taking the fear out of and putting the fun into homeschool science
Try this fun STEM activity to help your kids learn about surface tension, water striders, and physics. They will love getting creative and playing with water! This post contains affiliate links. I love experiments and STEM activity books. They are a great way to teach science and to develop independent learners. My bookshelves are full of them! Some of my books are broad-based and
This post contains affiliate links. Over the years, we have done so many STEM and STEAM activities and challenges in our house. Some went along with our science lessons, but most were just for fun. The make it float Cargo Boat STEAM challenge is a lot of fun, plus it teaches kids about buoyancy, displacement, force, and Archimedes principle. It also solves the mystery of
Earth Day is celebrated April 22 each year. It is a day set aside to bring awareness to the importance of protecting our planet. The first official Earth Day was in 1970 in response to increasing oil spills, smog, and water pollution. All across the United States, there were protests and public gatherings with the intention of educating the public about the problems facing the
Keep this list of STEM activities for kids handy for use at school and at home. Your kids will have so much fun they will forget they are learning! I am sure you are familiar with the latest buzzword in education – STEM. Actually, it is more than the latest educational trend. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The integration STEM of
Your kids will LOVE these edible STEM activities! They are science and snack time all it one! Are your kids as motivated by snacks as mine are?? I swear they will do anything if there are treats involved. When they were little, I would travel with Ziploc bags of goldfish and twizzlers just in case they needed a little motivation to behave or participate. I
This post contains affiliate links. One of our favorite things about Christmas is the lights. No other holiday uses lights as decorations like Christmas. People decorate everything from trees to houses to fences to businesses in beautiful lights. In our house, it’s always the great debate between white and multi-colored lights on the tree. I have a “pretty” tree with coordinating ornaments that I add
Why make the same old gingerbread house when you can get creative and turn that tradition in to a new gingerbread STEAM project?! This is a great time of year to spend quality time with your kids. I always find it is a whole lot easier to enjoy our time together if we have a project that we can all work on. Otherwise, my kids
Pulleys are simple machines that have been used to help humans construct large buildings and structures for thousands of years. Pulleys are an example of how engineering and physics work together to make a job easier. Kids can learn more about engineering and physics by playing with pulleys. Try this fun pulley physics activity and let your kids make their very own DIY pulley system.
This post contains affiliate links. Circuits may seem like advanced electrical engineering, but kids can learn the basics of circuits thanks to kits like the Circuit Scribe kit. Use these directions to make your own light-up circuit maze for a fun and exciting STEM activity for kids and a lesson in electrical engineering. Related post: Christmas Lights STEM Activity Circuit Maze Supplies Circuit Scribe kit
Frosted window panes and the crunching of leaves under our feet mean fall is back! Even though fall can be a great time for exploring nature because of the cooler temperatures and changing seasons. Fall, also, means we will be spending more days indoors than our kids would probably like. It’s the perfect time to look for fun, hands-on activities to keep them busy
This post contains affiliate links. My kids are like most kids. They love to experiment, build, invent, and create. It’s nothing in our house to have an experiment going on in the kitchen, an engineering project going on in the living room, a building project going on in the basement, and an art project underway in the toy room….all at the same time! Keeping
Take advantage of the season with these Thanksgiving STEM activities. The supplies listed for these projects are probably already sitting around your house, waiting to be used. From making fresh butter in a jar to building candy corn catapults, you will have plenty to keep your kids busy, especially during Thanksgiving break. You could also set up an area for all of the kids on
