It’s always fun when you have little ones around, to get out in the first snow of the year and try to really pay attention to it.
Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station has a great blog post about observing snowflakes, … Read More ...
Chemical Reactions Using Pennies
Making pennies change colors using different substances is a great beginner way to study chemical reactions safely.
Creative Family Fun has a great rundown of how to do penny experiments, where you start with shiny pennies and use different … Read More ...
Have You Ever Tried Sprouting Indian Corn?
Here’s a fun science activity for the fall: sprouting Indian corn.
I have never tried this (and of course you could use regular corn as well), but Gift of Curiosity has the lowdown on how to get it to … Read More ...
Spooky STEM: Make a Squishy Circuits Vampire
Squishy Circuits
are so cool because they’re an easy way for kids of all ages to play with circuits safely and to make a lot of different kinds of projects without a lot of supplies. You can use regular playdough … Read More ...
Make a Spooky Glow-in-the-Dark Lava Lamp
Making “lava lamps” is a fun STEM activity for kids that is also just fun. In general these types of projects are made by mixing oil and water along with some other ingredients, which provides a good opportunity to talk … Read More ...
Easy Ways to Learn with Apples and Pumpkins
There are so many crafts and activities you can do with apples and pumpkins, and it’s actually really simple to incorporate them into learning activities. I was reminded of this when looking at the Halloween STEM activities, and by … Read More ...
Awesome STEM Activities to Get Ready for Halloween
Little Bins for Little Hands has a great collection of 31 days of Halloween STEM activities you’ll want to check out so you can do some — or all of them! — before Halloween.
There are lots of great ideas … Read More ...
Using Natural Objects in the Fall Classroom
It seems like fall offers a lot of bounty that we can use in learning activities, from leaves and acorns to pinecones, apples and pumpkins.
Keeping these items in a science center is an easy way to bring the outside … Read More ...
An Easy Apple Browning Science Experiment
Back-to-school time is kind of inevitably linked with apples, whether there be apple gifts for the teacher, apple crafts or apple experiments.
This experiment about apples browning from Teach Beside Me is super simple to set up. Grab her free … Read More ...
A Cool Lesson for Learning about the Elements
I’m pretty sure I’ve shared this page with the periodic table in pictures before. It’s a great learning tool for kids and adults who want to know what those different elements are actually used for. But I guess I’d never … Read More ...
A Simple Lesson on Why Leaves Change Colors
Fall is just around the corner, and your little ones are sure to be interested in the changing colors of the leaves.
Did you know that the color leaves “turn” in the fall in actually in the leaves all the … Read More ...
Explore the Eclipse with the National Parks Service
There are 21 national parks in the United States where you can see at least part of the solar eclipse on Monday, and the parks service has partnered with the Planetary Society and Bill Nye to teach kids all about … Read More ...
Use Foil to Stamp a Cool Moon
If you’re still thinking about the sun and moon because of the upcoming solar eclipse, here’s a fun moon craft with a great technique that I’ve never tried before.
This foil-printed moon from A Dab of Glue Will Do involves … Read More ...
Getting Ready for the Solar Eclipse
Are you psyched for the eclipse? Those of us in the United States have the rare treat of a total solar eclipse happening Aug. 21.
It’s definitely worth it to get to a place where you can experience totality if … Read More ...
Design Challenge: Craft Stick Trebuchet
There are so many fun things you can do with craft sticks, and giving your kids design challenges and a stack of sticks and other supplies is a great way to get them thinking, engineering and making hypotheses.
I love … Read More ...