Educational Activities, Toys, and all things STEM
Category: Activities and Projects
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STEM Projects You Can Wear: Fun Activities and Designs
Spread the loveSTEM projects are not commonly associated with apparel. These are unique ways to approach STEM, and the students take great pleasure in designing something they can wear. It allows the participants the opportunity to express their individuality while learning something about STEM. STEM projects you can wear include recycled jewelry and clothes. Science…
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Easy STEM Activities with Plastic Cups
Spread the loveIt is always helpful to use ordinary household items in STEM activities. It lowers the price of the experiment and allows kids to easily repeat fun activities. You can do some simple STEM activities with plastic cups to help explain some fundamental concepts in science, math, and engineering. The physics of flight and…
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Tin Can STEM Projects: Fun Activities for Kids
Spread the loveTin cans are in almost every home on the planet. After we have opened them and used the contents, we either toss them aside or put them in for recycling. Do you know that in your hands, you have a valuable STEM teaching tool – for free! Tin cans may be used for…
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STEAM & STEM Lessons with Rocks And Minerals
Spread the loveDo you think rocks and minerals are boring? We’ve gathered some STEM activities that, well, ROCK! Check out these STEM lessons for kids about rocks and minerals. These fun activities will teach children about the amazing world around us and are perfect for kids who love science and nature! STEM learning emphasizes the…
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Science Activities with Apples: Fun Experiments for Kids
Spread the loveScience lessons don’t have to be difficult or boring. You can make science accessible and fun with some easy experiments with materials you already have at home. Our boys love apples, so it was easy to hold their attention (and occasionally let them sneak eating a slice) when doing an apple science experiment. …
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STEAM & STEM Activities for Photosynthesis
Spread the loveTeaching Young STEM students about how plants get their energy, how they grow, and why it’s so important for our ecosystem is no easy task. However, a few simple learning activities can make it easier for them to understand through experience. Let’s look at some of the educational STEM activities that you can…
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Is Playdough a STEM Activity? (Hint: It Depends)
Spread the loveMost children adore playing with playdough. They squish it, pinch it, roll it, cut it, and, sometimes, unfortunately, stick it up their respective noses. Its place in pre-school art lessons is well understood, but is playdough a STEM activity? Yes, playdough is a STEM activity. It is a cheap material to make models…
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How to Make Chess a STEM Activity
Spread the loveChess most recently became trendy (again) after Netflix turned Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel The Queen’s Gambit into a series. No doubt about it, good chess players are intelligent. But many parents want to know: is chess a STEM activity? Chess is a STEM activity. At its foundation, the game is based on mathematics.…
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Can Preschoolers Use Glue? 9 Safe Learning Activities
Spread the loveLet us all be honest; glue can be messy. Glue can stick things together that you never wanted to be joined. Almost every adult has at least one “glue story” from the past that is, in hindsight, hilarious, but was not necessarily so at the time. So the idea of giving a preschooler…
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What Makes a Great STEM Activity?
Spread the loveSTEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math – is a growing education trend. Sometimes educators, parents, caregivers, and guardians take the STEM acronym too literally, narrowing the focus on what counts as STEM. What counts as a STEM activity is broad and, often, a fun learning opportunity. So what does make a great…
