Kids Discover Online
Engaging, standards-based science and social studies for curious minds.
Kids Discover Online is an award-winning educational platform designed to make science and social studies exciting and accessible for students in grades 3–8. With beautifully designed, nonfiction reading materials, it offers over 2,000 articles across 400+ topics—from Ancient Civilizations to Climate Change, Human Rights to U.S. Government.
The platform is used by educators, homeschoolers, and parents to support inquiry-based learning and cross-disciplinary exploration, all while promoting literacy, critical thinking, and curiosity.
Why It Matters
Informed citizens start young. Kids Discover Online builds foundational knowledge that helps young learners make sense of the world around them—historically, scientifically, and socially. It gives educators and caregivers a powerful tool to support civic literacy and curiosity across difference.
With topics covering U.S. government, civil rights, world cultures, and global issues, the platform is a stepping stone to lifelong engagement with society and the systems that shape it.
Alignment with The Change Lab
Kids Discover Online aligns with The Change Lab’s mission to build a more informed, connected, and civically active society. By making complex topics accessible to younger audiences, it helps cultivate early pathways into civic imagination, public participation, and systems thinking.
This resource supports Change Lab Pathways such as:
Learn About Local Issues
Discover Who Represents You
Take a Civic Quiz
Share Your Story (adapted for young learners)
Participate in Local Art/Storytelling Events
Key Features
Interactive nonfiction content for Grades 3–8
NGSS and Common Core-aligned
Easy-to-use platform for classrooms and homes
Multilingual glossary and read-aloud options
Ideal for social studies, science, and civics instruction
Strategic Alignment
🟡 Primary Service Area Domain(s):
🏛 Governance
🏫 Education
🌎 Environment
🟣 Pathway Subject(s):
Civic Literacy
Storytelling & Narrative
Volunteerism & Mutual Aid (supportive understanding)
🔵 Engagement Pathway Alignment:
Learn About Local Issues
Discover Who Represents You
Share Your Story (adapted for young learners)
Participate in Local Art/Storytelling Events
🤝 Role in Ecosystem:
Community Ally
Education Resource
Civic Learning Tool
📊 Level of Engagement:
Level 1: Awareness & Access
Level 2: Exploration & Expression
🔀 Diagonals (Cross-Cutting Themes):
Civic Imagination
Belonging & Inclusion
Systems Thinking
Contextual Details
Region / Geography: National (U.S.-based, globally accessible)
Population Served: Educators, parents, and students (Grades 3–8)
