Free STEAM video bank
The Kid Should See This was recommended as a free, age‑flexible library of STEAM videos—useful for quick hooks, discussion starters, or cross‑grade engagement boosters during transitions. Curated short clips can serve as predictable launch points for station work. (x.com)
TKSST’s live website and collections page list the archive at roughly 7,000+ curated videos, and the project was launched in 2011 by founder and editor Rion Nakaya. (thekidshouldseethis.com) The site’s FAQ states that every clip is personally pre‑screened and hand‑selected by Nakaya, a curator who describes building the library over more than a decade of curation. (thekidshouldseethis.com) Source credits shown on posts indicate videos are drawn from museums, universities, independent creators and established outlets, and the public Collections index groups content into hundreds of themed lists including “How Things Are Made,” “Robots,” and “Women in STEM.” (thekidshouldseethis.com) TKSST operates as a reader‑supported site with a sustaining membership option listed at $36 billed annually, and member perks documented on the site include access to custom playlists and an expanded Topics Index while playlists are noted as perks for $5 and $10/month members. (thekidshouldseethis.com) Profiles and interviews with Nakaya from the pandemic era report that educator traffic and classroom use surged—traffic “almost tripled” early on—and teacher feedback in interviews credits the clips with deepening student conversations and curiosity. (20x200.com)
