Get Your
STEM On:
Best Sites for
Science-Minded Kids
Sunday, January 27, 2019
— by Jan Pierce
Teaching Minds, Touching Hearts. Transforming Lives
S
c i e n c e ,
Te c h n o l o g y,
Engineering
and Math: STEM. That’s
what the education buzz
is about these days. And
with good reason. The
future job market for your
young learners will most
likely rely heavily on
the problem solving and
technical skills that go
with these subjects.
Your kids love their screen time. Why not direct them
to programs, games and sites that will teach them important
educational skills along with having a great time? Here are
some of the best games and websites for interacting with
science, technology and mathematics skills.
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Preschool 3 & 4 – Early Kindergarten to Grade 8
Sesame Street: Yes, the favorite of pre-schoolers for gen-
erations has updated their programming to include more than
the alphabet. Now you’ll find problem-solving, nature and
environmental issues, as well as science and engineering seg-
ments on this classic PBS program.
Peg + Cat: This animated
math-based site is found at
https://pbskids.org/peg/.
The
songs, activities and interactive
games make learning math skills
a ton of fun.
Nina and the Neurons: It’s
chock full of basic science, en-
gineering and coding games, plus
songs, videos and activities available in both Spanish and Eng-
lish. Hands on proof that science is fun. Available from the
BBC, you can also find episodes on YouTube.
Ages 5-8
The Odd Squad: Another offering from PBS Kids, this
show follows two young agents, Olive and Otto as they save
the day using math skills. Each episode is twelve minutes long
and full of great math insights for kids. (https://pbskids.org/
oddsquad/)
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