School is almost back in session! Now is the perfect time to start collecting fun hands-on STEM-based learning activities for the kids in your life. The team at has compiled a list of terrific activities for the home and classroom that can be tailored to any age, from toddlers all the way up to high school students. Their list breaks down activities according to their STEM subject: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Science Activities:
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� Brought to you by Harrington Harmonies, this amphibian activity will teach students about observation, life cycles, and life science. You can tailor this activity to kids in preschool all the way up to high school.
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� This is a great activity for young kids from to learn about the natural evaporation, condensation, and precipitation cycle. It all takes place in a tiny little Ziploc bag.
Technology Activities:
鈥� Orienteering is an exciting adventure sport that comes to us from Sweden and that will get your kids running. Children will learn to use a compass and to gauge distances with more accuracy. Ideal for K-5 students, this could also be tailored to older kids as well.
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� Homegrown Learners provides some great videos and detailed explanations of how to use LEGO's Simple and Motorized Mechanisms set. Kids get to use LEGO to work as scientists and engineers to seek answers and design creative solutions
Engineering Activities:
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� Using just some glue, craft sticks, a ruler, and some parchment paper, kids can build a bridge and test just how well it will hold up. Busy Kids, Happy Mom provides this bridge building tutorial that can be applied in the classroom or at home.
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� This activity from the gets kids working on building their own custom aircraft.
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� Want to show kids how to make their own customizable battery-powered robot? This easy and fun tutorial from will get them up and running in no time.
Math Activities:
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� These simple math lessons are great for younger children to teach the very basics of math. Our Journey Westward brings us these math ideas to teach division and logic.
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� This fun outdoor activity for teaching basic math. No Time For Flash Cards breaks down the instructions and materials needed to create this simple Nerf Gun Math game.
&苍产蝉辫;鈥� This is a traditional game where discs of varying sizes are stacked onto rods. The discs are stacked in order with the smallest on top and the biggest on the bottom. They can only be moved one at a time, and can only be placed either on an empty space or on a larger disc.
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