28 engaging hands-on STEM activities that use recylced and craft materials for a home, library, or classroom makerspace
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
Circuit Flowers explore circuit science in an easy way for elementary to teens. Learn art, chromatography, diffusion, engineering and more.
Here is a super fun and easy STEM project for your kindergarten, Pre-K, or first grade class that features a favorite nursery rhyme: Humpty Dumpty! So grab some extra plastic eggs and get ready for some Nursery Rhyme STEM Time … Continue reading →
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
Awesome collection of St. Patrick's Day science activities that kids will love! Learn rainbow science and create rainbows using water, paper, CD's, candy, slime, and more! This fun kids' science for St. Patrick's Day is perfect for science centers or classroom parties. Use rainbows, leprechauns, and shamrocks to learn!
Learn how to build a catapult cannon in this STEM activity, then play a game that explores physics and math. All inspired by Mr. Bean!
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
STEM becomes STEAM as we integrate science with art in these awesome science art projects for kids! Get ready to get your mind blown!
As the excitement of the Summer Olympics captivates audiences worldwide, it presents a golden opportunity to inspire our younger generation not just in sports but in the realms of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). These disciplines, often perceived as complex, can be made acc
Make your own Twirligig~ a cool paper spinner toy that will amaze and delight kids of all ages! YOu only need a couple of basic supplies!
What could possibly be a better combination than FREE and STEM?! Ok, maybe there are a few, but It’s a pretty amazing paring. I’d love to send you 2 low-prep STEM Activities for kids! E…
From elementary school to middle school to high school, we've rounded up 41 STEM projects and activities for kids of all ages!
A whole month of daily low-prep STEAM activities for kids. You are going to love all of the low-prep STEAM activities that we have in store!
Make spin art using DIY tops! These “do it yourself” toys turn into art tools with an unusual twist. I know, I couldn't resist a pun! Today's project combines a DIY toy idea with the
Paper chain snake craft for kids based on 2 real species of python found in Australia's Daintree Rainforest. Printable template available.
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
In this STEM activity, kids make their own musical instrument- a straw pan flute! They can even create their own songs and record them on the free printable recording sheet!
In this robot craft and STEM activity, children will color a free printable robot and turn it into a gliding robot toy. This fun activity combines creativity with scientific thinking. Follow our Free Printables Pinterest board! We have been having all kinds of robot-themed fun in my kindergarten enrichment class! The kids loved our latest activity- …
STEM becomes STEAM as we integrate science with art in these awesome science art projects for kids! Get ready to get your mind blown!
STEM teaching integrates the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics with a unique learning approach, presenting hands on and
12 fun technology STEM activities for kids! Creative ideas and projects for hands-on learning. #stem #stemeducation #teched #elementary
STEM becomes STEAM as we integrate science with art in these awesome science art projects for kids! Get ready to get your mind blown!
Reuse an old CD to make a spinning top- an easy craft for kids and a great science lesson on physics! This STEM / STEAM activity if perfect for kids of all ages and meets the NGSS for Kindergarten on pushes and pulls!
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
DNA Gene Bracelet for Kids, an easy STEAM Activity using beads to create pattern bracelets. DNA is also a pattern.
Choose from 58 fun STEAM art projects and activities for kids to explore art while learning science, technology, engineering, and math, too!
A round up of over 15 great STEAM projects – where math concepts are used to make pieces of art!
Bridges are amazing feats of engineering and a great logic challenge for your children designers. Here are some resources to help teach them more about bridges and how they work. Lesson Plans Bridge Lesson on Forces, Arch Bridges, & Truss Bridges – a detailed hands-on unit study designed for a homeschool co-op. Bridge Lesson on […]
If you're on the lookout for a STEM project for elementary grades, you're going to love this one! Click through to get all the details and start today.
Study simple science with this DIY Airplane for Kids! It's a great way to study air pressure with kids and a 5 minute craft for your busy classroom.
Design and make a straw rocket and use this simple experiment to explore the trajectory of spaceships when they are launched from Earth.
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…
Share with your friends!4 3 The demand for STEM careers continues to grow in the Technology Age. Yet, companies struggle to find qualified engineers and scientists to fill the jobs openings. I decided to research why there isn’t a pipeline of engineers for the available jobs, and found that kids lose interest in STEM careers around middle […]
Kids can learn to combine lenses of different shapes to make an inexpensive but fully functioning telescope. This is a great science activity for kids.
If you need STEM projects ideas, this is THE place to go! This is a collection of over 200 STEM projects and activities that kids love!
Amazing and awesome math art projects that kids (and parents and teachers!) will love.
Have you tried the egg drop project yet? This was our 4th year in a row taking part this super fun STEM activity for kids! Check out how to do it with your children or students, and be sure to print out our two free printable recording sheets. Follow our STEM and STEAM Activities for …
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
Tessellations are a fun, hands-on way to explore STEAM, whether you are in art class, math class, or in a STEM or STEAM classroom. Certain basic shapes can be easily tessellated:
