When your child enters middle school, the number of shows that can be used for educational purposes expands tenfold. Videos that were once over-the-heads of your student are now perfect.

I've pulled together a list of educational streaming sites for Junior High and Middle School Kids so that you can quickly find the videos you need.

Educational video streaming sites for older kids are very different from elementary streaming options. Not only can you use so many of the videos that work great for elementary school, but you can also now add dozens of high-quality videos that work specifically for the middle school/junior high standards of learning.

educational streaming sites for junior high and middle schoolers

All of these streaming services have some fantastic content and some content that should never have seen the light of day. Please take precautions when giving your children access to these services.

Educational Streaming Sites for Junior High & Middle Schoolers

This list is broken into groups based on the five main streaming sites; Hulu, Discovery Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.

While I have done my best to filter these out, you may also find political slants, anti-Christian references, or other worldview conflicts in the videos listed for this post.

Since this is educational streaming for junior high, encourage your child to exercise discernment on these topics and bring any discrepancies or questions to you for discussion.

Please be aware we could not screen each video fully to make this list of educational video streaming sites as there just aren't enough hours in the day!

But if you have any information about the videos listed in this post, please comment! We will all benefit from open dialogue.

A Note About World-View Educational Streaming Sites

Recommending great educational content is difficult because so much of the content available does not support a Christian worldview.

Please always be aware of the worldviews represented in the video content your child watches. Keep conversations with your child open and honest. Whenever you have questions, take them to God's word.

Any or all of the science content on these lists may include references to evolution. Have frank and open discussions with your children on this topic and make sure your main science curriculum supports and defends your worldview.

Educational Streaming on Amazon Prime for Junior High

If you have Amazon Prime, it's one of the must-have educational streaming sites! In fact, Prime is such a huge benefit to homeschoolers in general because you can get any last-minute needs for your homeschool delivered to your door at lightning speed. But Prime Video takes the benefits of Amazon Prime to a whole new level.

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All of the documentaries we listed for elementary streaming are just as great for junior high, but we're adding more to that list.

Annedroids
Inventions that Shook the World
The Mystery Beneath
How the States Got Their Shapes
Ocean Mysteries
The Men Who Made America
Popular Mechanics for Kids
America: The Story of US
Wow, I Never Knew That
Fantastic Fungi
Xploration DIY Sci with Steve Spangler
Won't You Be My Neighbor

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Educational Discovery Plus Options for Middle School Streaming

Discovery + is a relatively new streaming service available as an iOS app and for Android. It has all of the content from the various Discovery Channels plus exclusive content.

You may be able to get a free six-month trial through your phone or internet service provider- so be sure to check there before you subscribe!

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In addition to all of the documentaries I found for elementary students, I will add the following recommendations for middle school and junior high to the list of educational video streaming sites.

The Secret Life of the Zoo. This one does discuss mating.
Impossible Engineering
Extreme Engineering
Epic Engineering
Smash Lab
Mega Machines
Build It Bigger
Skyscrapers: Engineering the Future
From Ice to Fire
Street Science
The Wonderful World of Blood
The Science of Laughter
Last Days of Pompeii
Against the Odds
The American Revolution
America’s Civil War
Hubble: Thirty Years of Discovery
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World
How Do They Do It?
Incredible Inventions
How It’s Made
The Genius of Invention
Walking the Nile

Educational Streaming for Junior High on Netflix

Netflix is one of the educational streaming sites I really recommend for any age. If you have Netflix, you'll find a rich assortment of educational shows within the app.

Depending on your television, you may be able to log in to Netflix directly on your tv and watch these shows together as a family.

Here's just a handful of what you can find on Netflix:

A Plastic Ocean
Tiny Creatures
On the Way To School
A Year in Space
Challenger: The Final Flight
Big Miracle
Mystery Lab
Amelia: A Tale of Two Sisters
White Rabbit Project
Connected
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Unstoppable
Night on Earth
Cooked
Life in Color

Educational Middle School Streaming Options on Hulu

Hulu is a fun option for one of the educational video streaming sites we endorse! For personal streaming of television shows to movies, it includes a modest assortment of videos that can be used for educational purposes.

These are our top educational picks on Hulu:

The Grapes of Wrath
Pick of the Litter
Spare Parts
A Beautiful Planet
Apollo 11
The Biggest Little Farm
Fine Lines
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Ballet Now

Streaming Educational Content for Junior High on YouTube

Honestly, the possibilities of finding educational videos to stream on YouTube are endless. If you have a question about anything related to learning, you can find an answer on YouTube. Here are a few great options to get you started.

Scrappy Robots with Simone Giertz
The Age of A.I.
TED-ED
Crash Course
Amy Poehler's Smart Girls
Khan Academy
It's Okay to be Smart
The Brain Scoop
Mike Likes Science

Schoolhouse Teachers has Educational Streaming for Junior High Homeschoolers

Schoolhouse Teachers has a huge collection of video content already curated and filtered for homeschoolers, perfect for middle school streaming content. You’ll love the materials in this membership, access to the video content in the membership is an awesome resource for your homeschool.

Favorite Educational Video Streaming Sites For Junior High and Middle School Kids

With so many options for educational streaming, it's hard to know which one is best. Whether you're looking for documentaries on science topics or just want to watch historical movies, there are plenty of choices out there!

With so many options for educational streaming sites, it's hard to know which one is best. We gathered the top favorite educational video streaming sites that we prefer in our own homeschool. Check them out - you might find a new favorite too!

What do you think? Did we miss any major players in this list? Let us know below if there’s a streaming site we should add - everyone deserves access to knowledge!