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Copyright © 2026, Mizzen Education, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower, uplift and support out-of-school time educators.
Tuber Trouble or Garden Gold?: How to Perform a Dahlia Tuber Health Check
STEM • Nature and Wildlife
1h 10m
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Grades 3 - 8
Video
Tuber Trouble or Garden Gold?: How to Perform a Dahlia Tuber Health Check
By Farm to Table Kids
3 - 8
1h 10m
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Shape Hunt
Nature and Wildlife • STEM
35m
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Grades K - 2
Shape Hunt
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 2
35m
Learners explore familiar geometric shapes and discover how they appear in real-world objects. Through observation, they begin to understand that shapes in the environment are often not perfect, connecting math concepts to the world around them!
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Invasive Species Management Proposal
Nature and Wildlife • STEM
1h
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Grades 6 - 8
Invasive Species Management Proposal
By City Parks Foundation
6 - 8
1h
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Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel
STEM • Arts
1h
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Grades 3 - 8
Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel
By Rediscover Center
3 - 8
1h
In this activity, students will create prototypes of transportation vehicles. This project was inspired by Rosie Revere, Engineer, written by Andrea Beaty, and illustrated by David Roberts.
Rosie Revere, Engineer is a story of a young girl who dreams of becoming an engineer. We can all take a lesson from Rosie to realize that dreams, professions, skills, and passion are gender neutral. With the help of a wonderful role model in great-great Aunt Rose, Rosie realized that she should celebrate her failures and not hide her inventions! In this story, Rosie engineers a helicopter to make her Great Aunt Rose's dreams come true: to fly. With her inspiration, let's prototype our own transportation vehicle or vessel.
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Plant Mysteries: Solved!
Nature and Wildlife • STEM
45m
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Grades 9 - 12
Plant Mysteries: Solved!
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
9 - 12
45m
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Design a New Toy
STEM • Arts
45m
•
Grades 6 - 8
Design a New Toy
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 8
45m
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Our World Worldwide Day of Play: Test and Refine
Arts • STEM
1h
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Grades 3 - 5
Our World Worldwide Day of Play: Test and Refine
By Nickelodeon + Mizzen Education
3 - 5
1h
Youth collaborate as they support one another to develop the most fun, most exciting games for the Worldwide Day of Play. Youth test their designs as both Player and Observer, receive feedback and refine their games in anticipation of the big reveal.
This is activity 11 of 12 in the Nickelodeon Our World: The Play Lab Module.
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Making Rock Candy
STEM • Nature and Wildlife
45m
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Grades 3 - 5
Making Rock Candy
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
3 - 5
45m
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Heavy Lifting
STEM • Nature and Wildlife
45m
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Grades 3 - 8
Heavy Lifting
By NASA
3 - 8
45m
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Comparing Domesticated and Wild Animals
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
9 - 12
45m
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Observing Nature
STEM • Nature and Wildlife
50m
•
Grades K - 8
Observing Nature
By National Wildlife Federation
K - 8
50m
Observation is the cornerstone of the inquiry process. It begins an investigation and continues throughout it. When making observations, children are learning to gather evidence, organize their ideas, and propose explanations about the world around them. By challenging children to use their five senses to make detailed observations, teachers are encouraging students to collect and organize information about natural phenomena that they naturally find compelling. ¹
While touch and taste help round out the five senses, it’s crucial children do not touch or taste anything that could cause harm, such as poison ivy or Virginia creeper berries.
¹https://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=52414
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Wacky Sentences
Literacy • STEM
45m
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Grades 6 - 12
Wacky Sentences
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
6 - 12
45m
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Mission: Rainforest!
STEM • Nature and Wildlife
12 Items
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Grades K - 5
Collection
Mission: Rainforest!
By Go2Science
K - 5
Join Go2Science in the rainforests of Panama in Mission:Rainforest! Use the video-based activities to follow along with Beth and Curtis to research a big question about blue Morpho butterflies. Get students ready to use their observation skills, they might find some surprises along the way!
Start the adventure with Dr. Mitra, learning about blue Morpho butterflies and stating a hypothesis. Then, continue learning about animals and plants in habitats like the rainforest and ocean.
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MLB Players STEM League
STEM • Social and Emotional Awareness • Leadership and Teamwork
11 Items
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Grades 3 - 8
Collection
MLB Players STEM League
By Learn Fresh
3 - 8
The MLB Players STEM League is an interactive, sports-based learning experience that connects math, strategy, and social-emotional learning through the game of baseball. Developed in partnership with the MLB Players Trust, this program combines a board game and curriculum to help students build essential skills through a hands-on experience.
Over eight lessons, students take on the roles of players, managers, and analysts, using real MLB player stats to draft teams, track performance, analyze data, and make strategic decisions. Core math concepts—including fractions, percentages, and probability—are woven into gameplay, providing real-world applications of data in sports.
Beyond math, the program reinforces teamwork, sportsmanship, and resilience through integrated bonus lessons, helping students navigate challenges and collaborate with their peers effectively. With an emphasis on social-emotional skills and critical thinking, students develop practical abilities that extend beyond the classroom.
The MLB Players STEM League is designed for youth-development organizations and schools of all types, offering a free and accessible way to engage students in learning through the excitement of baseball.
Educators should request their MLB Players STEM League games when preparing for Lesson 1 to ensure they receive them before reaching Lesson 3. Requests can be placed at this link or using the link found in Lesson 1.
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STEAM Discovery & Learning with Mizzen Education
STEM • Arts
19 Items
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All Grades
Collection
STEAM Discovery & Learning with Mizzen Education
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
All Grades
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Invasive Species
Nature and Wildlife • Social and Emotional Awareness • STEM
5 Items
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Grades 6 - 8
Collection
Invasive Species
By City Parks Foundation
6 - 8
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Creativity: Play
Arts • STEM
3 Items
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Grades K - 2
Collection
Creativity: Play
By VentureLab
K - 2
Play and being playful are considered cornerstones of creativity and idea generation. There is significant evidence that many ideas for new products and services were developed through playing around with ideas, materials, and products. Play itself gives us a fresh perspective, which is often critical in solving problems and being innovative. Play also helps us better understand the world around us because we can explore things in a fun way - we can make and build, create new worlds and personas, play new games, and break the rules, without fear of consequences. Play helps entrepreneurs innovate because it's risk-free-there's no judgment or failure when you're playing.
In Activity 1, students will be using their imaginations to transform everyday objects into something different and playing through design challenges during Activity 2. Students will rotate in teams to four different stations with a challenge to create something at each. Finally, Activity 3 will involve creative play as students create a menu and play food for an alien planet. To close out the activity and lesson, students will role play waiters/waitresses and customers at each other's diners.
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15-30 Minute Activities for Busy Summer Days
Leadership and Teamwork • STEM • Arts • Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy
12 Items
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Grades K - 8
Collection
15-30 Minute Activities for Busy Summer Days
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 8
Need quick summer camp activities that are easy to lead? These 15-30 minute low-prep activities are perfect for transitions, schedule gaps, rainy days, and last-minute plan changes. Designed for summer programs, they keep youth engaged without adding stress to your day.
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Helping My Community
Nature and Wildlife • STEM
2 Items
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Grades K - 8
Collection
Helping My Community
By National Wildlife Federation
K - 8
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Disappearing Bees
STEM • Nature and Wildlife
3 Items
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Grades 6 - 8
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Disappearing Bees
By The Nature Conservancy
6 - 8
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STEM Activities for K-5th Grade at Home or in Small Groups
STEM • Arts
8 Items
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Grades K - 5
Collection
STEM Activities for K-5th Grade at Home or in Small Groups
By Mizzen Education, Inc.
K - 5
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