Interactive STEM Websites and Apps

McREL International works with leading science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) organizations to
support teachers in bringing cutting-edge technology to K-12 students. This resources provides lists of online
sites for teachers to explore to make their STEM curricula interactive, relevant, and current.

Websites with lists of interactive STEM and science links

Beyond Minecraft: Games that Inspire Building and Exploration
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/beyond-minecraft-games-that-inspire-building-and-exploration/

Engineering Games
http://engineering-games.net/

NGSS Curriculum Resources

www.symbaloo.com/mix/ngsscurriculumresources

10 Resources for National Engineers Week

http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2015/02/21/10-resources-for-national-engineers-
week/?utm_content=buffere7b02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

PBS Diverse STEM science topics and ages
Alien Assembly Required (Arthur)
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/alien/alien.html

Cyberchase
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/find-it/science-and-engineering/

Design Your World

http://pbskids.org/designsquad/

Ecko Creature: Build your own creature

http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html

PBS Science and engineering

www.pbslearningmedia.org/

Science Girls
http://pbskids.org/scigirls/

Zoom Engineering: Design it

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/

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Diverse STEM science topics and ages
A World in Motion
http://awim.sae.org/

Bio-Inspired Design Challenge

http://kidsciencechallenge.com/archiveyeartwo/index.php?linkTo=3a

Bitesize. BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/

Discovery News Tech videos

http://news.discovery.com/tech/videos

EdHeads
www.edheads.org/

eGFI Dream Up the Future Lesson Plans

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/

Engineering for Kids

www.sciencekids.co.nz/engineering.html

Engineering Interact. Interactive science and engineering.

www.g.eng.cam.ac.uk/

Exploratorium: Engineering and Tinkering

www.exploratorium.edu/explore/engineering-tinkering

Hooda.Math (all games)

www.hoodamath.com/games/allgames.html

Hooda Math: Building games

www.hoodamath.com/games/building.html

Learning Circuits
www.learningcircuits.co.uk

MiKids Simple Machines

http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm

NASA Kids Club

www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsMusub/flash/index.html#.VOlfEVPF-pc

Navy STEM for the Classroom

www.navystemfortheclassroom.com/

NOAA
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/

PhET Interactive Simulations

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new

Try Engineering
http://tryengineering.org/play-games

UCAR
https://scied.ucar.edu/interactives https://scied.ucar.edu/games

Wonderpolis
http://wonderopolis.org/wonders/

World of Science
www.schooltimegames.com/Science/World_Of_Science.html

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Primary Grades
Bob the Builder
www.bobthebuilder.com/usa/index.asp?origref=

CBeebies, BBC
www.cbeebies.com/global/nina-and-the-neurons

Pebble Go
www.pebblego.com/content/science/

Peep and the Big Wide World

http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/en/

Sesame Street STEM. Little Discoverers

ww.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/toolkits/stem

Sid the Science Kid

http://pbskids.org/sid/index.html

The Cat in the Hat engineering games

http://pbskids.org/catinthehat/games/index.html

Simple Machines
Crash Test: Power Shootout
www.wonderville.ca/asset/crash-test-power-shootout

EdHeads
www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.shtml

Invention Suspension. Wallace and Gromit

www.crackingideas.com/exhibition/game/

Learning Games for Kids

www.learninggamesforkids.com/simple-machines-games/label-it.html

Museum of Science and Industry-Chicago

www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/Activities/Games/simple_machines/index.php

Wallace and Gromits World of Invention

www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/wallaceandgromit/wallaces-workshop/

Roller Coasters
Coaster Crafter
https://s.ncta.com/CoasterCrafter/Default.aspx

Coaster Creator. The Jason Project

http://gated.jason.org/digital_library/cfy/4851.aspx

Roller Coaster Creator

www.primarygames.com/puzzles/physics/rollercoastercreator/

Roller Coaster Designer

http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/game.php?game=roller

Roller Coaster: How Stuff Works (videos of actual roller coasters)

http://science.howstuffworks.com/roller-coaster-videos-playlist.htm

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Roller Coaster Ride Builder. The Science of Disney Imagineering

http://dep.disney.go.com/sodi_app/index.html?st=2

Rube Goldberg Machines and Other Machines
Bridge to Classroom: Engineering for Earthquakes
http://eduweb.com/portfolio/bridgetoclassroom/engineeringfor.html

Burglar Catcher
http://archive.fossweb.com/modules3-6/LeversandPulleys/activities/rubegoldbergmachine.html

Dynamic Systems
www.engineering.com/GamesPuzzles/DynamicSystems.aspx

Dynamic Systems 2
www.schooltimegames.com/Science/Dynamic_Systems_2.html

Gold Burger To Go!

http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/goldburgertogo/rubegame.html

Grain Strain
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games/grain_strain.aspx

Mechanical Madness
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_mechanical.html

Tom and Jerry Trap a Matic

www.infinitecat.com/games/tom-n-jerry.html

Codes, Apps, and Graphic Design
Code.org
http://code.org

Computer Science Unplugged.

http://csunplugged.org/activities

Hopscotch
www.gethopschotch.com

Programming without computers.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaW3PAzHxCU

TechRocket
www.techrocket.com

Flight
Design a Plane
www.ge.com/thegeshow/flight/#ch2

How Things Fly

http://howthingsfly.si.edu/

Plane Builder
www.nms.ac.uk/explore/play/plane-builder/

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Apps in STEM
Bill Nye The Science Guy, by Disney Publishing Worldwide Applications
Bridge Constructor, by Headup Games GmbH & Co KG
Create a Car, by ABCya.com (cost)
Gizmos, by ExploreLearning
PhyDios, by Appdios Inc.
Robots for iPad, by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Inc.
SimplePhysics, SimpleRockets, BridgeBasher, by Jundroo, LLC (cost)
Science360 for iPad, by National Science Foundation


Apps GreenSTEM
Apps that Challenge Kids to Solve Environmental Issues
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/apps-that-challenge-kids-to-solve-environmental-issues

Build an Island (atoll)

www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.island/build-an-island

EPA: My Green Apps

http://www.epa.gov/mygreenapps/existing_apps.html

iNaturalist
www.inaturalist.org

Journey North
www.learner.org/jnorth

Marine Debris Tracker

www.marinedebris.engr.uga.edu
Natures Notebook
www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook

PBS Learning Media

www.pbslearningmedia.org
Pollution, by aMobileFuture
Project Noah
www.projectnoah.org
UNEP Carbon Calculator, by Kodehuset AS
Weather Bug
http://weather.weatherbug.com


Educational Apps
Apps that Rise to the Top: Tested and Approved by Teachers
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/apps-that-rise-to-the-top-tested-and-approved-by-teachers

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