software designed to visualize the entire known universe and portray our ongoing efforts to investigate the cosmos.”
Your Name in Landsat – a cool website where you can input your name and it will show you your name in satellite images, very NEAT!
General Resources
BBC Bitesize – sort by level or key stage (see chart in sidebar) and then you get some resources like videos or informational texts
Oak National Academy – choose key stage (see chart in sidebar) and then science to see what there is
Science World – For Grades K-6, run like a online game with levels, starts at Grade 1. Scroll down on left to change it
Seneca – for KS3 or so (see sidebar), choose science or one of the specific sciences from side bar to see free lessons
CalAcademy – see age groups on the side to see the resources such as lesson plans, videos etc
California Science Center – virtual field trips K-5
Exploratorium – many resources for different science subjects and ages
Frank Potter’s Science Gems – K-16(?) which includes University in Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science plus Math and Engineering
Flinn Scientific – resources and experiments for various science topics
Education @ National Geographic – filters on the side allow you to pick what topic (science or otherwise) you can view
National Science Teacher’s Association – free resources
Next Generation Storylines – K-12 lessons that follow a storyline with teacher resources
PBS Learning Media – videos, lessons and more on various science topics
Science Bob – website for kids with experiments and science fair ideas
Science Buddies – science project ideas for kids and teacher resources
Science Journal for Kids – science articles plus teacher’s guide and lesson plan ideas to go with
Smithsonian – article, webcasts, videos and more, you can sort by grade or topic
KnowitAll – various resources, it’s set to science but you can sort by grade too
PBS Nova – various resources, use drop down to select topics
Space Foundation Discovery Center – resources for educators
Carolina Resources for Learning at Home – keep scrolling there are more resources as you go down
Florida Museum – many learning resources K-12
SteamAhead @ Home – activities, videos, books and more
GetWorksheets – free PDF worksheets on various science topics (and other subjects)
Textbooks
Atlantic OER – many science textbooks on so many science topics e.g. food science, life sciences, neuroscience, social science, general science and more NEW
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