COVID-19 Resources
free comcast internet for 60 days
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Comcast is offering its Internet Essentials service free for 60 days. To sign up, visit www.internetessentials.com. New customers will receive a free install kit that includes a cable modem & Wi-Fi router. There will be no term contract, no credit check, and no shipping fee.
To read more about this service in English, visit Comcast here. Para leer en español, haga clic aquí.
Stem Distance learning
PhET has over 125 interactive simulations for physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and mathematics for K-12 students.
KMBC Classroom streams live weather-related lessons via Facebook Live M-F at 8am PST.
Laboratory Collective’s virtual Wizarding school “blurs the lines between subjects, seamlessly connecting literature, history, art and design, writing, role play and popular culture and brings it to life through math and science. Our immersive storylines empower students to use math and science to solve problems that are engaging and interesting to them.”
Science Class on STEM topics by Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer, livestreams on YouTube every MWF at 12pm PST.
Scouts compiled some STEM indoor activity ideas.
Carly and Adam themed STEM Challenges.
Wonderopolis has 2,000+ Wonders of the Day covering a vast range of topics.
Nature Lab is The Nature Conservancy hub for youth curriculum that gives teachers, students, and families resources to explore and understand nature.
Kids Gardening Activities has ideas for gardening, seeds, plants, animals, and more.
Maddie Moate and Greg Foot, England-based science presenters, have launched a half-hour LIVE YouTube show every M-F at 4am PST. The videos are posted to YouTube afterwards.
NASA: Space stories, videos, images, and STEM projects.
Discovery #MindBlown app helps kids explore the world around us with videos, hands-on experiences, and games.
The Kid Should See This: 4,300+ kid-friendly STEAM videos on science, technology, space, animals, nature, food, music, art, animation, etc.
Milwaukee with Kids developed 2 weeks worth of fun and easy science experiments you can do at home.
Children’s Museum Houston has resources for activities to do at home.
Steam Powered Family: STEM activities/experiments and STEAM challenges.
How to Smile: Theme-focused STEM lessons include national standards, big idea lists, popular media content, and concept maps.
Girls Who Code’s weekly at-home activities range from beginning to intermediate.
Code.org has online lessons for elementary (game, app, or computer drawing), middle and high school students (real working apps, games and websites using blocks, JavaScript, CSS, HTML and more.).
CodaKid is a kids coding platform that teaches kids how to use real programming languages and professional tools while creating games, coding apps, programming drones, building websites, and more. CodaKid provides a 14 day free trial.
Explained with LEGO Bricks videos teach educational STEM facts using LEGO.
Courtesy of Seattle Public Schools parent, Sven Liden.