Humboldt County Office of Education: Exploratorium Online Learning Resources

Project Category: Grades 6-8

Exploratorium Online Learning Resources

From educational media to classroom activities, from a behind-the-scenes look at ideas they’re tinkering with to the vast riches of our Explore section, these teaching tools support educators and provide hundreds of ways to play and learn. For all ages, in both formal and informal learning settings, these essential tools spark curiosity, exploration, and understanding. Explore the Exploratorium More Resources AllAll StudentsArts EducationEarly ChildhoodEnglish/Language Arts/LiteracyEnrichment ActivitiesEnvironmental LiteracyFor ParentsGame-Based LearningGrades 6-8Grades 9-12Grades TK-5History/Social ScienceMathOnline LearningScienceSocial-EmotionalSTEAM/MakersWellness/Mental Health XtraMath | Online Math Summer of STEM Discover-e: At Home Engineering Visit a National Park – Virtually! National Geographic’s Explorer Classroom KidCitizen – Teaching Civic Engagement Science Buddies Engineering Design Challenges...

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Scratch Programming

Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically. Scratch is designed and maintained by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab. Go To Scratch More Resources AllAll StudentsArts EducationEarly ChildhoodEnglish/Language Arts/LiteracyEnrichment ActivitiesEnvironmental LiteracyFor ParentsGame-Based LearningGrades 6-8Grades 9-12Grades TK-5History/Social ScienceMathOnline LearningScienceSocial-EmotionalSTEAM/MakersWellness/Mental Health XtraMath | Online Math Summer of STEM Discover-e: At Home Engineering Visit a National Park – Virtually! National Geographic’s...

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Frugal Fun for Boys & Girls – 30 Awesome STEM Challenges

Looking for STEM projects and challenges for kids?  Building and engineering projects are valuable for developing thinking skills and encouraging the ability to design and create. Here’s a collection of STEM engineering challenges that are fun and engaging, and that also make use of recycled or inexpensive materials. Go To Resource More Resources AllAll StudentsArts EducationEarly ChildhoodEnglish/Language Arts/LiteracyEnrichment ActivitiesEnvironmental LiteracyFor ParentsGame-Based LearningGrades 6-8Grades 9-12Grades TK-5History/Social ScienceMathOnline LearningScienceSocial-EmotionalSTEAM/MakersWellness/Mental Health XtraMath | Online Math Summer of STEM Discover-e: At Home Engineering Visit a National Park – Virtually! National Geographic’s Explorer Classroom KidCitizen – Teaching Civic Engagement Science Buddies Engineering Design Challenges...

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Khan Academy

Offers exercises, quizzes, and tests so students ages 4-18 can practice and master skills, as well as instructional videos to help students learn or review material. Go To Resource More Resources AllAll StudentsArts EducationEarly ChildhoodEnglish/Language Arts/LiteracyEnrichment ActivitiesEnvironmental LiteracyFor ParentsGame-Based LearningGrades 6-8Grades 9-12Grades TK-5History/Social ScienceMathOnline LearningScienceSocial-EmotionalSTEAM/MakersWellness/Mental Health XtraMath | Online Math Summer of STEM Discover-e: At Home Engineering Visit a National Park – Virtually! National Geographic’s Explorer Classroom KidCitizen – Teaching Civic Engagement Science Buddies Engineering Design Challenges HCOE YES – Foster & Homeless Youth Education Services Sesame Street’s Toolkit on Grief Chrome Music Lab Home Activities from DREME Becoming...

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