Here’s an easy Valentine’s STEM project you can put together at home or do as a class project.
Buggy and Buddy has the template to cut out strips of different lengths and make them into hearts. Then kids can stack … Read More ...
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Here’s an easy Valentine’s STEM project you can put together at home or do as a class project.
Buggy and Buddy has the template to cut out strips of different lengths and make them into hearts. Then kids can stack … Read More ...
Lots of kids are interested in space and the moon, and when they have that interest is a great time for them to learn about the phases of the moon, not only why the moon appears to shrink but what … Read More ...
There are so many great STEM and STEAM activities out there, and I love having books of activities around so my child can choose something she wants to do rather than me having to direct or suggest activities all the … Read More ...
This is a good activity that kids in the classroom can do in groups or you can do with your kids at home. All you need is marshmallows and some other basic building supplies to challenge kids to build snowmen.… Read More ...
We never did Elf on the Shelf with my daughter, but her classrooms in elementary school had an elf, and I could see this being a fun group project you could do in a classroom tinkering session or you could … Read More ...
Doesn’t that just sound impressive? Bioplastic is a fancy word for a plastic substance that’s made using materials that came from something alive (thus bio).
STEAM Powered Family first made bioplastic using milk, which is super interesting, but they’ve … Read More ...
It might not yet be too cold to go outside in the Northern Hemisphere, but we know that time is coming for a lot of us. It’s great to have some fun and educational indoor activities at the ready for … Read More ...
If your kids are into space they will probably have fun with this algorithm for drawing an astronaut from JDaniel4’s Mom.
An algorithm is just a set of instructions that need to be done in order to achieve a desired … Read More ...
Make American history fun for little kids by combining learning some facts about America with a scavenger hunt.
You can grab the questions and answers from The Military Wife and Mom. Just print out the questions and answers, put … Read More ...
These straw rockets from Simple Play Ideas are quick and easy to make, and kids will have fun decorating the rocket and launching it off the straw.
You only need materials you probably already have in the house, and it’s … Read More ...
I love projects that combine STEM and art and play, and the blogger behind Babble Dabble Do has a new book that features projects of this nature called STEAM Play & Learn.
She shared this fun DIY spin art project… Read More ...
I think when I was younger I did this experiment with a regular sized piece of paper, but it’s even more amazing when you discover that you can actually walk through a loop made by an index card.
Mess for … Read More ...
This is a really cool activity that’s great for summer if you have two or more kids to work with.
You can read all the details at From ABCs to ACTs, but with the help of her printable, a pencil, … Read More ...
There are so many great STEM activities you can do with kids as a group or individually, and I love to have some of these kids of ideas on hand for the summer when we need some easy activities that … Read More ...
I have always wanted to try making a solar oven and cooking something with it when it’s really hot outside.
Instructables has a plan for making a solar cooker to cook hot dogs, and it looks pretty easy and like … Read More ...