More STEM Resources
Looking for more? We’ve curated several external resources for parents, teachers, and students to easily access useful content for online learning.
UBC Geering Up YouTube Channel
Our main YouTube Channel, UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach, hosts a variety of content, including informative videos about the work we do here at Geering Up. As much of our educational outreach has transitioned to online learning, this channel also currently runs a livestream science show called STEM After School. These livestreams are a way for us to engage with excited young learners through a live chat function as we discuss key terms, conduct experiments that you can follow along with, and invoke curiosity through science!
DTQC: Diversifying Talent in Quantum Computing
The DTQC Quantum Hub, a website consisting of a collection of apps relating to quantum computing, was developed to empower young people to explore a future in quantum computing. Try your hand at problems like the Sudoku Solver or the Travelling Salesperson, some of which actually use quantum computing on D-Wave’s 2000Q quantum processor to solve them.
Geering Up Resources
This is the perfect age to develop a curiosity and interest in engineering. The following resources are geared specifically to elementary school students. See the link descriptions for more information.
Local Programs and Events:
- UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach: Engineering and science in-school workshops, summer camps, outreach programs
Websites:
- eGFI: Engineering, Go For It!: Find out about opportunities as an engineer
- CAGIS: Canadian Association for Girls in Science
- Design Squad Nation: Design your world with PBS Kids
- Aboriginal Access to Engineering: Kids
- Code.org: Learn to code here! Fun activities made for all ages and all levels.
- Engineer Girl: Questions about engineering? Find all the answers here!
- Made With Code: From fashion design to music mixing, find out how coding can change the world through these fun activities!
- Science News for Students: An award-winning free online publication dedicated to students, parents, and teachers that connects the latest in scientific research to in and out-of-classroom learning.
- Ology: This site, made by the American Museum of Natural History, lets you choose a science topic (or “ology”) to explore.
- ZOOM: Fun and easy science and engineering activities.
- Wonderville: Over 220 interactive games, videos, and activities to help students learn and teachers teach.
Books and Magazines:
- YES Mag: Canada’s Youth Engineering and Science magazine (last published in 2012 – check your local library for old issues!)
- KNOW Mag: Canada’s Kids Engineering and Science magazine (last published in 2012 – check your local library for old issues!)
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
High school is an exciting time where students can explore and prepare for future career options. The following are resources geared specifically for high school students. See the link descriptions for more information.
Local Programs and Events:
Our high school outreach events are as follows:
Other events:
- UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach: Engineering and science summer camps and volunteer program.
- WOW: Welcome Orientation for Women – UBC Physics and Astronomy: a 1-day introduction for women interested in physics and astronomy.
- Cybermentor: A free online mentoring program for BC girls in grades 6 to 12, to explore career paths in Science, Engineering, Math, and Technology.
Websites:
- Tomorrow’s Engineers: What is engineering? Engineers shape the world we live in, by designing, creating, testing, and improving almost every product or process you can think of.
- Electricity Human Resources Canada – Bridging the Gap: Twelve videos on occupations in the electricity and renewable energy industry.
- National Engineering Month: Canada’s biggest celebration of engineering. Over 500 coast-to-coast events for young Canadians to learn about the exciting, fun and rewarding world of careers in engineering.
- UBC Engineering Admissions
- DiscoverE: A website for students to explore interesting topics and career info about engineering.
- TryEngineering: Explore games, articles, and information on how to become an engineer.
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
En route to a career in engineering? The following resources are geared specifically to post-secondary students.
Community and Mentoring
- MentorNet: e-mentoring for diversity in engineering and science
- Nerd Girls: A growing global movement which celebrates smart-girl individuality that’s revolutionizing our future
- Society of Women Engineers: A unique place and voice for women engineers within the engineering industry
- Women In Engineering at UBC: A local community for female engineering students at UBC
- Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology: A non-profit association that promotes, encourages, and empowers women and girls in science, engineering, and technology
- Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology: The operating name for the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, BC and Yukon Region.
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
As teachers and parents, you have the ability to spark the next generation’s interest in engineering – and you don’t have to be an engineer to do so.
Our teacher outreach events are as follows:
If you would like Geering Up to present a talk, or host a workshop for your group, please contact us.
The following resources are geared specifically to teachers and parents. See the link descriptions for more information. Additionally, more resources per age-level are provided in other sections under the Resources tab.
- WWEST workshops for secondary school teachers
- Teach Engineering: Providing standards-based engineering lessons and hands-on activities for use in science, engineering and math classrooms.
- Kids and parents: Information for young women and interested parents or teachers. Including information about a future in science and engineering, choosing a degree program, field trips, and rainy day activities.
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
External Resources
| Resource | About | Cost | Recommended Grades |
Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geering Up Curriculum Resources | Lesson plans compliant with the current BC curriculum. Developed for a range of grade levels, time availabilities, and topics. Includes Indigenous content and knowledge-based STEAM lesson ideas. | Free! | Pre-K - 12 | STEAM, Nature & Outdoor Ed, Geology & Geography, Coding, Design Challenges, Artificial Intelligence, First Peoples Principles, Social Studies |
| Science World Teaching Resources |
Lesson plans based on curriculum, filter by type, topic, grade, and language |
Free! | Pre-K - 12 | STEM |
| Exploratorium | Offline hands-on activities relevant to current-day topics | Free! | K - 6 | Science, Engineering |
| National Geographic Science Lab |
Activities that can be completed at home, with accompanying video tutorials |
Free! | K - 9 | Science, Nature, Geology, Food Science |
| Fold ‘N Fly | Collection of guides on how to make various types of paper airplanes |
Free! | K - 12 | Engineering, Physics |
| Actua’s Activities |
Large spectrum of hands-on activities for STEM, coding & digital skills |
Free! | K - 12 | STEM, Coding |
| Instructables | Combination of tech-based and construction activities that use maker approaches to encourage prototyping and experimentation |
Free! | 3 - 12 | Science, Engineering, Hardware, Cooking |
| MakeDo | A MakeDo kit includes two tools and plastic screws, all you need is cardboard to build cool creations |
$27.99 (subject to change) | 3 - 12 | Engineering, Art |
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
| Resource | Description | Cost | Recommended Grade Levels | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codingville.ca | Fun and challenging activities that use block programming and text programming | Free! | K - 9 | Coding |
| National Geographic Kids | Games, videos, reading materials, experiment ideas on all topics | Free! | K - 9 | ALL |
| NOVA | A weekly STEM show that has been airing for over two decades | Free! | K - 10 | STEM |
| Actua’s AI Activities | A mix of online interactives and background info for youth and educators exploring artificial intelligence online | Free! | K - 12 | ADST, AI |
| Tynker | Coding challenges, tutorials, and online platforms for kids learning to code | Free! | 1 - 7 | Coding |
| NASA Kids Club | Hub of educational videos and articles about the ISS, space travel, and the science behind it. An archive of apps relating to NASA or their work can also be found on this site | Free! | 1 - 7 | Science, Astronomy |
| Calculation Nation | Challenge yourself or play against others in these fun games that rely and reinforce mathematical principles | Free! | 1 - 7 | Math |
| Prodigy | Self-paced, motivational math exercises | Free! (Sign up for an account) | 1 - 8 | Math |
| Scratch | Free block coding software, the desktop app comes with a number of free lessons to get people started with block coding, complete with pictures! | Free! | 2 - 12 | ADST, Coding |
| Wonderville.org | Online games, videos, puzzles with curriculum-aligned STEM content | Free trial | 2 – 12 | STEM |
| March Mammal Madness | Animals vs animals in this bracket! Kids can make predictions about what animal will triumph (print off the PDF) and learn about different species. | Free! | 3 - 7 | Biology |
| Media Smarts Games | Cyber safety, digital citizenship, and online awareness for youth through online games. | Free! | 4 - 9 | ADST, Cyber safety |
| 360 Science | A hub of educational videos that takes advantage of AR and VR to place the user in the setting | Free trial | 6 - 12 | Science |
| How Stuff Works | This website hosts articles and videos aimed at a older audience examining how different things work, similarly to “Myth Busters” | Free! | 8 - 12 | Science |
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
| Resource | Description | Cost | Recommended Grade Levels | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wishplay | VR videos accessible via Youtube | Free! To experience full VR effect, a VR headset or Google cardboard is recommended | K - 9 | Nature, Science, Technology |
| Code.org | Coding lessons and activities | Free! Track progress and save work with an account | K - 12 | ADST, Coding |
| Khan Academy | Short math and science lessons and modules | Free! (Sign up for a free account) | K - 12 | Science, Math, Technology |
| Nasa Visualiser | This app lets youth explore earth and the entire solar system through the eyes of their fleet of research spacecraft | Free! (Download the free app) | 3 - 12 | Science, Astronomy, Technology |
| NASA's Eyes | Explore the solar system, exoplanets, Earth and more using this app | Free! (Download the free app) | 3 - 12 | Science, Astronomy, Technology |
| Udemy Coding for Kids | Self-paced courses for kids to learn coding with a variety of platforms. | Most courses are paid (~$20) but some are free | 3 - 12 | ADST, Programming |
| Elements of AI | Online course to learn basics of AI, does not require any prior coding knowledge | Free! | 6 - 12 | ADST, Programming |
| DataCamp | Data science course-based learning | Free! | 7 - 12 | ADST, Programming (Python, SQL, Shell + more) |
| AI4ALL | Platform for high school students to learn fundamentals of AI, does not require any computer science background | Free! (30+ hours of curriculum) | 8 - 12 | ADST, AI |
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
| Resource | Description | Cost | Recommended Grade Levels | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khan Kids | App for basic arithmetic, reading, writing and emotional learning | Free! | Pre-K - 2 | Math, ELA |
| ScratchJr | Basic block coding app, great for younger kids | Free! | K - 3 | ADST, Coding |
| Pyonkee | Similar to Scratch, block-based coding environment | Free! | 2 - 7 | ADST, Coding |
| WWF Together | Put together by the World Wildlife Foundation, this app features a collection of lessons on many animals from across the globe | Free! | 1 - 8 | Biology, Conservation, Nature |
| SoloLearn | This app is a collection of tutorials and demos on how to code in a number of coding languages for beginners or pros | Free! | 5 - 12 | ADST, Coding |
| My Molecularium | The goal of the game is to successfully assemble different molecules | Free! | 7 - 12 | Chemistry |
*Geering Up does not regulate the content of the sites included within this menu and thus assumes no responsibility for the information presented.
