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Imagine Your Story - STEM Activities for Storytellers of All Ages!

June 2, 2022 8:00 AM

Are you getting ready for a summer of reading with kids? Make things even more creative and fun this summer with free, hands-on science and engineering activities that help students bring their stories to life. Pair Summer Reading with Storytelling Fun! Library reading programs are a hallmark of summer break! Checking off "books read" on a colorful map, a multi-part bookworm, or some other engaging book log as part of your library's summer reading… Read more

Art Experiments for Science Class

May 16, 2022 8:00 AM

Can science make you a better artist or help you create your next masterpiece? Put creative science on display with STEM experiments about art! Art & STEM! What does painting a picture, making a sculpture, or creating a mobile have to do with science? A lot! Science explains how colors mix and how different types of paint work on various papers and surfaces. Science explains how art materials are developed with specific properties, for example, how… Read more

Wizard Experiments for Science Class

October 22, 2021 9:00 AM

Making learning fun is sometimes half the battle! With the right activities, educators can ensure learning about science and engineering involves hands-on fun for students of all ages. Build in some "spellbinding" science fun with STEM experiments on a wizards theme! Wizardly STEM! Connect science with popular stories of magic and wizards, from Merlin to Harry Potter, for hands-on science exploration that will have students eager to mix up… Read more

Get to Know Science Buddies Choice Boards

October 21, 2021 8:00 AM

Help students get to know Science Buddies with choice boards for elementary, middle, and high school. Get to Know Science Buddies! If your students will be working on independent science and engineering projects (for the classroom or for a science fair), doing STEM career exploration, or doing science research projects, we encourage you to spend a few minutes walking them through the Science Buddies website. This will help students feel more… Read more

11+ Engineering Challenges for High School

October 18, 2021 12:00 PM

Challenge high school students to think like engineers and design, build, and test their own solutions to one of these free engineering projects. 11+ Engineering Projects for High School Students! Engineering design projects and challenges are a great way to ignite student interest in STEM. When students tackle an engineering design challenge, they are encouraged to brainstorm, design, build, test, problem solve, troubleshoot, tinker, innovate, and… Read more

16+ Engineering Challenges for Middle School

October 13, 2021 6:00 AM

Inspire students to think like engineers with hands-on building and design challenges! Spark interest and build engineering design skills with one of these free engineering projects for middle school students. 16+ Engineering Design Projects to Inspire Middle School Students! Engineering design projects and challenges are a great way to ignite student interest in STEM. When students tackle an engineering design challenge, they are encouraged to… Read more

12+ Engineering Challenges for Elementary School

October 6, 2021 6:00 AM

Teach students to think like engineers with fun hands-on building and design challenges. Spark interest and build confidence with one of these free engineering projects for elementary school students. 12+ Engineering Projects to Inspire Elementary School Students! Engineering design projects and challenges are a great way to ignite student interest in STEM. When students tackle an engineering design challenge, they are encouraged to brainstorm,… Read more

7 Rainbow Experiments for Science Class

September 23, 2021 8:00 AM

Making learning fun is sometimes half the battle! With the right activities, educators can ensure learning about science and engineering involves hands-on fun for students of all ages. Build in some colorful science exploration with STEM experiments on a rainbow theme! Rainbow STEM! The science of visible light and the physics involved in what we see as a rainbow can lead to exciting hands-on science investigations and experiments. The "cool factor" of… Read more

6 Rubber Band Experiments for Science Class!

September 21, 2021 8:00 AM

Making learning fun is sometimes half the battle! With the right activities, educators can ensure learning about science and engineering involves hands-on fun for students of all ages. Build in some stretchy science fun with STEM experiments that use rubber bands! Stretchy STEM Science! Rubber bands are fun to stretch. What happens when you let them go? They might fly! Can you use the stretchiness of a rubber band to send other things flying or create… Read more

200 Free Lesson Plans for Science and Engineering

August 31, 2021 9:00 AM

Plan your school year with ease! Choose from 200+ free science and engineering lesson plans for K-12 teachers! Science Buddies first started developing NGSS-aligned educator lesson plans in 2017. Our free Lesson Plans help K-12 educators confidently teach science and engineering concepts to students. Today there are more than 200 plug-and-play lessons on our site to support educators teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Lesson… Read more

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