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January 29, 2026 8:00 AM

Teaching students about the engineering design process helps prepare them to do engineering projects and think like engineers when it comes to problem solving, troubleshooting, and brainstorming solutions and inventions. With a combination of free videos, lessons, and learning materials, you can choose the tools that best suit the needs of your classroom. Teaching Steps of the Engineering Design Process If you teach the scientific method to students,… Read more

40 Scientists to Learn About for Black History Month

January 29, 2026 8:00 AM

February is Black History Month. Learn more about some of the many African American scientists and engineers who have made important contributions to science history. Black History Month: 40 Scientists to learn more about! Update! This post has been updated for 2026. In honor of Black History Month, we highlight 40 African American scientists and engineers who made important contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). There… Read more

12 STEM Activities for Lunar New Year

January 29, 2026 6:00 AM

Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse with these free science and engineering activities for enriching hands-on STEM. What is Lunar New Year? Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year) begins February 17, 2026. Lunar New Year starts with the new moon that happens in late January or February. Celebrations continue for 15 days and culminate with a Lantern Festival. In Chinese culture, 2026 will mark the Year of the Horse. There are… Read more

10 Reasons to Do the Ball Run Challenge

January 27, 2026 8:00 AM

Thinking about the 2026 Ball Run Challenge? Here are 10 reasons this free engineering challenge is a great fit for K–12 classrooms and programs. The Science Buddies Engineering Challenge The annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge makes it fun for students to try engineering. Each year, the Science Buddies Engineering Challenge presents an engaging engineering task that invites students in grades K–12 to use the engineering design process to… Read more

13 Activities and Lessons to Teach Potential and Kinetic Energy

January 7, 2026 8:00 AM

Use these free lesson plans and hands-on activities to explore potential and kinetic energy with students! What happens when you stretch a rubber band and let it go? Why? Explaining how energy is stored and transferred and how that relates to the movement and momentum of objects in motion involves understanding potential and kinetic energy. This is an area of science where getting hands-on with the storage, transfer, and release of energy really helps… Read more

STEM Calendar for Educators: Month by Month STEM Projects

January 5, 2026 8:00 AM

Plan ahead to bring exciting science and engineering to your students all year long. Our STEM Calendar offers a roadmap for finding teaching materials and hands-on experiments to match with seasonal and calendar events throughout the year. STEM Calendar — A Roadmap of Monthly Science and Engineering Connections for Events and Popular Themes We know educators often plan weeks or even months in advance for hands-on STEM experiments and… Read more

40 New and Cutting-Edge Science and Engineering Projects in 2025

December 30, 2025 8:00 AM

Explore 40 new, hands-on science and engineering projects added to our free STEM project library in 2025. Our team of scientists and engineers worked all year to develop engaging, accessible materials that support hands-on K–12 STEM exploration. The projects added in 2025 span disciplines from artificial intelligence and robotics to environmental science, human biology, space exploration, and physical computing, with investigations that range from data… Read more

Gingerbread STEM!

December 9, 2025 8:00 AM

Gingerbread houses and characters are a great way to capture students' attention in the days leading up to winter break! Shake things up this December with a gingerbread house building STEM challenge in your classroom or try one of these other fun gingerbread-themed science and engineering explorations. Gingerbread STEM! Activities involving gingerbread houses and gingerbread people pop up in many classrooms in December and through the winter months.… Read more

25+ Coding Projects for Beginners and Beyond

December 3, 2025 8:00 AM

Planning an hour of code with students for Computer Science Education Week? Try these projects and activities to help students explore computer coding now and after! It's easy for students to get started learning about computer programming and video game and app design. Basic coding involves writing an algorithmic set of steps that tell a computer exactly what to do. No matter what language or programming environment will be used, learning to write… Read more

20+ Next-Level Makerspace STEM Projects

November 25, 2025 8:00 AM

Level up your makerspace with these activities and STEM explorations for students ready to take next steps in robotics, circuit building, programming, electronics, and more! Take Your Makerspace to the Next Level! Our original jump-start your makerspace collection highlights 26 maker-inspired STEM activities to encourage and support hands-on creativity, engineering, and innovation. This new collection builds upon the original to feature 16 STEM activities to take your makerspace to the next… Read more

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