Octopuses are seriously cool critters with neat tricks like changing color in the blink of an eye and solving problems that are even difficult for humans to figure out! Through exciting games and other challenges in this octopus math activity, students will learn about probability and other ways that octopuses use problem solving and calculations …
Middle school
Rainbow science experiments and rainbow STEM activities are a fun way to present STEM topics to kids in a colorful way. In this rainbow STEM activity, flip a rainbow using the science of light refraction. The light refraction science experiment takes just a few minutes, but it illustrates a really cool scientific concept in an …
Welcome to the captivating world of octopus camouflage! In this octopus camouflage STEM activity, students will discover the incredible abilities of the octopus, one of nature’s most skilled masters of disguise. This is one of our most fun octopus STEM activities yet! Throughout this octopus lesson plan, students will uncover the secrets of how octopuses …
Today, we’re bringing a twist on how to make crystals without borax by making these fun salt crystal rainbows! One of my favorite parts of teaching is creating fun seasonal learning activities for my kiddos. We particularly love doing STEM activities and science experiments for kids. Our unit on crystal experiments has been particularly fun! …
Try out this glitter rainbow slime recipe and bring your slime recipes to life! When it comes to rainbows, my kids are fully committed to them. If something has a rainbow, my kids want it or want to do it. Sometimes, I use rainbow colors just to get my kids interested in boring subjects. Rainbows …
Middle schoolers know everything. If you don’t believe me, just ask one. But that doesn’t mean they can’t have fun in the science lab. This Valentine’s Day, bring a little bit of flair to middle school Valentines STEM activities with these Valentine’s Day science activities for middle school. We like to do seasonal twists on …