STEM Resources for 8th 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.

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.

Thames & Kosmos Chem C3000 Chemistry Set

A comprehensive advanced chemistry set with real lab equipment and 333 experiments covering topics from acids and bases to electrochemistry and organic chemistry.

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.

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

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.

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...