The United States has fallen behind other countries in the numbers of students pursuing STEM studies and careers. STEM is an acronym standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM professionals are sorely needed if we are to maintain leadership in our increasingly global economy. Our nation’s problem is further complicated by long standing cultural barriers discouraging women and minority students from considering these vocations. The goal of the VCC is not to turn poets into rocket scientists, but rather to provide state-of-the-art career assessment and planning resources to everyone, while making sure STEM-interested students receive whatever assistance they need to stay the course.
Listed below are many web-based STEM interest and persistence programs developed by career professionals at ASU and other institutions. These resources are ideally suited for use in the classroom, or as after-school, club, and camp activities. New links will be added over time; others may be pruned. Bookmark any links you want to preserve for later use, as they may disappear from our list. All programs will undergo close evaluation to determine if their contents have an impact on STEM interests and related variables. In some cases we may develop lesson plans to accompany the programs.
Entries in the chart below are classified by subject area, grade level, and gender focus. Most were developed at other institutions; those in bold type were created at ASU but are applicable everywhere.
Program Name |
STEM Subject |
Grade Level |
Gender Focus |
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Adventures of Science Bob |
Science |
Elementary thru Middle School |
Both |
Ask a Scientist |
Science |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
A Multimedia Library of Classic STEM Careers |
All |
High School thru Adult |
Both |
Becoming A Scientist |
Science |
Middle School thru High School |
Both |
Believe it! |
All |
Middle School |
F |
Bill Nye, The Science Guy |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Brain Cake |
Math, Science |
Middle School thru High School |
F |
Breaking Thru: The Creative Engineer |
Science, Engineering |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Biology 4 Kids! |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Captioned chemistry video |
Science |
High School thru College |
Both |
Careers in Math |
Math |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Careers in Physiology |
Science |
Elementary thru Adult |
Both |
Careers in Science |
Science |
Middle School thru Adulthood |
Both |
ClassBrain4Kids.com |
Math, Science |
Kindergarten thru Third Grade |
Both |
ClassBrain.com: Teens |
Math, Science |
Middle School thru High School |
Both |
Cool Science for Kids |
Science |
Kindergarten thru Middle School |
Both |
Cosmos 4 Kids! |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Countdown: Math Videos |
Math, Technology |
Middle School thru High School |
Both |
Cram Science |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Discover Engineering |
Engineering |
Middle School thru Adult |
F |
Engineer Girl |
Engineering |
Middle School |
F |
Engineer Your Life |
Engineering |
High School |
F |
Explanatoids |
Science |
Middle School |
F |
Exploratorium: Museum of Science |
Science |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Fact Monster |
Math, Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Fairer Science |
Science |
College |
F |
Figures This! |
Math |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Food Safety |
Science |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
General chemistry student help |
Science |
High School thru College |
Both |
Geography 4 Kids! |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Get Tech |
Math, Science, Technology |
Elementary thru Middle School |
Both |
Girls Creating Games |
Technology |
Middle School |
F |
Greatest Engineering Achievements |
Engineering |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Invention Dimension |
Science, Technology |
High School |
Both |
JETS: Junior Engineering Technical Society |
All |
High School |
Both |
Johnnies Math Page |
Math |
All Ages |
Both |
Kinetic City |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Life Preservers |
Science |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Lifework: Explore Medical and Health Careers |
Science |
Middle School thru High School |
Both |
LifeWorks Careers |
Science |
Middle School thru High school |
Both |
Mad Science |
Science |
Kindergarten thru Elementary |
Both |
MathBits |
Math |
High School thru College |
Both |
Math Cats |
Math |
Kindergarten thru Fifth Grade |
Both |
Math.com References |
Math |
Kindergarten thru Middle School |
Both |
Mathematical Moments |
Math, Science, Technology |
High School thru Adult |
Both |
Math in Daily Life |
Math |
High School thru Adult |
Both |
Math Moves You |
Math |
Middle School |
Both |
Math is Fun |
Math |
Kindergarten thru Middle School |
Both |
Math + Science = Success |
Math, Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Minnesota STEM |
All |
High School |
Both |
Molecular Workbench |
Science, Technology |
High School |
Both |
Mr. Martini’s Classroom Math Flash Cards |
Math |
Elementary |
Both |
Mrs. Glosser’s Math Goodies |
Math |
Elementary thru Adult |
Both |
National Academy of Sciences' "I Was Wondering ..." |
Science |
Elementary thru Middle School |
F |
NACEME Backs Me |
Engineering |
Middle School thru college |
Both |
NASA for Students |
Math, Technology |
Kindergarten thru High School |
Both |
Nerd Girls |
Math, Science, Technology |
High School thru College |
F |
Neuroscience for Kids |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Nrich: Mathematic Problems, Games, & Articles |
Math |
Kindergarten thru High School |
Both |
Number Nut.com |
Math |
Elementary thru Middle School |
Both |
PBS Kids Design Squad |
Science, Technology |
Elementary thru Adult |
Both |
PBS Kids Dragonfly TV |
Science |
Elementary thru Middle School |
Both |
Physics 4 Kids |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Practical Uses of Math and Science (PUMAS) |
Math, Science |
All Ages |
Both |
PRISM Public Awareness Ad Campaign: I can Do Anything |
Math, Science |
All Ages |
Both |
PRISM Public Awareness Ad Campaign: Thank You |
Math, Science |
All Ages |
Both |
Project Interactive |
Math, Technology |
High School thru College |
Both |
Science Knows No Boundaries |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
ScienceMaster.Com |
Science |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center |
All |
Middle School thru High School |
Both |
SOCR: Statistical Online Computation Resource |
Math |
High School thru College |
Both |
SSE: Science and Everyday Experiences |
Math, Science, Engineering |
High School thru Adult |
Both |
Strange Matter |
Science, Engineering |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Teaching Tools |
All |
Elementary thru Adult |
Both |
Try Engineering |
Engineering |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
Try Science |
Science |
Elementary thru High School |
Both |
What is Engineering |
Engineering |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Women in Mathematics |
Math |
Middle School thru Adult |
F |
Women in Science |
Science |
Middle School thru Adult |
F |
Women In Science |
Math, Science, Technology |
Middle School thru Adult |
Both |
Wonderville Science |
Science |
Kindergarten thru Elementary |
Both |
Yahoo! Kids Science |
Science |
Kindergarten thru Middle School |
Both |
You Can Be Anything |
Technology |
Middle School thru Adult |
F |
You Innovate 21st Century |
Math, Science, Technology |
Middle School thru High School |
Both |
The Development of this resource was supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. 0631754).
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