Biology

Teaching science and STEM this spring? If you’re checking out spring STEM activities, learn about plants with these STEM plant activities that are all about plants, biology, and plant life cycles! There are so many things that kids will want to learn about plants, and these hands-on STEM activities keep it from being boring! Even …

Today, I’m sharing a simple version of spring STEM activities for the youngest members of your household. This flower dissection lesson plan is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners. The best part? It only requires flowers (and a magnifying glass, if you happen to have one handy!), so it qualifies as a no-prep STEM activity.  It’s the …

This spring, celebrate new life and growing things with the growing seeds in eggshells science project. Your kids will love growing these tiny gardens as one of their science experiments for kids. It’s the perfect addition to your spring STEM activities! Earth Day is all about celebrating and taking care of our world. For one …

Butterfly season where we live in Dallas is in the fall and mid-spring. Monarch butterflies pass right through Dallas when they fly south for the winter and north for warmer temperatures. We’ll often see tons of colorful Monarch butterflies starting in the beginning of April. For this version of one of our favorite spring science …

I’ve always been fascinated by poison dart frogs, especially after doing some of our frog activities for kids, and I must have passed that fascination down, because Monkey was dying to learn more about poison dart frogs this week. We conducted our own poison dart frog science facts dive, culminating in the poison dart frog craft …

Learning about the heart or the circulatory system? These heart science projects will fit right in with any elementary or middle school science themes about the heart. Many science teachers like teaching about the heart during February for Valentine’s Day (because love). Some of the experiments on this list feature fun Valentine’s Day themes like …