Printable STEM Activities

Turn off the screen and fire up the printer to explore these coloring books and activities. Printables specifically pertaining to Minnesota or created by Minnesota organizations are marked with an *asterisk.

Archaeology
Adventures in Archaeological Science
Each page was hand-drawn by a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and features real research and archaeological projects.

*Archaeology Coloring Book from the Science Museum of Minnesota

Kid’s Guide to Archaeology coloring pages

Ecology
*Animal Track Identification Sheets
Includes ten images of common Minnesota animals and the tracks they make. Children may also trace their feet to compare with the different animal tracks.

Biology coloring pages from Arizona State University
Dozens of high quality coloring sheets on topics such as animals, anatomy, biomes, birds, cells, insects, plants, and bugs.

*Biome Booklets
Printable activity books about three important Minnesota biomes - pinelands, hardwoods,and prairie.

Book of Stuff to Do Outside
An activity book from the USDA with activities to learn about nature and the environment while outside.

*Dakota Plants coloring book
This coloring book features the natives plants of Minnesota as noted by Henry David Thoreau during his 1861 journey to Minnesota.

*Diatom Coloring Book from the Science Museum of Minnesota

*Freaky Fungi Coloring Pages
Three coloring pages highlighting creepy fungi created by the UMN Mycology Club.

Love Bugs: Entomology
A fun workbook from Metro State University’s February 2021 First Saturday Science program.

*Owl coloring pages
Download and print these owl pages from the International Owl Center in Houston, MN.

Project WET
Project WET encourages children to understand and value water. Their learning resources include coloring pages, activity books, and a early childhood storybook.

*Raptor Center
Numerous raptor-themed printable activity books, puppets, masks, and games from the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center.

Engineering
Engineering Challenge Cards
Dyson engineers have designed these challenges specifically for children. Ideal for home or in the classroom, they encourage inquisitive young minds to get excited about engineering.

Minnesota Department of Transportation
MnDOT has published two STEM workbooks - one for early learners (4-7) and one for students (7+) as well as A-to-Z Transportation Career Cards.

Geology
*Lake Agassiz Beach Ridges coloring book.

Exploring Earth and Space coloring book from the American Geophysical Union
A storybook for K-5 kids to color.

Physics
Color Me Physics
Color Me Physics is a coloring book that introduces children to physics and some of its most famous characters. The book includes one coloring page and a short description for each of the ten physicists featured.

Space
Adventure in Aeronautics Coloring Book

High Flyers Alphabet Activity Book
This High Flyers Alphabet Activity book has been created to introduce several basic aeronautics terms for K-2 children, demonstrating that many aeronautics terms and concepts surround them every day.

NASA coloring books
Dozens of coloring books from NASA for all ages covering astrophysics, the solar system, the sun, earth science, and more.

STEM in General
Minnesota Academy of Science coloring pages
Kick back and relax with coloring pages created for our programs.

*PLAYbook
Books of fun activities from the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas. Available in multiple languages.

Science Games
Free printable game, including Atoms & Isotopes, Planetary Bingo, Pick-Up Bones, Plant Quest, and more.

Women in STEM
Women in STEM from the Girl Scouts highlights six amazing women who use STEM in their daily work, and showcases the wide range of STEM careers that help us build bridges, create apps, grow food, help people stay healthy, protect the planet, and more.