STEM Resources for 6th Grade

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.

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.

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.

DK Smithsonian: The Science Book — Big Ideas Simply Explained

Comprehensive illustrated science reference covering key discoveries and concepts across physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science from ancient times to today.

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.

Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

An inspiring guide combining coding instruction with stories of women in tech, for middle and high school students.

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.

Klutz LEGO Chain Reactions Craft Kit

Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Exploration Kit

ThinkFun Rush Hour Traffic Jam Logic Game

CircuitMess STEM Kits for Teens & Adults

CircuitMess STEM Toys for Kids

CircuitMess Jay-D 2.0 DIY DJ Mixer Kit

A buildable, fully functional DJ mixtable that teaches digital sound — DACs, amplifiers and speakers — alongside electronics assembly and coding.

CircuitMess Chatter 2.0 DIY Encrypted Communicators

Build a matched pair of long-range radio messengers that send encrypted texts with no Wi-Fi or cell service, and learn how wireless communication actually works.

CircuitMess Clockstar 2.0 DIY Smartwatch Kit

A wearable-tech kit: students assemble a working Bluetooth smartwatch, then code timers, custom button functions and gyroscope-driven games for it.

CircuitMess Codee 2.0 DIY Virtual Pet Kit

A buildable digital pet that introduces real-time clocks, low-power electronics and game programming through a device kids actually want to carry around.

CircuitMess Bit 2.0 DIY Retro Game Console Kit

A solder-free kit that builds a working handheld retro game console, then teaches Python coding by letting students write their own games for it.

CircuitMess Wheelson 2.0 Self-Driving AI Robot Car

A solder-free DIY kit that builds a camera-equipped self-driving robot car, teaching object recognition, line following and coding via CircuitBlocks.

CircuitMess NASA Artemis Watch 2.0

A solder-free, NASA-themed DIY smartwatch kit that students assemble and then program in block-based CircuitBlocks, Arduino C++, or Python.

CircuitMess ByteBoi 2.0 DIY Retro Game Console Kit

A solder-free DIY kit that builds a working handheld retro game console, then teaches game programming through the CircuitBlocks visual coding environment.

CircuitMess NASA Mars Perseverance Rover

A large, solder-free DIY robotics kit that builds a working remote-controlled replica of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, with camera, servos and solar panel.

CircuitMess Synthia 2.0 DIY Synthesizer Kit

A solder-free DIY kit that builds a playable synthesizer, drum machine, sequencer and sampler while teaching electronics and the science of sound.

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.

TeachEngineering

A free, searchable library of more than 2,000 standards-aligned K-12 engineering lessons and hands-on activities from university engineering programs.

Exploratorium

The San Francisco science museum's free online collection of hands-on science activities, videos, and teaching resources for K-12.

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.

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...