STEAM/Makerspace Resources

I [Amanda] put together a list of websites with fun STEAM and Makerspace resources--you youth services people especially might want to take a look at it, but everyone might find at least one of these interesting:

General STEAM activities

• http://thekidshouldseethis.com/tagged/diy/
• https://www.exploratorium.edu/
• http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/
• http://www.steampoweredfamily.com/category/activities/page/2/
• www.tested.com
• www.makezine.com
• http://www.nationofmakers.com

Computer Science

• http://www.gcflearnfree.org (or http://www.gcfaprendelibre.org for Spanish)
• Free mouse tutorial: http://pbclibrary.org/mousing/ (or http://pbclibrary.org/raton/ in Spanish)
• Coding
• http://code.org/learn
• http://www.codecademy.com
• http://scratch.mit.edu
• Lynda.com has a bunch of coding tutorials, too, and we have free access to it through the HPL website

Art

• https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/
• http://www.theartassignment.com/

Science

• CRASH COURSE IS THE BEST THING EVER: http://thecrashcourse.com/
• Well, so is Minute Physics: https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics
• And SciShow: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow
• And SciShow Kids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFIPG2u1DxKLNuE3y2SjHA

• And Animal Wonders: https://www.youtube.com/user/Anmlwndrs