Resources

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 ...

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...

​​​​​​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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This recorded webinar from WebJunction shares real-life examples of how library programming to engage adults in exploring their environment, using science-based strategies, and working together to take action in their community. C...

DOGOnews' science articles are tailored to present the latest current events in science in a kid-friendly way — helping them to inspire their curiosity and build important science literacy skills. Articles include photographs, vid...

This series presents strategies that teachers and literacy coaches can use to help students build science literacy skills. It includes supportive resources and videos showcasing teachers using creative approaches to science litera...

AAAS' Benchmarks for Science Literacy outlines learning goals that educators can use to incorporate science literacy into core curricula and assess students' science literacy skills. The benchmarks were developed as part of Projec...

This self-paced online course from CDC TRAIN highlights the importance of clearly communicating scientific information. Designed for scientists, communicators, and policy staff, the course offers strategies for simplifying message...

NASA's Museum and Information Education (MIE) Alliance is a community of practice designed for educators who work at science centers, youth groups, camps, museums, parks, and similar institutions. The Alliance provides science lit...

USDA's Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, non-credit educational network that provides non-formal higher education and learning activities to farmers, ranchers, communities, youth, and families. The network offers a var...

Educators can add NOAA's extensive ocean and climate literacy framework and materials to their curricula to build K-12 students' understanding of how our oceans and climate affect us – and how we affect them.

NOAA's Environmental Literacy Program created this activity book to educate students in grades 3 to 8 about climate resilience. The activity book, coloring pages, and other supplemental resources highlight how communities can adap...

NASA's Science Activation program provides opportunities for people of all ages to develop science literacy skills and get involved in citizen science initiatives. Discover the program's curated collections of free science learnin...

SciStarter fosters science literacy by empowering people of all ages to get involved in citizen science initiatives. This module introduces basic principles of citizen science and provides an overview of SciStarter resources that ...

The Challenger Center is a national organization that facilitates interactive, simulation-based STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning experiences at Challenger Learning Center locations across the count...

Trusted by educators nationwide, the Franklin Institute's Leap into Science Program combines engaging interactive activities with children's books to support science learning for children ages 3 to 10. Explore the program's websit...