STEM Resources for 5th Grade

Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments

201 safe, low-cost, hands-on science experiments across biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy using common household materials—a long-running homeschool favorite for elementary and middle school.

DK Knowledge Encyclopedia Science!

A visually stunning DK reference covering matter, forces, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, and space—an ideal hardcover spine or companion for homeschool science across the elementary and middle years.

National Geographic Kids 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)

Thousands of true, bite-sized facts about science, nature, space, animals, history, and geography in National Geographic Kids' bold photo-packed style—a curiosity-building enrichment book for a wide range of ages.

Usborne 100 Science Experiments

100 simple, hands-on science experiments—crystals, circuits, balloon rockets, kaleidoscopes and more—with clear illustrated steps and explanations. A low-prep, household-materials activity book for elementary homeschoolers.

Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook

The Brain Quest team's wildly popular middle-school science study guide—notes, doodles, mnemonics, and quizzes covering the periodic table, forces, energy, space, earth science, and biology. A great homeschool supplement or review tool.

ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Logic Game

A STEM marble run and logic puzzle combined, challenging kids to build towers and solve 60 puzzles that teach spatial reasoning, planning, and engineering thinking.

Elenco Teach Tech Mech-5 Mechanical Coding Robot

A screen-free coding robot that teaches programming concepts through mechanical switches and gears, building computational thinking skills without any digital devices.

Snap Circuits Classic SC-300 Electronics Kit

A hands-on electronics exploration kit with over 300 projects that teaches kids about circuits, electricity, and engineering through snap-together components.

National Geographic Mega Fossil Dig Kit

An excavation kit with 15 real fossils embedded in a dig brick, teaching kids about paleontology, geology, and prehistoric life through hands-on discovery.

4M Green Science Solar Robot Kit

A build-your-own solar-powered robot kit that teaches kids about renewable energy, mechanical engineering, and environmental science through hands-on construction.

Coding Projects in Scratch

A beautifully illustrated Scratch programming guide with step-by-step coding projects for ages 8-14.

Lauren Ipsum: A Story about Computer Science and Other Improbable Things

A children's adventure novel that teaches computer science concepts through story — no coding required.

Coding for Kids: Scratch

A step-by-step Scratch programming guide for kids ages 8-12 with 10 creative coding projects.

Beast Academy Guide 3A

A challenging and fun comic-book style math curriculum from Art of Problem Solving, designed to develop deep mathematical thinking in elementary students.

Learning Resources Botley 2.0 Coding Robot Activity Set

Klutz LEGO Chain Reactions Craft Kit

Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Exploration Kit

ThinkFun Rush Hour Traffic Jam Logic Game

Usborne Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do

CircuitMess STEM Toys for Kids

CodeMonkey Coding Adventure

Award-winning game-based coding course where kids ages 7-14 learn real text-based programming by helping a monkey catch bananas through 400+ progressively challenging levels.

CodeMonkey Game Builder

Creative coding course for ages 8-14 where students design, code, and publish their own games using real programming skills and professional game development concepts.

CodeMonkey Banana Tales

Python programming course for ages 10+ that teaches real Python through a narrative-driven coding adventure covering variables, loops, functions, and more.

PlayMath.org — Free Math Games for Deep Mathematical Thinking

Free, ad-free math games that build deep mathematical thinking through play — no accounts or installation required.

Biodiversity PEEK STEAM Curriculum

Biodiversity PEEK STEAM at HOME! Would your home schoolers like to spend time outside observing and wondering about the wild plants and animals we often overlook? Are you ready for STEM with a focus on natural science instead of robotics? Biodivers...

High School STEM Collection

Open students' minds to the diverse range of opportunities and challenges in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math with this outstanding selection of titles. The perfect content acquisition to support any high school's S...