Biology

One of my favorite ways to teach is by using STEM lesson plans. STEM thematic units are often used in daycare, preschool and kindergarten to explore learning in a fun way. Try these frog STEM activities for preschoolers as part of your spring STEM activities. When spring arrives, why not learn with a fun frog …

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 …

Blood. It either makes you squeamish or you just might find it fascinating. Kids often get REALLY into blood this time of year, thanks to the popularity of vampires during the Halloween season. We’ve explored blood during Halloween before, but this year, as one of our Halloween STEM activities, we made a red blood cell model that …

Learning about trees? Complete your photosynthesis science experiment with this simple science demonstration learning how do trees make oxygen. This tree science project teaches the basics of photosynthesis for kids! It is a super easy experiment that makes a wonderful addition to your list of no-prep STEM challenges. In this tree science experiment, kids can …