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3Doodler Lesson Plans

Free 3Doodler lesson plans are made by teachers, for teachers. Filter by grade level, subject, educational standards, and more.

A Tour of a Space Shuttle Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Participate in this scavenger hunt to learn more about space shuttles.

Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance is an organization dedicated to increasing the availability of after school programs. Information is available on policy and research, facts and research, Lights on Afterschool, Advocate Newsletter, and resource links.

Afterschool Snacks from the Exploratorium

Afterschool snacks are a compilation of free and low-cost activity guides, books, and resources created to engage youth in STEM by learning from doing, also known as tinkering. These Snacks are a healthy, filling way to satisfy your late-afternoon hunger for science. Try building them with friends! From the California Tinkering Afterschool Network, a project of the Exploratorium.

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Online episode guides, question of the week, and do it yourself science demo activities.

Cade at Home

Everyone says that necessity is the mother of invention, but at the Cade, we see inventions born from all of these Mothers of Invention: Necessity, Curiosity, Imagination, Iteration, and Serendipity.

For lessons, we’ll include everyday things you can use at home for activities, plus step-by-step videos and instructions to invent and create at home! Let’s get started.  Just click one of the images below to see exciting lessons and activities for each age group!

California Academy of Sciences

Can’t make it to the Academy? We offer a wide breadth of resources that can impact your teaching from afar. Whether you are looking for kits of classroom materials, lesson plans, science videos, distance learning programs, or full courses, the Academy has science teaching resources galore.

Looking for ideas to spice up your science teaching? Our activity database features full-period lessons to integrate into your normal curriculum, activities to focus your field trip or ideas for extending the museum visit into the classroom.

Based on years of experience training upper elementary school teachers in the Bay Area, we’ve designed a how-to resource for teachers everywhere to illustrate how you can easily and successfully integrate science notebooks into your own classroom.

Get ready to use science notebooks for scientific reasoning and meaning-making, in a way that supports hands-on scientific inquiry!

Change the Equation

Devoted to improving PreK-12 STEM learning, Change the Equation provides the latest in STEM research and articles, a STEM program database, as well as a comprehensive overview of each state’s progress in STEM education.

Changing of the Seasons Scavenger Hunt

Participate in this Changing of the Seasons Scavenger Hunt to learn about how the Earth’s orbit affects the weather.

CK-12 Brain Flex

This summer, flex your brain with CK-12’s math and science FlexLets™, designed to make sure that you have your bases covered before the next school year begins!

Connect a Million Minds

Join the initiative to connect young people to after-school opportunities that inspire them to develop the importance science, technology, engineering and math skills they need to become the problem solvers of tomorrow.

ConnectEd Website

It designs lessons around real-world industry themes, engaging students through both challenging academic and demanding instruction.