A teaching method in which students gain knowledge, skills, and learn about a subject by investigating and responding to an authentic and complex question, problem, or challenge.
The KidWind Project is a program of Gale Force Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps teachers and students creatively explore the science, technology, and implications of a world powered by clean energy. Each year thousands of students design and test their own small-scale wind turbines and solar homes, fostering curiosity, developing STEM skills, and preparing for future careers in clean energy.
As our nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment to reflect on our shared story and collective future.
Bow Seat’s 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest—Your Story, Our Ocean: How Our Ocean Sustains, Protects, and Inspires Us—invites youth between the ages of 11 and 18 to think about their personal connection to the ocean—whether they are coastal or landlocked. How does the ocean sustain, protect, and inspire them? What value does the ocean bring to all our lives?
Whether you’re organizing a single STEM event or building a multiday summer experience, Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) from the Museum …
Millions of Americans and people around the world have ancestors who came through Ellis Island. The Main Immigration Building was the epicenter of one of the greatest migrations in modern history. Today, Ellis Island is a memorial to those who pursued the American dream and made this nation their adopted home.
Spring is the season best known for new beginnings, presenting an opportunity to explore new interests and try new things. The National Inventors Hall of Fame invites children to explore the wonder and science of flowers with hands-on activities that engage them in discovering the blooming effects of springtime.
Future City is a hands-on cross-curricular educational program presented by DiscoverE that brings STEM to life for students in grades 6–12. Future City starts with a question: How can we make the world a better place? To answer it, students use the engineering design process and project management skills to imagine and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue.
Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry’s important place in our lives.
With more than $6 million in awarded grants, the Voya Unsung Heroes Awards Program has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students.
Budding mathematicians will love the National Museum of Mathematics, or MoMath, an ode to math located right by Madison Square Park in New York City. Specifically launched to enhance public understanding and perception of mathematics, MoMath provides visitors with hands-on exhibits focusing on concepts such as kinetics, shapes, hyperboloids, fractals, and parabolas.