Curiosities
From general articles to comics about women and STEM, enjoy these free resources!

Women in Science

  • A Mighty Girl celebrates women in all fields and highlights books, movies, and toys that do the same.

  • The Science Heroes section on the Massive Science website highlights scientists you may not have heard of, often with a gorgeous illustration.

Comics and Humour

Help collect and analyze data for scientific research (all ages)

  • Find a project near you or online with the NSF-funded SciStarter website, which has more than 3,000 active projects, including the Earth Challenge 2020. The site offers projects to do while at the beach or in the car, and the search function allows you to filter by age group and by location type.

  • Zooniverse allows anyone to help scientists classify galaxies. Researchers, with the help of Zooniverse volunteers, can analyze information more quickly and accurately than when working alone. Zooniverse volunteers, including high school and undergraduate students, even helped researchers discover a new type of galaxy — the Pea Galaxy — named after its small size and greenish color.

Science News

Other

  • Brain Pickings, a general interest blog, sometimes celebrates scientific curiosity and pursuit. 

  • Find answers to some common science questions on Reddit. Or ask your own!


Online Science Fun!

On this page, we compile online resources for kids, from videos, to podcast, to interesting websites about STEM learning. Check it out below, and if you want to be added to our list, don’t hesitate to be in touch!