Summer STEM Activities

I’ve always been particularly fond of the summer holidays. Perhaps it is because they take place when school is out, but when I see the bright red, white, and blue colors of Memorial Day, the fourth of July, or any other time America is celebrated, I get happy inside and want to make patriotic activities …

Now that summer is here, we’re all about summer STEM activities filled with water, the ocean, and fish. But, we also want to keep summer learning going throughout the season, even though we are not officially “doing” school. If you want to sneak in some educational fun for your kids this summer, try these fun …

Our favorite way to learn during the summer is with STEM activities for kids. We’ve tried hundreds of projects, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot along the way. This year, we wanted to try more patriotic activities for kids, which is how we came up for the idea to make patriotic paint …

Now that summer is here, we’re having all kinds of fun with not only ocean science experiments, but also other fun summer learning ideas. We like to keep our summers full of educational ideas that are still fun. Today’s project is sand painting for kids. Follow along with our directions to learn how to make …

One of the easiest science projects we have ever done is the cartesian diver experiment. Usually, we do it as more of a fun magic trick than as a full science experiment for kids, but I knew it would be the perfect scientific illustration for learning about how fish can rise and sink in the …

Doing STEM activities in the summer is so much fun! Kids can learn a lot doing science experiments for kids at home in the summer, and the galaxy oobleck science experiment is the perfect example of the best summer science project! With galaxy oobleck, you can learn all about density, fluids, states of matter, and …