No-Cost STEM and Career Resources for Funded States
Bring career-connected learning to grades 5–9 with hundreds of ready-to-use, standards-aligned lessons and activities.
When students can see what’s possible, they can start imagining where their learning could take them.
What this means for your classroom:
- Save planning time with ready-to-use lessons and activities
- Make learning relevant by connecting concepts to real-world careers
- Keep students engaged with interactive, hands-on learning experiences
- Support your curriculum with standards-aligned, cross-subject resources
- Teach your way with flexible materials for one lesson, full unit, or program
What’s Included in Your Account:
Interactive Lessons
Over 400 online lessons tied to academic standards
Challenge Projects
Hands-on, project-based lessons using common materials
Design Thinking
Solve complex problems with the 5-step creative thinking process
Parent Discussions
Handouts and easy experiments for at-home discussions
Career Videos
Introduce over 50 careers with real-life people
3D Printing Activities
Create objects that demonstrate science principles
Intro to Coding
20-hour middle school course providing robust coding experiences
Papercraft Figures
Students make origami-type figures of 100 careers and technologies
We have found Learning Blade to be a strong career exploration tool for our middle school students. Its engaging and interactive activities, alignment with standards, and user-friendly design makes it an ideal tool for introducing students to STEM careers. This is a valuable resource.
Commissioner of Education, Missouri
Instruction with Learning Blade has had a significant impact on my students by increasing engagement, expanding career awareness, and strengthening critical thinking skills. The platform allows students to connect what they are learning in the classroom to real-world careers, which has made learning more meaningful and relevant.
South Hampton K-8 School, Birmingham, Alabama
You can actually incorporate STEM lessons and activities into every single subject, Social Studies, ELA, Science and Mathematics. Not only that, it’s attached to standards for middle school, and it helps to show careers.
Project Coordinator, Region 5 STEM Center, Louisiana
I have learned about many different careers doing Learning Blade that seem like pretty cool jobs! I might not be interested in it but it helps me know what they are like. It teaches me how much you would get paid for that job, and what education you need for that specific job.
Rocky Mountain Middle School, Idaho
It is imperative that we are preparing students for the ever- advancing workforce needs. This needs to start early and Learning Blade is providing a way to help middle grade students and educators build that pipeline of a qualified workforce for our employers.
CEO, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Tennessee