Community Resources

Local San Diego County Resources and Activities

Cabrillo National Monument.
In-person and virtual science field trips to Cabrillo's diverse environment on Point Loma.

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. Free agriculture themed resources, activities, and programs for K-12 educators.

County of San Diego Parts and Recreation. Virtual Recreation Center includes links to virtual hikes, art programs, youth activities and educational videos.

San Diego STEM Ecosystem, Early Childhood Working Group. Activities and resources aimed at K-2 students.

San Diego Zoo Live Cams. Animal webcams from the Balboa Park and Escondido locations.

STEM Trading Cards. What does a STEM professional look like, and what jobs do they do? These STEM profiles are in trading card form for easy printing and distributing.

SDCOE Environmental Literacy Resources. Contains dozens of local phenomena created by California teachers, universities and non-profits

Illumina. Community Engagement and Education Resources

Salk Institute's SciChats. Request a Salk scientist who can speak about what it is like to be a scientist in your virtual classroom.

Nation-wide Resources and Activities

NASA JPL Educator Resources. Earth and Space activities curated by the education team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

National Geographic. Bring National Geographic to your classroom through lesson plans, maps, and reference resources.

Exploratorium Snacks. Dozens of short hands-on science activities that use minimal materials and provide excellent science background knowledge.

CS Unplugged. Teach computer science basics without a computer using these hands-on activities.

Edutopia. The Science of Learning and Development in Out of School Time Video Series.

Edutopia. How Learning Happens Partner Toolkit

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Rocky Shore Sea Search Online Learning Resources, Activities and More!