Story Time Science

• Websites with free stories

  • Story Time from Space- Watch and listen to real astronauts read story books while floating in space on the International Space Station!

  • StoryCorps- Listen to incredible stories about humanity like this one.

  • Story Time for Little Ones with Girls Leadership (K-1st)

  • Storyline Online (for K-4th)- Videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations

• Specific Story Videos

  • Olivia Plants a Garden

  • Oh Say Can You Seed?

  • The Lorax

  • Water is Water

  • Splish Splash, A Book About Rain

  • Jabari Jumps

  • Kimmy's Marvelous Wind Catching Wonder- What did Kimmy need to help her kite fly?

  • Pooh- A Wonderful Wind- Was the wind helpful for Pooh and his friends? Why or why not?

  • Kate who Tamed the Wind- What did Kate do to make it feel less windy?

  • Marvelous Mattie- Listen to a story book about a real girl named Mattie who became a famous inventor!

  • Magnolia Mudd and the Super Jumptastic Launcher Deluxe- Magnolia learns from mistakes like a real scientist and creates an amazing invention!

  • Boxitects- Can you make something out of boxes like Meg and Simone?

  • The Little Red Fort- What are all the steps Ruby takes to build her fort? Do you think all engineers use those steps?

  • The Most Magnificent Thing- What do you think the girl will end up building at the end of the story?

  • Rosie Revere, Engineer- Watch Astronaut Kate Rubins read a story while floating in space on the International Space Station!

  • Hooray for Birds- A great book for little ones to learn different sounds and behaviors of birds.

  • Bird Builds a Nest- How does Bird build her nest?

  • Mary had a Little Lab- Listen to this funny story about a young scientist cloning a lamb!

  • Franny K. Stein Mad Scientist: Frantastic Voyage (3rd-5th)- A chapter book with fun pictures about a “mad scientist” and her adventures!

  • Cece Loves Science and Adventure- Find out how Cece uses science and math to help her solve her problems in this story presented by Sankofa Read Aloud.

  • The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes- Learn about Dr. Patricia Bath and how she helped her community with a treatment for blindness in this story presented by Sankofa Read Aloud.

  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice- If you are a parent/guardian that would like to talk your child about racial injustice, this is a great place to start that discussion. (Recommended age: 6-10)

  • Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman who Loved Reptiles- What activities did Joan like to do with her reptiles? What job did Joan have when she grew up?

  • You Matter- Author and Illustrator Christian Robinson reads his book You Matter and then answers questions and does a short drawing lesson!

  • Shark Lady: The true story of how Eugenie Clark became the ocean's most fearless scientist- Learn about an amazing scientist that studied sharks and made important discoveries when everyone else was too afraid!

  • Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell- In the 1830s, no one really believed that women could be doctors, until Elizabeth Blackwell came along and proved them wrong!

  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race- Read the story of how incredible mathematicians Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden joined NASA and helped with America's first trips to space!