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 …
Preschool
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 …
What hand-cleaning method is best? This fun hand washing science project brings to life the importance of handwashing for kids. We took the science experiment for kids even further with our own hand washing science experiment! If you love this gross science experiment, check out these other elementary science fair project ideas. What is the …
If you haven’t tried doing a lava lamp experiment with your students yet, make this your year! It’s such a fun and simple addition to no-prep STEM activities. I’ve also designed a printable lava lamp experiment worksheet that you can use along with this experiment to scale the activity for any grade level between preschool …
Try these fun and educational shadow activities to teach children about how shadows work and what you can learn from them using these shadow science experiments for kids! Shadows are fascinating for kids. They seem to move on their own and many kids have an awe and natural fear of shadows. These shadow experiments will …
Preschool Christmas activities are a blast, especially when they involve Christmas tree STEM activities. Preschoolers will love this Christmas project for preschool designing their own ornament holder that isn’t a Christmas tree! It’s a fun way to introduce the concepts of out-of-the-box design and engineering to preschoolers. Follow along with these directions to learn how …