STEAM activities aren't just for the classroom. Here are five creative nature-inspired outdoor STEAM activities for kids.

Imagine an evening brimming with discovery, excitement, and hands-on learning, where families come together to explore the fascinating world of science. Welcome to Family Science Night —an enriching and educational gathering crafted to ignite the curiosity of both children and adults! When pla

Learn how water striders adapt to survive on the surface of the water in this fun STEM lesson plan.

Teach about the rock cycle in a creative way with this printable geology rock cycle board game~ The Rock Collectors. Geology will never be boring again!

Take science outdoors and explore nature with our list of fun nature activities for kids. Explore your backyard and beyond.

Find out how to do this hands on acid and base experiment to help your children enjoy learning. See how they can learn in the outdoors and through play!

Ignite your child’s curiosity in geology with a rock exploration center! Collect some rocks from outside and gather a few materials, and your’e ready to encourage all kinds of rock investigation. It’s such an easy and fun way to foster a love of science within young children! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! …

Find out how to do this hands on acid and base experiment to help your children enjoy learning. See how they can learn in the outdoors and through play!

Rivers naturally have different river channel types - or planforms. And that's a good thing! No one planform is better than the others.

Want to see if a layer of blubber can really help you stay warm in icy water? Try this arctic animals science experiment to experience it.

Looking for fun forest school activities for kids? We've got loads of ideas for nature play that you can do at home or in the woods with your family. Let's get our kids outside to discover and enjoy nature.

Are you looking for cool science experiments for kids at home or for class? Try these 50 easy science experiments for kids using ordinary household items.

Sensory play meets explorative science with this nature-based backyard science experiment for preschoolers, that follows the scientific process.

Building a Mini Ecosystem is an excellent way for kids to observe and learn about different small critters found on nature hunts and while in nature.

How big is a whale? Outdoor (STEM) science & math activity for preschool and elementary kids to draw a life-sized whale with chalk!

Discover the benefits, joy, and educational opportunities nature play. Support children's growth and connection with the natural world.

Learn how to integrate art into your plant science activities by having students make chlorophyll paintings. Similar to leaf rubbings, this simple science based art project is a fun and creative extension for teaching kids about photosynthesis.

As the girls study about each of the states in the United States for their multi-year, multi-disciplinary unit study, a component that we all enjoy is studying about nature. The Handbook of Nature Study blog has many Outdoor Hour Challenges for homeschooling families including one for pine trees. We've been learning about Maine this month and its state symbols (e.g., bird, tree, flower, rock/gem). Today, we took a look at Maine's state tree and flower which is the Eastern white pine cone and tassel. The girls listened to some facts about white pine trees from in The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock. The following facts are paraphrased from the book: ----->> The white pine can grow 100-200 feet and live to be 200-300 years old. The girls by one of the white pines in the backyard. Notice how some of the pine needs are changing colors. The yellow/brown ones will drop and the green ones will remain during the winter. ----->> All cone-bearing trees have a central stem from which the branches come off in whorls. ----->> The white pine has five branches in each whorl. White pine needles in the autumn. ----->> The very tip of the central stem is called "the leader" which leads the growth of the tree. ----->> The bark on young white pines is smooth. On older trees the bark has ridges that are broad, flat, and scaly. The bark near the base of the white pine tree looked like this. Further up the tree, the bark was smooth. ----->> The needles on the white pine tree are soft and pliable. ----->> Pine cones require 2-4 years to mature. ----->> The seeds are winged and are developed in cones. ----->> The foliage is evergreen, but is shed gradually. Raindrops on pine needles. It was raining when we went on our nature walk. - The girls colored a picture of the white pine cone and tassel in their book called State Birds and Flowers Coloring Book by Annika Bernhard. Sophia's picture of the white pine cone and tassel as well as Maine's state bird (the black-capped chickadee). The description below said the flowers (without petals, as in all confiers) are yellow (male) and pink (female); and appear in the spring. The female flower turns into the cone. Pine blossom in the spring. This was on one of the white pine trees in the backyard. The "tassels" are the delicate-looking clusters of needles which emerge in groups of five. - The girls colored pages in their book United States Coloring Book by Rod and Staff Publishers. Each two-page spread shows the state they are studying about as well as some highlights and facts about the state. The state bird is included with each illustration. Sophia's colored picture of Maine. Each two-page spread about a state includes a picture of the state tree, flower, and bird. - Since we had studied white pine trees in February 2011, we did not do another nature journal entry. Sophia's journal entry about white pine trees from February 2011. - Since they didn't do journal entries, they did fact sheets about white pine trees instead. This is from Considering God's Creation which came with the "Cantering the Country" curriculum bundle. Olivia's fact sheet about the white pine tree. Olivia's sheet with pressed pine needles. Sophia's tactile page about white pine trees. She included green and yellow/brown pine needles as well as pieces of a pinecone. The next tree that we'll be studying is the white birch which is New Hampshire's state tree.

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Are you looking for (or wondering about) STEM or STEAM activities for kids? If so, you are in the right place, my friends! This is the ULTIMATE resource list for the best of the best Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), and Math (STE(A)M) activities. My boys have always loved STEM challenges. And I completely understand why!

This tornado in a bottle is a quick and easy weather science experiment. Learn how to make a tornado in a bottle with a few simple materials.

Looking for fun preschool frog activities? This collection includes 15 hands-on ideas that include art, sensory and science!

Sunscreen painting! Creative STEAM activity teaches the science of sunscreen and is a fun art project. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and all kids.

Learn how to integrate art into your plant science activities by having students make chlorophyll paintings. Similar to leaf rubbings, this simple science based art project is a fun and creative extension for teaching kids about photosynthesis.

Try these FUN weather activities for kids learning how to make a weather vane and a homemade compass for hands-on spring science!

Find out why rivers curve with this fun geology science experiment! Use a foil river to watch how sediment is deposited.

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Discover how to introduce preschool STEM activities to preschoolers in a simple and fun way - science, technology, engineering and math!

David and I are weather geeks. We both wanted to be meteorologists when we were younger and I think Caroline got some of the genes. She found a homemade weather station in a library book and was very excited to make it. So I drafted David to do this as a science project with her!

Here's a quick & easy science & nature investigation station to encourage scientific reasoning, fine motor skills and of course logic too. Don't forget to add this fun waterfall activity to your next preschool water

Do you feel Science is just one more thing to add on to your already crammed curriculum? Are you thinking “Why Teach Science in Early Childhood?” Find out why you need early childhood science education in your classroom and how you are probably already teaching it.

Spring is here and for my family that means lots of digging and planting in our gardens. We were just putting new flowers in this weekend any my kids were having a blast digging up earthworms and moving them around to different parts of the garden!Earthworms are squiggly and wet and fun to play with and learn about. They are actually pretty fascinating little creatures that are quite beneficial. If you have a lot of earthworms in your garden, this is the perfect time to learn about them and to use them as a science unit study. Here are some fun earthworm themed printables and science experiments that your kids will enjoy!

Simple, fun outdoor activities for kids that will inspire you to play in nature with your child.

Learn what plants breathe through with this easy leaf & tree science experiment as kids get hands-on with the process of photosynthesis!