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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

Slime Three Ways: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #25)

May 13, 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... making several different types of oozy slime. Slimy, Goopy, Tactile Fun The messier the better — that's what my kids seem to think. From mud pies to crazy food concoctions, my children have always loved mixing up ingredients to… Read more

9 STEM Activities to Teach about States of Matter

May 12, 2020 7:00 AM

Use these free hands-on STEM activities help teach students about states of matter. Free STEM Activities to Teach about States of Matter The following hands-on science activities from Science Buddies' library of STEM Activities for Kids can be used with students in or out of the classroom to explore states of matter science: Colorful Patterns in Melting Ice: colorful science activity helps students visualize and explore changes from solid to liquid.… Read more

6 STEM Activities to Teach about Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer

May 12, 2020 6:00 AM

Use these free STEM activities help students explore thermal energy and heat science. Free STEM Activities to Teach about Thermal Energy and Heat The following hands-on science activities from Science Buddies' library of STEM Activities for Kids can be used with students in or out of the classroom to explore thermal energy and heat science: Bake Your Ice Cream: discover how meringue can serve as an insulator to prevent ice cream from melting in the… Read more

A STEM Videos Breather: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #24)

May 11, 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... some family time with STEM videos. Family Time with STEM Videos By now, it's a theme we all know: juggling work, family, a parent's role in remote learning, and the very real anxieties of the COVID-19 pandemic... it's a lot. This past… Read more

Candy Experiments: Doing Fun Science at Home during School Closures (Activity #23)

May 8, 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... experimenting with how candy coatings dissolve and the colors mix. An Experiment Full of Candy Makes the Whining Go Down Have you experienced a day during this quarantine when the whole family just seems to hit a wall? Everyone is… Read more

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