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DIY coding camp for beginner kids age 5-14. Printable games teaching key programming skills. No computer needed. Good as school Hour of Code activities.
Coding with Kindergarteners. Three ways to code with our youngest learners.
Free, step-by-step tutorials for making fun, easy, inexpensive 'robots' - Great first robotics projects for kids
Ocean Crafts have got to be the most popular crafts among kids. There is something super adorable about the sea animals that attracts the kids. So today I have come up with a collection of the Best Ocean Crafts For Kids using everyday materials. This List of adorable crafts cover Paper Plate Ocean Crafts, Paper
After a thorough investigation of simple machines, the kids picked what type of simple machine they wanted to become experts in. They could become experts in wheels & axels, pulleys, levers, inclined planes, screws or wedges. Each expert team created a poster about their simple machine including photos of examples, most of which we found around our school and playground! We couldn't walk anywhere without them pointing out examples of simple machines! Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the posters they made before Spring Break! I will add them tomorrow! Below is a photo of them putting one together. After organizing their data on posters, they decided on a project to create that would show how their simple machine worked. After gathering materials, mostly recyclables and things we had in our classroom or my garage, we got started! The Wheel and Axel experts created a working water wheel. The wedge experts created book ends. The lever experts made a balance scale. The pulley experts created a flag pole. The inclined plane experts created a marble run. The screw experts created a corkscrew slide. The projects were displayed in the hallway along with documentation of our inquiry for parents to see as they came in for parent/teacher conferences. The kids were so proud to show them off! I'm always so proud of how hard they work on their projects. They take them very seriously! Here is a hint to show what the kids have decided to investigate next!
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Float trips in Missouri are a perfect way to spend a summer weekend. Check out the best float trips in Missouri, where to stay and camp!
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There's an old saying you might remember. "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb." I think that means March is unpredictable and may have some intense weather. Perhaps even some wind! So we decided to harness that wind power with some wind-powered projects! First- Wind-Powered Cars This was somewhat more
Kids love to build, engineering projects seem just like play. With the emphasis of STEM and STEAM in the classroom, wouldn't it be fun to do some engineering at home? Engineering Projects for Kids We
Have you heard about the Kindness Rocks movement? The second I read about it, I knew it would be a fun random act of kindness project for kids. I often wonder how much of the negativity in our world our children are aware of. They overhear news stories, hear adults talking over […]
Explore the power of the sun's heat by blowing up a balloon on a bottle! Kids paint one soda bottle white and the other black. Once dry, they attach a small balloon to the necks of their bottles. Then, they put the bottles out in the sun for a solar reaction! Kids see that the air in the black bottle will make the balloon expand! The white bottle doesn't heat up as fast. Check out the experiment here!
Para este año 2013 diversas instituciones educativas impulsaron proyectos científicos básicos de ingenieria a sus alumnos, también los in...
While we were looking over the instructions for a solar water purifier on E is for Explore! I noticed they also had a suggestion for using solar energy to blow-up a balloon. All it called for was an empty 2 liter bottle, a small balloon, and a sunny day. We had sun, and an empty bottle (once we poured the rest of our tonic water into our "purifier"). We didn't have a small balloon, but we cut the neck off of a larger one, stretched it over the bottle, and called it good. It's a nice, simple, quick experiment. Put a small balloon on top of an empty 2 liter bottle, place it in the sun, and watch as the warming, expanding air fills the balloon. The only problem we had... ...is that it didn't work. Instead of filling with air, our balloon was being sucked back into the bottle. The E is for Explore! experiment used one white bottle, and one black bottle for comparison. We didn't feel like painting our bottle, but we did find a green bottle under the sink, so we pulled it out too, just to mix things up, a little... ...but the results were the same. Outside, in the sun, the balloons were sucked back into the bottle. When we brought them back inside - the balloons filled with air. I asked the children what they thought was happening. They suggested, that since we had put the balloons on bottles inside, where it was warm, and then moved them outside, where it was sunny, but cold, that the air in the bottles was cooling, and not heating. The sun might be warming the air, but not as quickly as it was being cooled by the air outside. Cold air takes up less space than warm air, and so the balloons were getting pulled in to fill the empty space. Then, when we brought the bottles back inside, the air warmed and expanded, and the balloons filled. We gave it another try - completely inside, where we could control the temperature of the room. We took the balloon off the bottle, let the air out, and then put it back on. Then, we placed the bottle in the sun... ...and watched as the balloon fill up before our eyes. Success!
Looking for fun, creative, and brilliant popsicle crafts you can do together with your kids this summer? Check out ideas today.
Like most preschool fascinations, I’m not entirely sure how it began. It might have been the Star Gazing Discovery Bottles I made last month, or the fact that they are in bed before they actually appear in the sky every night. Whatever the cause – studying stars has become the…
Paper Plate Seashell craft for preschoolers - Kid Craft activity is super simple, fun for all ages and makes a great fine motor ocean study activity
FREE color matching printable activity for toddlers to learn colors, fruit, build vocabulary and language skills!
Whenever we visit the aquarium we always watch the jellyfish float around the tank with their funny jiggly bodies and tentacles–they are pretty mesmerizing! So to...
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!
Looking for the best superhero activities for kids? Here are some great and fun superhero activities for kids ideal for superhero-themed birthday parties.
Does your child like machines? Then you'll love today's quick craft. It's a super simple milk carton conveyor belt! Make a Conveyor Belt This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I came up with this craft because Chuck's current favorite 2 things are Lego and the movie Big Hero 6 . We also just visited Legoland for Spring break... and LOVED IT! Plus, we've watched Big Hero 6 at least a dozen times. So this was the perfect little toy to whip up. Here's how I made this conveyor belt: 1. First, I washed and dried a milk carton. 2. Then, I cut off the top pointy bit and two opposite sides of the milk carton. 3. Then, I ripped out two pairs of holes on opposite sides of the carton. I made them big enough to hold my pens. 4. Then, I taped the ends of a long roll of paper (I used this kind) onto each pen. 5. Then, we just turned the pens in one direction and watched our conveyor belt work! At first, our conveyor belt was strong enough to hold small pieces of lego. But Chuck wanted to do some heavy lifting. So I tweaked the design a bit and stuck a piece of cardboard under the paper to hold items up. Here's what the belt looks like from the bottom: Here's how I attached the cardboard support strip to my conveyor belt: (I cut slits on both sides of the milk carton. Then, I cut out tabs on both sides of the cardboard support. Then, I taped the tabs to each side.) Once we finished, we had to decorate our conveyor belt! (Reminds me of an ekg machine....) And here's a video of of our conveyor belt moving things along! Lego Conveyer belt from Pink Stripey Socks on Vimeo. Chuck really liked the toy because it reminded him of a factory making Lego pieces. Then, he realized that the Lego pieces were like the microbots from Big Hero 6... so we cut up some cups and made lots of and lots of microbots... just like Yokai! (Whoa. I have watched this movie way too much.) I hope you have fun making one of these with your kids too! And if you liked this toy, you can find other toys to make with the kids on this blog too! Like these... toy launcher toy airport runway simple 1 sheet of paper kite paper slingshot cardboard rocket launcher flying whirly copter toy Let's keep in Contact! Check out other fun and easy ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts! (Or subscribe to my email mailing list by filling out the pink bar at the top of your screen.) Happy creating, friends!
Engaging STEM Projects for Kids are perfect for a virtual learning, home school or for a school classroom. STEM activities for preschool, elementary, & middle school. STEM Math & Science Projects.
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!
Friends and family will love these southern pulled pork shooters with cheese grits and creamy coleslaw. Perfect for casual summer entertaining, this main dish or appetizer comes together quickly.
When planning for new STEM projects I always had an idea for building a windmill. There are also many parts to this project- let's dive right in! Building windmills is something I wanted to try and so, we did! So, just imagine for a second, challenging your students to create something that turns... Let
To go along with our skeletal system lesson, we did some creative activities. I’ve just now had a chance to post them, but they go with this post here: Science Lesson on Skeletal System …
I made these bug jar mats to go with the bug math manipulatives I have in my classroom. Read more to find out how to use these mats and get the free
Easy to make and even easier to drink! This Summer White Wine Sangria is full of strawberries and oranges, sweetened with pineapple juice, and spiked with vodka for extra summer fun. Make-ahead with riesling or moscato, top with ginger ale and sip during your next gathering!
Make straw rockets! This simple rocket activity kept my crew busy for a long time, and it’s so simple to do! Blow into the straw and launch your rocket. Then do it again and again! We put these rockets together in about 10 min. The longest part was waiting for the glue gun to heat […]
Learn about the night sky with these great kids books about the stars and make marshmallow constellations -- a fun Astronomy activity for kids!
