Hands-on STEM activities for science, technology, engineering, and math. These complete STEM projects contain every element of science, technology, engineering, and math.
Math can be fun even on Valentine’s Day when you bring Valentines STEM activities into the mix. It’s super fun to use conversation hearts as manipulatives for Valentine’s Day. We call this Valentine’s Day math! We always buy conversation hearts around Valentine’s Day, but to be honest, we don’t really like to eat them as …
This Valentine’s Day, I decided to create a Valentine’s Day pattern block STEM challenge for my kids. In this version of our Valentines STEM activities, I asked my kids to make as many heart shapes as they could using pattern blocks. Even though the challenge sounds easy, once you start working with the pieces, you …
Kids can learn common factors between numbers in this super-simple, Valentine’s Day Venn diagram factors math project! Monkey is currently in fifth grade and learning all about multiplying large numbers, fractions, and finding common factors between numbers. To give her more practice, I set up this fun Venn diagram factors assignment using conversation hearts. Using …
Simple engineering projects like the DIY kids Christmas hat engineering challenge and Christmas STEM activities are the perfect way to introduce engineering concepts to young kids. Kids will especially enjoy designing a new hat for Santa! Now that Christmas is just around the corner, we’re diving full into the holiday season. My kids absolutely loved this …
STEM activities (activities with elements of science, technology, engineering, and math) help children see that science and math can have a creative element, too. Try these quick STEM activities when you don’t have tons of time to plan! In today’s world, technology seeps into everything we do, and children can be taught to approach all …
Instant ice crystals are so much fun to make and are an easy science experiment that anyone can do as long as they have a freezer! Follow along with these instructions to learn how to make your own ice crystals. It’s a fun variation for instant ice experiments! Keep reading to learn about the science …