Hands-on, unplugged activities that are perfect for tech-free time, snow days and rainy days.
| 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 |
