Learn at Home Activities for Grades 6-8

From science to financial literacy, we encourage you to take advantage of these activity books, guides, and other resources to help children (Grades 6-8) remain engaged in educational experiences throughout their school closure.

Note: Grade levels are indicated in italics.

Subjects:

4-H
All Subjects
Art
Build
Coding
Crafts
Educational Websites
Educational Videos
Engineering
Geography
Geometry
Government
Health and Nutrition
History
Math
NASA
Outdoor Education/Environmental Science
- Cooperative Extension: Follow a Researcher® Series
Physics
Reading
Science

4-H

4-H Healthy Living Activity Guide (PDF) (National 4-H website) ALL AGES
4-H STEM Toolkits (Cooperative Extension: 4-H website) ALL AGES
Discover 4-H Clubs (download available on the Utah State Univerity 4-H website) 6-8
Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 6-8

All Subjects

20 Virtual Field Trips to Take with Your Kids (Adventures in Familyhood website) ALL AGES
BrainPOP STEM (BrainPOP website) 6-8
Khan Academy website: online and fun lessons on subjects for kids K-12 (all subjects) ALL AGES
Maine Agriculture in the Classroom website ALL AGES
Smithsonian Learning Lab website (STEM and more) 6-8

Art

Duplicate Your Drawings with a Homemade Machine (Scientific American website) (Art, STEM) Independent: 6-8
LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!, Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home (The Kennedy Center website) 6-8
Make Your Drawings Float! (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video) (Travel + Leisure website) ALL AGES

Build

Build Your Own Speaker (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Chill Out by Making Homemade Slushies (Scientific American website) ALL AGES
Design a Cell Phone Stand (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Make a Marble Roller Coaster (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Make a Toy Sailboat (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Make Elephant Toothpaste (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Ready…Aim…Energize! Make Your Own Cotton-Ball Launcher (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Shaky Science: Build a Seismograph (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Surviving the Stormy Seas — with Science (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
What Material Makes the Strongest Bridge? (Scientific American website) ALL AGES

Coding

4-H NYSD 2018: Code Your World (National 4-H website) (Coding, will require a computer) 6-8
CS First: A free computer science curriculum that makes coding easy to teach and fun to learn (Google for Education website) (Coding, will require a computer) 6-8
Imagine, Program, Share: Create stories, games and animations, Share with others around the world (Scratch website, an MIT site) (Coding) ALL AGES
Learn to Code! Learn computer science. Change the world. (CODE website) (Coding) ALL AGES
Robot, Make Me a Sandwich! (Scientific American website) (Coding, unplugged, no computer needed, 2 people+) ALL AGES

Crafts

Discover 4-H Sewing Clubs (PDF), Debra Proctor, Susan Haws, Stacey MacArthur (Illinois Extension website) (Fiber Crafts) 6-8
The 4-H Knitting Handbook (PDF), Debra Proctor and Susan Haws (Digital Commons) (Fiber Crafts) 6-8

Educational Websites

Amazing Educational Resources website ALL AGES

Educational Videos

Khan Academy website ALL AGES
NeoK12 website ALL AGES

Engineering

Holes That Do Not Leak! (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Science with a Smartphone: Accelerometer (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Sweet Earthquake Structure Shake (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8
Test the Strength of Hair (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8

Geography

National Geographic Kids website ALL AGES

Geometry

Math Fun with a Perimeter Magic Triangle (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8

Government

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government website ALL AGES

Health and Nutrition

10 Steps to a Healthier You Video Series (Cooperative Extension: Food & Health website) 6-8
4-H Yoga Project (PDF) (University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources website) 6-8
Exponential Growth (YouTube) Microbes such as bacteria multiply rapidly at room temperature on fresh produce. Learn about “exponential growth” and why it’s important to keep perishable foods cold. 6-8
“Mainely Dish” Recipe Video Series A University of Maine Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) “Mainely Dish” Recipe Video Series. ALL AGES
Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 6-8
Yoga for Kids, A 4-H Healthy Living Program (PDF) (Georgia 4-H website) 6-8

History

Google Historical Voyages and Events website ALL AGES
Liberty’s Kids Video Series (YouTube) (LibertysKidsTV YouTube Channel) 6-8
Social Distancing: Making History A 4-H Journal (PDF) (Cornell Cooperative Extension | Chemung County) 6-8

Math

Exponential Growth (YouTube) Microbes such as bacteria multiply rapidly at room temperature on fresh produce. Learn about “exponential growth” and why it’s important to keep perishable foods cold. 6-8
IXL website 6-8
Worksheet Works.com website (printable worksheets) 6-8
What Are The Chances? (Scientific American website) (STEM) 6-8

NASA

Expeditionary Skills for Life: Embarking on Pilgrimages (NASA website) ALL AGES
Mars Rover Obstacle Course (Scientific American website) (STEM) ALL AGES
NASA STEM Engagement page (Parents and Educators Pages), (NASA/National Aeronautics and Space Administration website) ALL AGES
NASA STEM Engagement page, Youth, Grades 5-8 (NASA website) 6-8

Outdoor Education/Environmental Science

BirdSleuth Explorer’s Guidebook page (download available) (The Cornell Lab website) ALL AGES
Lead Indoor Science Experiences (beetles project, indoor science experiences) (beetles website) ALL AGES
Lead Outdoor Science Experiences (beetles project, indoor science experiences) (beetles website) ALL AGES
Offshore Wind (Cooperative Extension: 4-H website) 6-8
Youth Gardening Activities (Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County website) ALL AGES

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Cooperative Extension: Follow a Researcher^® Series

- Expedition #1 Peru 6-8
- Expedition #2 Falkland Islands 6-8
- Expedition #3 Antarctica 6-8
- Expedition #4 Maine Coast 6-8
- Expedition #5 From UMaine to the UN 6-8
- Expedition #6 Iceberg Systems in Antarctica 6-8