Online Resources for Parents
Parent engagement at home is so important to child learning and healthy development. Below are some free online resources/activities relating to science, math, arts, engineering, technology/robotics, outdoor learning, reading, physical literacy, and the environment. These resources are best suited to supplement your child’s learning and enhance their understanding of the concepts they learn at school and at iGen.
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Kids National Geographic
This online platform has a variety of information for students to explore along with games, videos and activities
MIT K12 Videos
An educational platform created by MIT to teach basic concepts of science and technology to students in grades K-12 through a series of videos.
TED-Ed at Home
Created to support the millions of students, parents and teachers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the TED-Ed@Home daily newsletter provides people with high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons spanning all age groups and subjects, for free.
Netflix Our Planet Series
Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Professor Astro Cat's Solar System
Sign up to the Astro Cat Space Programme and join Professor Astro Cat and his sidekick Astro Mouse on a fact-filled mission to learn all about our solar system! Professor Astro Cat’s Solar System’ is an educational app which is jam-packed with animations, music and play. Download it on the app store.
Try Engineering
A compilation of various engineering games and activities for students in grades K-12 to explore. Try Engineering recognizes the need for students to develop their capabilities in STEAM education in order to succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society.
STEAM Powered Family
A collection of STEM activities and projects for students to try at home. With a focus on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), and positive children’s mental health practices, these resources foster resilient, healthy minds.
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Activities for Kids
At home science projects created by NASA. Launch rockets, build robots, explore your world and beyond! These activities will take you into space without ever leaving Earth.
Access Mars with Google
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover! This immersive and interactive exploration uses real footage captured on the surface of Mars.
Future U: Space Exploration Simulation
Imagine what is possible when hands-on learning meets 21st century immersive technology. This 360° extended reality experiences allow students to imagine themselves in places like Mars and to see how science, technology, engineering, and math is allowing humans to explore, learn, and create in ways we never have before.
My Molecularium App
The Molecule Building Game is a free award-winning app for iOS and Android devices. Launch atoms to build molecules of increasing complexity and difficulty. Learn to use chemical and structural formulas while you play.
Active For Life
Active for Life helps parents raise physically literate children. At activeforlife.com, parents, and educators, will find fun activities, engaging articles, and free resources to get kids active, healthy, and happy.
David Suzuki Foundation Youth and Nature
Four fun Suzuki Superhero Challenge activities for kids to connect with nature. Each challenge helps teach kids about our right to a healthy environment and connects them to the great outdoors.
Green Learning
GreenLearning has free education resources about energy, climate change and green economy that engage and empower students to create positive change for our evolving world.
Science World: At Home Activities
Explore different at-home science projects and activities for kids.
Minecraft: Education Edition
Minecraft: Education Edition is an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination.
Actua Artificial Intelligence
These activities to explore fundamental skills and knowledge in AI and machine learning, and how AI will influence future careers. As part of the AI Education project, Actua has produced two sets of 10 activities suitable for students in Grades 9-12.
SFU Math Catcher Stories & Movies
To promote mathematics among Indigenous learners, SFU Math Catcher created a series of stories with mathematical themes. These stories are based on the storytelling tradition of Indigenous peoples. Stories have been translated into several Indigenous languages as well as French.
SFU WWEST Women in Science and Engineering Card Deck
A card game which focuses on awesome women in STEM, as well as issues pertaining to the challenges around gender equity. The playing cards & instructions are free to download/print, or purchase from the SFU Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science, and technology (WWEST) website.
SFU WWEST K-12 Youth Resources
Explore these resources to learn more about science, technology, engineering, and math. You'll find games, events, camps, and other fun activities on these topics.
Khan Academy Free Educational Platform
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Includes various lessons in mathematics and science. You can also download the Khan Academy Kids app.
STEM for FEM
STEM for FEM is a non-profit organization founded by two Port Moody Secondary school students geared towards providing free science education to girls and other underrepresented gender identities in elementary and middle school.
Amazon Future Engineer
Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part, childhood-to-career program aimed at inspiring and educating students from underrepresented and underserved communities to try computer science and coding. Check out their free interactive Robotics Challenge.
Brain Pop
Brain POP is a collection of interactive science, technology, engineering, and math topics, including animated movies, quizzes, activities, & learning games (requires the creation of a free account).
Tynker Coding for Kids
Practice coding at home! Tynker is a free educational coding platform that has self-paced coding lessons for kids aged 5+
e-Learning for Kids
This is a free educational platform with short games relating to math, science and technology concepts for grades K-6
Read on Canada
A database of riddles, jokes, puzzles, stories and activities to promote literacy and make reading fun!
Kodable
Kodable helps every kid build a foundation for their future. Kids learn core programming concepts through engaging games developed with real teachers and kids.
Tumble: A Science Podcast for Kids
Tumble is a science podcast for kids, to be enjoyed by the entire family. We tell stories about science discoveries, with the help of scientists! Join Lindsay and Marshall as they ask questions, share mysteries, and share what science is all about.
