MASSIVE song database and where to find science songs today

Updated November 2026

MASSIVE was a free online database of math and science songs that started at this address in 2004. It later became SingAboutScience.org. This site is not MASSIVE and does not host the database, but below we explain where it went and how to find good science songs today.

What MASSIVE was

MASSIVE stood for Math And Science Song Information, Viewable Everywhere. Biologist Greg Crowther created it in 2004 as a searchable list of songs about science and math. It was hosted at science-groove.org/MASSIVE, alongside the website of the Seattle science-music band Science Groove. By 2008 it listed more than 2,500 songs.

The database was later renamed SingAboutScience.org, which describes itself as a “Wikipedia of science songs” and says it covers more than 7,000 songs. Its search form lets users filter by performer, intended age range, and whether lyrics, audio, video or lesson plans are available online. According to the site, the database was last updated in October 2016. When we checked in November 2026, its text pages loaded but its search form was not working.

science-groove.org is now an independent, non-commercial educational site. We are not connected with Greg Crowther, Science Groove, MASSIVE or SingAboutScience.org, and old database links on this address now lead here. Crowther’s own songs are on his songs page.

How to find a good science song today

  1. Search with three parts: the topic, the word “song,” and a grade level. For example: “photosynthesis song middle school” or “cell organelles song grade 7.” Adding a tune name (“to the tune of”) helps if you want something easy to sing.
  2. Look for the lyrics. A good creator posts them in the description or on a website. If you cannot read the lyrics, you cannot check them.
  3. Check accuracy line by line. Compare each claim with your textbook. Older songs may contain outdated facts; even popular songs have errors.
  4. Check the creator. Is it a teacher, a scientist, a museum, a university or an established channel? Do they correct mistakes when told?
  5. Watch the whole video. Parody videos sometimes include material that is not suitable for school.
  6. Check the license. Playing a song in class is usually fine in the US; copying, remixing or reposting it needs permission or a license such as Creative Commons. See tunes, lyrics and copyright.

Where to start

Two pages on this site collect songs we have checked:

To make your own instead, follow how to write a science song.

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