Inspiring young minds doesn't have to be such a struggle.These STEAM project ideas have been tested and tried by kids all over the world to boost creativity
A round up of over 15 great STEAM projects – where math concepts are used to make pieces of art!
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 …
The newly crowned Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier from Virginia, did a chemistry demonstration for her talent. It was an elaborate version of the classic elephant toothpaste experiment. This was the first time a Miss America participant has ever won with a science experiment for their talent. Unfortunately, I have seen people criticize her talent […]
100 STEAM Projects for Teachers: This is a collection of 100 STEAM Projects created for teachers and educators to do with youth. Each project encourages exploration, modification, and students to pursue their own ideas and curiosities. They are also meant to be accessible, both in …
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!
I am always looking for projects to engage my children and whilst my daughter loves science it is hard to find projects that appeal to her. These look like fun and I am sure she will scream with de…
This Salt Painting Science Experiment is a fun way to combine art and science. It is also a visual and hands-on way for children to learn about absorption.
Do you want to know how to teach STEAM in your school or homeschool? Learn why STEAM education is important and how to incorporate it!
28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids is loaded with hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math projects perfect for the classroom and at home. The kids are gonna love this!
Make a straw rocket with a free printable file! This STEM activity is for kids of all ages and they will love playing with their creation!
Do you remember how to make a paper cup phone? Does yarn work for cup phones? Teach your child how to make a string phone with cups and test how far it works.
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 …
Learn how to make both a basic homopolar motor and a tiny dancing motor! Great science fair project for older kids!
Learn what is STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art & math) and why STEAM is important for our kids & quick steps to get started with STEAM!
Choose from 58 fun STEAM art projects and activities for kids to explore art while learning science, technology, engineering, and math, too!
The problem, as I see it, is not in having a culminating task but in planning an event or task that limits a student's creativity or expression in order to do
Explore the amazing properties of homemade invisible ink using a heat free method, plus we share 3 more ways you can make invisible ink.
28 engaging hands-on STEM activities that use recylced and craft materials for a home, library, or classroom makerspace
Grab a set of marshmallow and toothpick geometry cards to print and build with your kids. It is such a fun way to learn geometric shapes!
45 PROJECTS w/ Templates - Learn about electricity while creating interactive circuits in your makerspace. LEDs, copper tape, coin cell batteries, PDF
Build a Heart Model - STEM activity about heart rates and how blood flows through the body. Engineer a functioning model of a beating heart.
These awesome science and art activities are a great way to teach science by using art. The science topics include the sun, space, leaves, sound, and more!
This easy science experiment is a fun way to demonstrate the concept of gravity to young children. You’ll just need a few supplies, including paperclips and magnets, to take part in this cool science activity! This activity correlates with NGSS: Disciplinary Core Idea PS2.B. Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! Here’s a fun …
Why do we have two eyes? This hands-on science lesson about the human body helps children understand that we need two eyes to have proper depth perception.
WOW Wonders of Water is part of It's Your Planet-Love It series. 1. Explore the wonders of water by finding out more about its importance and how it's used around the world. 2. Plan a Take Action project, such as making informative posters, promoting recycling at school, or planting low-water gardens. 3. Earn 4 leadership awards: The LOVE Water Award, the SAVE Water Award, the SHARE Water Award, and the WOW! Award. If you're a Girl Scout volunteer, go to Volunteer Toolkit for complete meeting pl
How to make an indoor boomerang out of paper. What a fun boredom buster science and engineering project for kids when they are stuck inside!
Build a candy double helix. All you will need is licorice, tooth picks and mini marshmallows. The double helix is the most recognizable structure for deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA. Doubl…
Find out how to create a toy that seems to defy gravity-- a cool balance trick and neat science experiment.
Explore the wonder of cross-disciplinary learning with creative science art projects for kids that show how science and art intersect.
Students choose different ways to create the longest paper chain out of one sheet of construction paper in this easy to prep and complete STEM Challenge.
Seems like everyone's talking about the importance of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) these days. And hey, I get it. We live in a highly technological world that's rapidly advancing in all sorts of new ways. We want our kids to be be creative and adaptive problem solvers. But maybe you're like me and you deeply love arts and crafts. They're your jam. And maybe you're unsure how to dive into all this STEAM goodness. Hey, I get that too. Hopefully today's post will help. In this post I sharing over 40 ideas for arts and craft projects that also happen to incorporate STEM ideas. Yup. Here are some of my favorite artsy crafty posts...which also happen to have a little STEAM-y oomph to them! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for the support! For my full disclosure policy, click here. Here's a quick guide for how to combine STEM learning with Art Projects- You could try... Making art materials with kids Encouraging kids to study and experiment with their art supplies Making art to illustrate STEM ideas Building toys with kids Folding Origami with kids Alright. You got the quick guide. So now let's roll up our sleeves and break down each of these ideas! Make Art Materials with Kids Store bought art materials are awesome. They're quick and easy to use. But did you know that there's a TON of science involved in making these materials? (Side note- I recently read this book and cannot recommend it enough. History, science, intrigue... who knew all these things went on to create colors!) To help give kids a firsthand experience to this process, try making your own art supplies together! Cutting, mixing, melting, cooking, combining, problem solving..... they get to be a color scientist! With a little bit of science, technology, engineering and mathematics know-how, you can create any of these art supplies from everyday materials! DIY Paint With Water Pages Homemade Watercolor Paints Corn Syrup Paint DIY Quill Pens 2 Ingredient Body Paint Recipe 3 Ingredient Body Paint Recipe Sidewalk Chalk Paint Homemade Finger paint Glowing Skin Tattoo Markers DIY Glow in the Dark Chalk DIY Eggshell Sidewalk Chalk DIY Sun Prints DIY Giant Scratch board Art Spinning Top Markers Experiment with Art Materials Another easy way to incorporate STEM ideas with arts and crafts is by intentionally exploring and studying the different properties of your supplies. For example, what happens when you apply heat to crayons? What happens when water drips onto marker? Can markers draw on all surfaces? When kids explore questions like these they are being creative and thinking unconventionally. Some examples of these types of activities include... Rainy Day Process Art Sharpie Tie Dye Melted Crayon Rocks Comparing Art Materials with preschoolers Melted Crayon Art Use Art to illustrate STEM ideas Let's face it. Understanding STEM ideas can be tough. Luckily, many concepts are more easily understood with accompanying visual explanations. We can use art projects to help teach or clarify these difficult ideas for kids. Some examples of these types of projects include... Understanding Pi with String Art Number Chart Art Exploring Pi with Colorful Art Exploring the idea of 100 with Colors Creating Pattern bracelets with kids Exploring symmetry with Inkblot Shirts Learning about dinosaur skeletons with Tape Resist Art Learning about ant colonies with Tape Resist Art Fall Leaf Scratch Art: Showing how leaves change colors Learning about the solar system with clay jewelry Flower Pigment Pounding with Kids Exploring Cameras with Flashlight Painting Build Toys with Kids I'm a lover of all classic toys... as well as a cardboard hoarder. Yup. It's a pretty great combination. (Or a dangerous one... muah ha ha!) I love turning cardboard into all sorts of fun toys with my kids. We get to be artsy-crafty engineers, designers, and mathematicians all at once. Some examples of our favorite handmade toys include... Straw Rockets 1 sheet Kite Cardboard Climbing Circus Men Toys Rocket Launcher Tube Toy Cardboard Toy Launcher Awesome Cardboard Train and Car Bridge DIY Flying Whirly Copter Toy Cardboard and Soda Can Cars that Drive themselves! Climbing Spaceship Toy Light-up Cardboard Airport Runway Toilet Roll Airplanes Moving Lego Conveyor Belt Spare Parts Wooden Car Pizza Box Garage Cardboard Space Shuttle Cardboard Cash Register Use Science to Make Art Does "art" always have to be created using conventional materials? No! Why not use scientific ideas to create your own STEAM-filled art? UV Light Bracelets Magnetic Sculptures Watercolor Resist Notebooks Grow Easy Crystal Flowers Grow Crystals on Nature Grow Mini Crystal Sculptures Fold Origami Origami is such a beautiful art form. You use your creative, artsy side to fold and manipulate a simple flat sheet of paper into something entirely different. You also explore math ideas like geometry in an intuitive way. And, did you know that origami even inspires NASA scientists to think about solar panels in a different way? We've got tons of unique and cute origami projects! Phew. That was a long list. Want more? Awesome. I'm so glad! Hopefully you try out a couple of the projects above and find yourself really enjoying the whole process with the kiddos. And if you're looking for even more ideas... then I definitely recommend you check out this AWESOME NEW STEAM book for kids! STEAM KIDS! It's packed to the brim with over 50 hand-on projects that you can do with the kids... right now. This book is a collaborative work of love by several STEAM-loving bloggers . We're engineers, homeschoolers, educators, designers, and moms who put together over 50+ fun activities for kids 4-10 years old. Our goal is to excite and motivate kids to explore STEAM ideas in a hands-on-way. You can visit Amazon to purchase a book today! Or, if you prefer, you can also purchase an e-book version! And, join our STEAM kids Facebook group to meet over 700 like minded individuals who are trying to tackle STEAM learning as well. (I'll see you there!) Happy STEAM-ing, friends!
Try these easy sound experiments -- Elementary & Middle School kids will LOVE testing the science of sound with this fun wave experiment to create a 'gong' and explore how sound waves travel!
Writing your name in binary code on a bracelet or necklace makes great STEM fun for kids! Plus more fun STEM learning activities for kids.
Learn how to make a square bubble that mimics tensile structures. This bubble cube can also be made in other geometric shapes!
What kid doesn't love parachutes? My boys have gotten so many of those parachuting army men as party favors, I've lost count. And forget trying to untangle the strings. (Ain't nobody got time for that!) The weather may not have been on our side, but with so many rainy days this summer, eventually you just throw caution to the wind and do outdoor activities anyway. And so it was the day we made DIY parachutes. Making these was simple. We had all the supplies we needed around the house. What You Need Disposable plastic (or paper) cup Plastic garbage sack String (we used some tightly twisted yarn) Paper punch Scissors Tape Measure or yardstick How to Make It First we punched holes in the top of the plastic cups, just under the rim. You'll need to punch four holes equal distance apart (approximately). Next we cut one plastic kitchen garbage sack into a 14-inch square. Since we made two parachutes, we measured and cut the bag with it flattened (i.e. two plies) so we had two squares with only a few cuts. Now we cut four 14-inch lengths of string for each parachute. Our oldest son gathered a corner of the plastic square and tied one length of string to it, leaving only a small tail. He repeated this with the other four corners. Then we tied each string to a different hole on the cup. (TIP: Try to keep the tails all the same length so you don't get a lopsided parachute.) Now all that was left to do was to go to a high place and drop those puppies. My sons perched on the landing of our deck and later our yard's play set. They LOVED watching them gracefully float to the ground. My oldest son tucked the parachute in the cup and dropped it to see what would happen. It sank to the ground with lightning speed. That's gravity for ya! How Does a Parachute Work The cup glides slowly down thanks to something known as air resistance (or drag). When air gets under it, the plastic parachute fans out for maximum coverage; this air resistance slows the fall of the object tremendously. This great activity came from Patricia A. Staino's wonderful book Magic Moments: Super Science with Your Kids. Check it out!
Here's the Flying Machine STEM Challenge: Using a list of supplies, STEM teams must design and build a flying machine. Using theirknowledge of the Laws of Motion and 4 Forces of Flight, students must create ainnovative machine that applies those laws and forces. STEM teams have 3 trials to testtheir flying machines.
Grab this free STEAM at HOME printable filled with a month of STEAM activities for parents to complete and learn along with their kids.
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Learn how to make a working pumping heart model with kids. This pumping heart model demonstrates how a real heart pumps blood in and out of its chambers!
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 …
Teach kids about temperature as they perform easy science experiments with hot and cold water and the our free printable.
Explore the human body with fun and exciting activities and experiments. I have compiled a great list for you to choose from!
This set of printable geometry cards has both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes to use for building shapes. They show right on the cards how many toothpicks and marshmallows you will need to build the shape. Then there is a graphic to help you see what it will look like. The printable set comes with 10 2D cards and 12 3D cards.
Learn what plants breathe through with this easy leaf & tree science experiment as kids get hands-on with the process of photosynthesis!
Why is Project-Based Learning Important? As educators, we all know that having students passively learn facts and information and then regurgitating those facts for a test or quiz is not sufficient. It does not prepare our students for the real world. Instead, we need to allow our students opportunities to LEARN BY DOING. Project-based learning...
This oil resist Escher tessellation art is a great way to combine science, art, and math into one masterful STEAM activity for kids!
