Science experiments

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 …

Summertime and ice cream go hand in hand (along with summer STEM activities!). But how about making ice cream in your hands? That’s exactly what we are going to be doing today with this ice cream in a bag science experiment. Making ice cream in a bag with just our hands. Or your kids hands. …

During the summer, I like to keep my kids busy with summer learning activities for kids that they ordinarily do not do during the year. Because I work from home, often we don’t get to do many fun hands-on activities throughout the year. I like to give them summer educational activities to keep their skills up …

We recently made an iodine clock in the Jarring Science Club (which you can check out here), and we found that although that project is pretty complicated, there was a fun reaction that occurred along the way. This reaction occurred when vitamin C reacted with iodine. We later found out that the iodine and vitamin …

If you’re stuck at home right now, you may be wondering how to incorporate science at home. While some schools are doing a good job of adding science instruction, some schools don’t seem to be as on top of things as others. If you feel like your kiddo would benefit from additional hands-on science projects …

Here at STEAMsational, our thing is STEM activities for kids and science experiments. We can’t get enough of fun science themes, like gross science and candy science. We’re always trying to find a new way to explore a subject with science. This led us to wonder, are there circus science experiments? Turns out there aren’t …