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SSEC's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Literacy Project provides resources to enrich students' educational experiences, especially for students who have limited access to technology. Find out how the STEM ...

How Money Smart Are You? is a suite of interactive games and other resources based on FDIC's award-winning Money Smart program. Each game teaches players about critical financial literacy skills like earning, spending, saving, bor...

NCUA's World of Cents is an engaging, kid-friendly game for ages 5 and up. This interactive game teaches kids about the value of money while reinforcing basic math skills.

EPA's Generate: The Game of Energy Choices was designed to engage students in learning about complex energy challenges to cultivate a deep and layered understanding of environmental challenges. This game teaches players how energy...

Meet the Measurement League — a team of superheroes ready to help students learn about SI (the International System of Units, commonly known as the metric system). These SI superheroes, developed by NIST's Office of Weights and Me...

The FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households is administered in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore the results of the survey, including information on bank account ownership and consumer habits lik...

This VBA webpage features resources designed to help Veterans and their families manage, secure, and protect their financial resources and well-being. Discover tools to help Veterans and their loved ones reach financial goals like...

​​​​​​SciStarter’s Building Data Literacy Through Community and Citizen Science program teaches people to contribute and interpret data through community and citizen science projects. Access this program to get free resources, too...

FDIC's Money Smart Newsletter showcases how communities across the U.S. are using the Money Smart curriculum to promote financial literacy. This article highlights Friends Against Fraud, a workshop created by the Elder Justice Com...

NOAA's Environmental Literacy Program is a comprehensive national funding opportunity focused on environmental literacy. Learn about grants and support for programs that educate and inspire people to learn more about earth science...

​​​​​In partnership with the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), NCUA provides resources to increase access to financial literacy initiatives and help consumers make informed financial decisions. The Resource Cente...

FDIC's Consumer Resource Center provides information and resource to educate and protect consumers, promote economic inclusion, and connect people with financial resources in their communities. The Resource Center highlights educa...

FLEC's MyMoney.gov website features a collection of resources from more than 24 agencies that can help everyone in the U.S. build financial well-being by developing key financial literacy skills. Explore the website to find games,...

TEAM II is a competitive award program that provides funding for non-profit museums, planetariums, libraries, and other youth-serving institutions to implement NASA mission-inspired STEM projects for K-12 students. Explore upcomin...

This curriculum for upper elementary through high school students, based on the documentary Girl Rising, highlights connections between education, financial literacy, and financial empowerment. Each lesson plan follows the story o...

Created by ALA and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, Thinking Money for Kids is a collection of financial education resources for children and their parents and caregivers. Thinking...

This FTC webpage offers guidance on a variety of financial topics with a focus on scam awareness. Through easy-to-read articles and videos, consumers will learn how to recognize, avoid, and report scams in different contexts — lik...

FTC's Consumer Advice website offers practical guidance and education on a variety of financial topics, including online security, scams, and identity theft. This How to Avoid a Scam webpage (also available as a printed PDF) offer...

Through citizen science and crowdsourcing, NNLM works to engage communities in addressing societal needs and accelerating biomedical science, technology, and innovation through participation in the scientific research process. Exp...

Seeding Action supports science centers, museums, and public engagement networks working to cultivate a culture of hope and action to improve community and planetary health. To achieve this mission, they offer resources to help bu...

Money Smart is an award-winning financial education curriculum designed to help people of all ages enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. Participating community-based organizations use the Money...

This framework from ASTC outlines professional competencies or skills that can help practitioners create engaging informal STEM learning opportunities. Educators and institutions can use the framework to assess their own competenc...

Supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), REVISE is a collaborative effort to advance equity in informal STEM education. The REVISE website features webinars, communities of practice, community engagement training course...

This brief quiz from Pew Research Center is a fun way for adults to test their knowledge of basic scientific facts and principles. After taking the quiz, learners will find out how their score compares to the average across the Un...

In 2021, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History sponsored a national survey on science literacy. The survey found that a vast majority of people in the United States trust and want to learn more about science — even in today's di...