Teacher friends, It’s typical for students to begin losing focus in the classroom as the end of the school year is approaching. Real learning does not have to go out the window just yet, you just have to mask it such a way where it doesn’t quite seem like learning to students… but in fact, still is! Do your
#1. A pretty, neutral living room. #2. A good list. #3. FYI. . . Pottery Barn now sells horizontal striped curtains in three colors. #4. A built-in desk to make the most of office space in a bay window. (And, a great home tour.) #5. One of my favorite pins of the Read More
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Design and make a straw rocket and use this simple experiment to explore the trajectory of spaceships when they are launched from Earth.
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Use space jokes for kids to teach the wonders of space in a fun and lighthearted way. Make learning both entertaining and educational!
Reading takes you places and now you can take that trip on a rocket! Make this bright and colorful Rocket Corner Bookmark with supplies you already have.
This page has four different history timeline template for kids and students. Blank timeline templates are great for Social Studies and History classes.
Ever since I was a child, I have loved watching the Olympics. It’s my dream to one day attend an event in person, but for now, I’ll settle with getting…
Find out how to make a bottle rocket and learn about air pressure and Newton's Third Law as you launch the water bottle rocket into the air.
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This simple science experiment answers the question, "Why are there craters on the moon?" This also makes a great science fair project for children.
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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 […]
Shoot for the stars with the best space crafts for kids! Find a fun craft to teach your kid more about Outerspace!
NASA is about to get back into the launch game in a big way.
Learn about the planets, galaxies and more with these awesome Outer Space Crafts for Kids! Perfect for Show and Tell or summer STEAM projects!
Learn all about outer space: the stars, the planets, the sun and moon, and the many discoveries humans have made in the universe beyond.
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When my daughter became interested in space a while back, I put together a fun space unit with lots of fun space activities for kids. I used resources from all over the internet to plan our awesome
These DIY moon rocks are super easy to make and a great for not only crafts, but science experiments as well. They actually resemble real moon rocks!
These ideas work wonders in a small space.
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Outer Space STEM activities for kids. Includes a Space Station robotic arm, pop rockets, lunar eclipse model constellations, model of the night sky
Calling all starry-eyed galactic space explorers… your mission is to build a DIY rocket ship out of recycled materials! Before...
In this blog you will see a journey being taken by students and teacher to build up our minds, muscles and imaginations together through inquiry, exploration, investigation, problem solving and teamwork!
I'm not going to give a step by step description of how to make this because I thought figuring out what to use and where was half the fun. I am going to give you a GIANT supplies list and a .pdf of most of the graphics I used, though, so I'm not abandoning you completely. This year's summer reading theme is space centered at my library, and we really wanted to have some interactive play stations to enhance the children's experience. I found some awesome space consoles that looked easy enough to DIY, so I gave it a shot using what various supplies we had around the library. And by various, I mean I used anything I could get my hands on. The trick to really making this work is to make sure that the bottom of your structure is hollow. A long, thin box works best: I used two banker box lids taped together. Having some space at the bottom gives you a place to have things hanging out underneath, and a place to hide your hot glue globs and massive amounts of duct tape. Supplies: contact paper, metallic contact paper, butcher paper cardboard boxes and hot glue packing tape and duct tape ribbon spools, marker lids, water bottle lids, beads colored paper, baby food jars, Easter eggs brads, game controller parts, a number pad glue sticks, and used up tape rolls To make these knobs (that turn... ooooo, fancy) I used the bottom half of a glue stick and stuck on a bunch of beads. Lots of bottle caps went into making buttons. I put a big wooden bead at the bottom of these which hid the hot glue and made them look more like buttons. All of the meters in this project have working dials. To make the needles durable but still movable I covered both sides in contact tape then attached the needle with a brad at the bottom. I think the joysticks might be the most loved part of this whole setup. I made them by tearing apart an old game controller (a PC one who's buttons kept sticking, to be specific) and then attaching the joysticks and the hardware that goes with them. I made them more impressive by gluing on, you guessed it, more bottle caps. These meters were created by covering used duct tape rolls with paper then taping in the meter graphic. The needles were covered with lots of tape then attached with a brad (that looks like a screw, how cool is that?). The two big dials were created with a used ribbon spool with a thin marker cap inserted inside. The top of the marker cap was glued to a water bottle lid, and the bottom came out through the cardboard. The blue, green, and orange switch slide along tracks so they can be adjusted to sit at different levels. I'm happy with the way this project turned out, and it's a hit with the kids. They always take at least a few minutes to pretend to blast off into space. I'm also slightly impressed by the durability. We've had this sitting out for two weeks and only one thing needs to be re-glued. If you want to decorate your own spaceship, click here to download the .pdf of the graphics I used on my console.
Learn how to make these easy space-inspired projects at home. 32 DIY galaxy-themed craft ideas easy-to-make with your kid!
