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Our family was watching YouTube one day when we ran across a survival video where a man transformed ice into an ice magnifying glass. He used this ice magnifying glass to start a fire. His ultimate goal was to use the ice as a method to start a fire, but we were curious to see …

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Are you guys ready? It’s about that time when our kids and students have to start using their brains again (difficult, I know). Make the transition to learning fun with these hands-on August STEM activities. We love to find new back to school STEM activities, but sometimes, it’s nicer to have activities you can print …

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Science experiments are a lot of fun to do with kids, but it’s always frustrating to realize that many of them call for special ingredients. It can be a hassle to get these supplies at any time, but particualrly right now! Rather than skip science altogether, why not try these no-prep science experiments that require …

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We do a lot of science experiments for kids and STEM activities around here, and one common theme I noticed recently is that we do a lot of science experiments in a jar.  Glass jars are amazingly versatile and most people have several sitting in their kitchen. You don’t need fancy beakers or other expensive science …

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Kids been hitting the screens too hard? Try these July STEM activities and keep kids learning this summer! We love to search for summer STEM activities, but sometimes, it’s nicer to have activities you can print out and use, like our new July STEAM activity set. I always love doing more STEAM activities in the …

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We are big fans of creative STEM activities and science experiments for kids, which is why it’s a bit surprising that it’s taken us this long to do the classic elephant toothpaste explosion experiment! The real reason is that this elephant toothpaste STEM project requires one sort of weird material- more concentrated hydrogen peroxide that …

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