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Gadgets & Gizmos: Summer of STEM (Week 2)

June 8, 2020 8:00 AM

Join Science Buddies this summer for virtual summer camp! Each week, we'll highlight fun STEM themes for kids of all ages, including suggestions for simple hands-on activities, book picks, and more. We'll keep you inspired all summer with creative and innovative science and engineering activities — for free. This week: gadgets and gizmos for makers, inventors, and innovators. Gadgets & Gizmos Maker-style STEM Some of the best toys and tools… Read more

Carnival Science: Summer of STEM (Week 1)

June 1, 2020 7:00 AM

Join Science Buddies this summer for virtual summer camp! Each week, we'll highlight fun STEM themes for kids of all ages, including suggestions for simple hands-on activities, book picks, and more. We'll keep you inspired all summer with creative and innovative science and engineering activities — for free. This week: big-top science with fun activities that tap into the spirit of the local fair, circus, or amusement park. Carnival… Read more

STEM Book List! Science-filled summer reading!

June 1, 2020 6:00 AM

Add inspiring books with science and engineering themes to your summer reading lists. We have lots of favorites and great suggestions to get you started! We are big fans of doing hands-on science and engineering with kids of all ages, both in and out of the classroom. During the pandemic, our VP of STEM Education chronicled her family's adventures doing 30 different STEM activities. Next week, we'll be shifting to summer fun and engaging "science at… Read more

Summer of STEM (2020 Summer Science Series)

June 1, 2020 6:00 AM

Bookmark this page for easy access to our full Summer of STEM Summer Science Experiments series (2020). Ten Weeks of Summer of STEM Summer Science Experiments! This series of summer science experiments and activities was posted during the summer of 2020. You can still use these weekly sets for themed science fun with students at home or in the classroom. Bookmark this page for easy access to our full summer lineup. You can jump in at any time! Start with Week 1 and go straight through or… Read more

Wall Marble Run: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #30)

May 27, 2020 9:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... building a crazy wall marble run from toilet paper tubes. Digging into bigger STEM projects Twelve weeks — that's how long it's been in my house since COVID-19 transmission forced schools to send kids home, businesses to close or… Read more

Aluminum Foil Boats: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #29)

May 22, 2020 11:00 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... building, floating, and sinking aluminum foil boats. Sinking and Floating Science We used to have an army of rubber duckies and other bath toys. Sometimes it felt like the toys took up more of the tub than the kids did! Those days… Read more

Hovercraft: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #28)

May 20, 2020 12:30 PM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... building balloon hovercraft. Two homemade hovercrafts made from balloons and CDs and decorated with smiley faces Balloons + Science = Party Time Balloons automatically make everything more festive. Whether that's due to their… Read more

Elephant Toothpaste: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #27)

May 18, 2020 11:45 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... foaming fun with elephant toothpaste. Magic, Otherwise Known as Chemistry Why are Harry Potter and unicorns so popular? I think it is because kids love magic. They delight in the possibilities and transformations that magic can bring. … Read more

15 Science Activities for Preschool Fun

May 15, 2020 12:00 PM

These free hands-on STEM activities are a great way for even the youngest of students to begin exploring science and engineering. Free Science Activities for Preschool The following science activities from Science Buddies' library of STEM Activities for Kids are perfect for letting preschool kids get hands-on with science: Make a Lemon Volcano: combine baking soda with lemon (citric acid) to create a bubbling volcano. Elephant Toothpaste: mix… Read more

Straw Siphon: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #26)

May 15, 2020 11:30 AM

Follow along with a Science Buddies parent who is using family STEM activities to keep her kids learning at home during the COVID-19 school shutdown. New posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's adventure... making a straw water siphon. Moving Water How much screen time have your kids had during the pandemic school closures? I confess, our typical screen time rules have gotten much laxer over the last 10 weeks! Earlier this week, my… Read more

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